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Emerging Global Trends in the Potential of Nanotechnology for Achieving the Net Zero Goals

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Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST 2023)

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This article focuses on the serious time bound attempts of getting zero emissions for circular sustainability. It requires an all-encompassing strategy that prioritizes people, the planet, and profit. To achieve climate neutrality, nanotechnology is essential because it promotes the creation of cutting-edge, potentially game-changing technologies that have no negative effects on biodiversity and ecosystems. Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly environmentally friendly as the field turns its attention to renewable energy, waste diversion, digitalization, sustainable building construction, and structural engineering. Considering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal, this article outlines essential steps towards reaching carbon neutrality. The transition to a sustainable future can be speed up if there is cooperation among local wisdom, businesses, and governments. Intelligent gadgets and building blocks have emerged as a central topic due to recent developments in nanotechnology. The paper emphasizes the potential of nanotechnology to generate innovation and sustainability and the importance of collaboration between different stakeholders.

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    Ashutosh Tiwari

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Guimarães, Portugal

    Joaquim A. O. Barros

  2. Department of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Geotechnics, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Gintaris Kaklauskas

  3. Laboratory of Operational Research, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Edmundas K. Zavadskas

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Tiwari, A. (2024). Emerging Global Trends in the Potential of Nanotechnology for Achieving the Net Zero Goals. In: Barros, J.A.O., Kaklauskas, G., Zavadskas, E.K. (eds) Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques. MBMST 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 392. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44603-0_3

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