Towards a cleaner and sustainable Europe and Central Asia: An investigation of the logistics‐environment nexus

IF 11.3 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI:10.1002/sd.3055

M. Shamout

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Abstract

The logistics industry is the backbone of global trade and is crucial for the attainment of economic progress across the world. However, the industry involves activities that increase the consumption of energy resources including fossil fuels, which harms the environment. Thus, with a special focus on Europe and Central Asia, this study explores the logistics‐environment by evaluating the impact of logistics performance (LP) on environmental performance (EP) while controlling for key macroeconomic indicators such as income, trade openness, foreign direct investment, and industrialization. The motivation for this study is derived from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs‐11 and 13) which highlight sustainability and climate change mitigation. Using Poisson pseudo maximum likelihood with high‐dimensional fixed effects (PPMLHDFE) for 47 European and Central Asian countries over the period 2007–2018, the findings revealed that the overall logistic performance, and some of its components—customs, trade, and transport infrastructure, and tracing and tracking have a significant positive impact on the overall EP, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality. Additionally, the study confirms the detrimental effects of economic growth, trade, and industrialization on environmental quality and health from logistics and supply chain management (SCM) perspectives. Further policy caveats and suggestions are elucidated in the concluding section.

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实现更清洁和可持续的欧洲和中亚：物流与环境关系调查

物流业是全球贸易的支柱，对实现全球经济进步至关重要。然而，物流业所涉及的活动会增加包括化石燃料在内的能源消耗，从而对环境造成危害。因此，本研究以欧洲和中亚为重点，通过评估物流绩效（LP）对环境绩效（EP）的影响，同时控制收入、贸易开放度、外国直接投资和工业化等主要宏观经济指标，对物流环境进行了探讨。本研究的动机源于联合国可持续发展目标（SDGs-11 和 13），其中强调了可持续性和减缓气候变化。通过对 2007-2018 年间 47 个欧洲和中亚国家的高维固定效应泊松伪极大似然法（PPMLHDFE），研究结果表明，总体物流绩效及其部分组成部分--海关、贸易和运输基础设施以及追踪和跟踪对总体环境绩效、环境健康和生态系统活力具有显著的积极影响。此外，研究还从物流和供应链管理（SCM）的角度证实了经济增长、贸易和工业化对环境质量和健康的不利影响。结论部分阐明了进一步的政策注意事项和建议。

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ACS Catalysis CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-

CiteScore

20.80

自引率

6.20%

发文量

1253

审稿时长

1.5 months

期刊介绍： ACS Catalysis is an esteemed journal that publishes original research in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. It offers broad coverage across diverse areas such as life sciences, organometallics and synthesis, photochemistry and electrochemistry, drug discovery and synthesis, materials science, environmental protection, polymer discovery and synthesis, and energy and fuels. The scope of the journal is to showcase innovative work in various aspects of catalysis. This includes new reactions and novel synthetic approaches utilizing known catalysts, the discovery or modification of new catalysts, elucidation of catalytic mechanisms through cutting-edge investigations, practical enhancements of existing processes, as well as conceptual advances in the field. Contributions to ACS Catalysis can encompass both experimental and theoretical research focused on catalytic molecules, macromolecules, and materials that exhibit catalytic turnover.