Greening Japan: Harnessing energy efficiency and waste reduction for environmental progress

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100302

Joshua Chukwuma Onwe , Abdul Rahim Ridzuan , Emmanuel Uche , Samrat Ray , Mohammad Ridwan , Ummara Razi

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Abstract

The study explores the complex interactions between energy efficiency, municipal waste generation, and ecological footprint in Japan (1990Q2–2019Q4) using wavelet quantile correlation. Our findings reveal that energy efficiency reduces ecological footprint to varying degrees across different time horizons and quantiles. Eco-innovation has a mitigating impact on the environmental footprint, especially at lower and upper quantiles, showing significant growth and suppression trends. Meanwhile, economic growth and globalization produce asymmetric effects on Japan's ecological footprint, impacting it differently across the distribution. Municipal waste consistently drives ecological footprint across all quantiles. Policy options are discussed to address these crucial environmental challenges.

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绿化日本：利用能源效率和减少废物促进环境进步

本研究利用小波量化相关性探讨了日本（1990Q2-2019Q4）能源效率、城市废物产生量和生态足迹之间复杂的相互作用。我们的研究结果表明，在不同的时间跨度和数量级上，能源效率会在不同程度上减少生态足迹。生态创新对环境足迹具有缓解作用，尤其是在较低和较高的量级上，表现出显著的增长和抑制趋势。同时，经济增长和全球化对日本的生态足迹产生了不对称的影响，在不同的分布中产生了不同的影响。城市垃圾始终推动着所有量级的生态足迹。本文讨论了应对这些关键环境挑战的政策选择。

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来源期刊

Sustainable Futures Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

9.30

自引率

1.80%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Futures: is a journal focused on the intersection of sustainability, environment and technology from various disciplines in social sciences, and their larger implications for corporation, government, education institutions, regions and society both at present and in the future. It provides an advanced platform for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture. The scope of the journal is broad and encourages interdisciplinary research, as well as welcoming theoretical and practical research from all methodological approaches.