Professor Yong-Su Jin and other researchers have found a way to maximize ethanol production during yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels like ethanol. Their approach relies on careful timing and a tight division of labor among the yeast strains, and yields more than twice the ethanol produced per unit of plant sugars.
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Bioengineering professor Ting Lu.
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SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 13: Climate Action
2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?
SDG 7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
SDG 9.4: Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.
SDG 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?
The article does not explicitly mention any indicators. However, progress towards the identified targets can be measured using indicators such as:
Percentage of renewable energy in the global energy mix (for SDG 7.2)
Investment in research and development (R&D) for clean energy technologies (for SDG 9.4)
Number of policies and plans that integrate climate change measures (for SDG 13.2)
Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
SDGs
Targets
Indicators
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Percentage of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
9.4: Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.
Investment in research and development (R&D) for clean energy technologies.
SDG 13: Climate Action
13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
Number of policies and plans that integrate climate change measures.
Note: The specific indicators mentioned in the table are examples and may not be directly referenced in the article.
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