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and Chlorella sp. were 95.4 and 58.6%, respectively. The APL, derived from 1 kg MSS, could potentially produce 0.49 kg microalgal biomass. Since the concentrations of various metals in the biochar samples were substantially lower compared to their concentrations in raw MSS, the application of biochar as a soil conditioner could be very promising. Overall, net positive energy could be recovered from MSS using the HTL process, while the nutrients in the APL could be used to cultivate specific microalgae, and biochar could be applied to enhance the soil quality. China's financial development boomed after the recent world financial crisis in 2007. Financial development may affect an economy and hence carbon emissions significantly. No research has examined their relationship since this crisis up to now. Against this background, the effect of financial development on carbon intensity in China from 2007 to 2016 is investigated. The spatial and temporal patterns, and the dynamic evolution of both China's provincial carbon emissions and financial development were firstly investigated. Then a Spatial Durbin Model was employed to explore the effects of financial development, since this crisis, on carbon intensity, controlling related variables. The results show that financial development will significantly increase the local province's emissions but significantly decrease adjacent areas' emissions to a larger extent, so that the overall effect is that financial development will curb carbon emissions. The paper concludes that carbon emission reductions in China since 2007 may not be caused by the financial resources being channeled into the research and development of emission-reduction technologies or into high value-added firms. Hence, it is suggested that measures be taken to channel financial resources into the right projects and firms. Due to the utilization of landfill technology and geothermal energy production in Tibet, the contamination of the soils and underground water by trace element has currently become a serious problem, both ecologically and to the human health point of view. However, relevant studies concerning this critical problem, particularly in the Tibet area has not been found. Therefore, this study investigated the soil contamination and the spatial distribution of the trace elements in the areas surrounding the Tibetan landfill sites (LS) and geothermal sites (GS) through several pollution evaluation models. In addition, the possible sources of trace elements and their potential impact on public health were also investigated. Results showed that the trace elements in soils nearby LS and GS had moderate to high contamination risk. In soils surrounding LS, mercury had the highest concentration of 0.015 mg/kg and was 6 times higher than the background value of 0.008 mg/kg while in GS, arsenic had the highest concentration of 66.55 mg/kg, and exceeded the soil contamination risk value of 25 mg/kg. Maizhokunggar LS was the most polluted site with an average pollution load index value of 2.95 compared to Naqu, Nyingchi, Shigatse, and Lhasa. 42% of LS were with considerable ecological risk, and all GS had low ecological risk. Both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk for children and adults (male, female) were within the acceptable range. see more According to the source analysis, unscientific anthropogenic activities including accumulated MSW, industrial discharges, and vehicle emissions significantly contributed 51.83% to soil trace element contamination. Considering that Tibet is an environment-ecologically vulnerable region with very weak self-adjustment ability, accumulated municipal solid waste in the landfill sites should be well disposed of, and even soil remediation should be well implemented. Streams are important sites of elemental transformations due to the relatively high contact rates between flowing water and biogeochemically reactive sediments. Increased urbanization t