Environment and Society

The role of biodegradable plastics in the global plastic future

Piao Z, Yao Y. The role of biodegradable plastics in the global plastic future. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. 2026 :1–16.

Life Cycle Assessment in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Gaps and Opportunities

Yao Y, Zhang B. Life Cycle Assessment in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Gaps and Opportunities. Environmental Science & Technology [Internet]. 2025 . Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09510

Life Cycle Inventory Availability: Status and Prospects for Leveraging New Technologies

Wright MMba, Tan ECD, Tu Q, Martins A, Parvatker AG, Yao Y, Sunol A, Smith RL. Life Cycle Inventory Availability: Status and Prospects for Leveraging New Technologies. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering [Internet]. 2024 ;12:12708-12718. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02519

Environmental impacts of biodegradable microplastics

Piao Z, Boakye AAsantewaa, Yao Y. Environmental impacts of biodegradable microplastics. Nature Chemical Engineering [Internet]. 2024 :1–9. Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44286-024-00127-0

Mitigating uncertainties enables more accurate greenhouse gas accounting for petrochemicals

Yao Y. Mitigating uncertainties enables more accurate greenhouse gas accounting for petrochemicals. Nature Chemical Engineering [Internet]. 2024 ;1(4):273 - 274. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00048-y

Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable development goals

Yao Y, Schaubroeck T, Feng H, Arodudu O, Gloria TP. Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable development goals. Journal of Industrial Ecology [Internet]. 2024 . Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13490

Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable development goals

Yao Y, Schaubroeck T, Feng H, Arodudu O, Gloria TP. Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable development goals. Journal of Industrial Ecology [Internet]. 2021 . Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13490

Critical material requirements and recycling opportunities for US wind and solar power generation

Lee T, Yao Y, Graedel TE, Miatto A. Critical material requirements and recycling opportunities for US wind and solar power generation. Journal of Industrial Ecology [Internet]. 2024 . Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13479

Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues

Lan K, Zhang B, Lee T, Yao Y. Soil organic carbon change can reduce the climate benefits of biofuel produced from forest residues. Joule [Internet]. 2024 . Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435123005378

Environmental impacts of cotton and opportunities for improvement

Zhang Z, Huang J, Yao Y, Peters G, Macdonald B, La Rosa ADaniela, Wang Z, Scherer L. Environmental impacts of cotton and opportunities for improvement. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2023 :1–13.