As COP31 Puts Circular Economy on the Agenda, a New Volume Maps the Materials Behind the Energy Transition
When negotiators gather in Antalya, Türkiye for COP31 (9–20 November 2026), the presidency has already flagged its priorities: "strengthening the zero waste and circular economy approach," "accelerating the clean energy transition," and "supporting green and low-carbon industrialization." For institutions tracking how climate policy translates into industrial practice, that agenda raises a practical question few volumes answer well — what do sustainable materials and remanufacturing actually look like at the level of a factory floor, a coating process, or a battery supply chain?
Smart Sustainable Materials Advancing Remanufacturing and Technology (Volume III), newly published by Springer in its World Sustainability Series, is built around exactly that gap. Across 40 chapters, an international team of editors — Chander Prakash, Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Hitesh Vasudev and Muhammad Irfan — connects climate science and energy economics to the concrete engineering choices of Industry 5.0 and 6.0: which coatings reduce emissions, which materials store energy sustainably, and how life cycle assessment can be used to test a design before it is built at scale.
Three chapters make the volume's practical value especially clear. Its coverage of green and eco-friendly thermal spray coating processes gives engineers a concrete alternative to higher-emission surface treatments. Its chapters on biodegradable materials for energy storage speak directly to the battery-supply questions now dominating clean-energy policy debates. And its dedicated life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology for energy systems gives sustainability teams a reproducible way to evaluate a project's real footprint rather than relying on vendor claims.
For law, engineering and business libraries building a reference collection around the energy transition, this volume is a rare single source that spans materials science, manufacturing, and climate policy in one place — current enough to reflect the same circular-economy and green-industrialization priorities that COP31 is putting at the center of the global agenda this November.
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Q&A
What is the main focus of this volume?
It connects sustainable, smart materials and remanufacturing technology to the practical engineering of the energy transition — from coatings and biomaterials to life cycle assessment.
Is this book relevant to COP31's circular economy and industrialization agenda?
Yes — its chapters on circular economy approaches, thermal spray coatings, and biodegradable energy-storage materials speak directly to the green-industrialization priorities COP31's presidency has outlined for November 2026.
Who is this book written for?
Engineers, materials scientists, energy researchers, sustainability academics, industry practitioners, and policy analysts, as well as university and engineering libraries.
Does it include case studies or only theoretical frameworks?
Both — chapters move from climate science and LCA methodology to applied cases in manufacturing, energy storage, and healthcare.
Where can I buy Smart Sustainable Materials Advancing Remanufacturing and Technology, Volume III?
Directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and secure payment by credit card or PayPal.