Within this economically managed part of the energy sector, renewable energy sources currently provide about 25% of the energy supplied. A large part of this renewable energy is in the form of biomass energy, either in food crops or in managed forestry providing wood for industrial purposes or for incineration1. There are two ways to harness solar energy. Passive systems are structures whose design, placement, or materials optimize the use of heat or light directly from the sun.

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The Brexit topic from the BBC News. (The Brexit topic link/Group drive) Scenario analysis source: Assessing energy and economic impacts of large-scale policy shocks based on Input-Output analysis: Application to Brexit Research background from the latest Brexit News Farmers should not fear Australia trade deal, UK minister says 27/05/2021 Keywords: free trade deal with Au; competition of UK farmers; gateway to TPP. Farmers have warned they could struggle to compete if Australia was given tariff-free access to UK markets.

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UK companies can and should see the current high-uncertainty environment as a spur to rethink their supply chain strategies and make them more resilient. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/europe/brexit-the-bigger-picture-rethinking-supply-chains-in-a-time-of-uncertainty Why Europe is so critical in British supply chains The EU is the UK’s largest trading partner, accounting for approximately half of both imports and exports of goods (Exhibit1). Moreover, a large proportion of the UK’s imports from and exports to the EU are in the form of intermediary products—an indicator of the high degree of interconnectedness between UK and EU supply chains (Exhibit 2).

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Identifying production hotspots for global crop and livestock consumption by a Spatially Explicit Multi-Reginal Input-Output model ( Zhongxiao’s work on Global Food Security). Keywords: primary crops; animal husbandry; spatially explicit; Multi-Regional Input-Output(MRIO) analysis. Research background Food security is challenged by increasing global food demand driven by population growth and animal-based diets. More crop production requires increasing areas of land and fresh water, causing associated environmental impacts1. Also livestock should be a focus as their feed contains harmful ingredients2 which will released to our environment finally.

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“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” —Warren Buffett. Research aim Building a detailed, spatially explicit, internationally trade linked GMRIO of food and energy systems at a ~5arc min(9km) resolution. Exploring current environmental and social footprints of these systems and the threats or opportunities presented by EU net-zero strategies. Incorporating net-zero pathways from the literature into the model from both production and consumption perspectives, and connecting land suitability maps for future renewable energy, mining, and agriculture potentials.

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Abstract Here we present a high-resolution approach for tracking material flows and energy use of products throughout their life cycles, focusing on passenger vehicles and residential buildings. We estimate future changes in material flows and operational energy use due to increased yields, light-weight designs, material substitution, increased service efficiency, extended service life, and increased reuse and recycling. Main Text comprised of 20 countries/regions six major climate-relevant materials (aluminium, cement, copper, plastics, steel, wood) for the period 2016 - 2060.

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