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{"title":"Does Fintech influence green utilization efficiency of mineral resources? Evidence from China's regional data","authors":"Xiaodong Yang ,&nbsp;Asif Razzaq","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105404","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105404","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The extraction and utilization of mineral resources often lead to environmental pollution and resource depletion, highlighting the urgent need to improve green utilization efficiency. At the same time, Fintech, a fusion of financial services and technological innovation, transforms the traditional financial landscape and significantly affects natural resource markets. Given this, we examines the impact of Fintech on the mineral resources green utilization efficiency (Mrgue) across 30 provincial-level administrative regions in China from 2012 to 2021. The results show that Fintech significantly boosts Mrgue, particularly in the eastern regions of China. However, these effects are less pronounced in the central and western regions. The marginal impact of Fintech on Mrgue is notably positive and strengthens at higher quantiles. A significant improvement in Mrgue is observed only after Fintech surpasses a specific threshold. Lastly, Fintech promotes Mrgue by driving green technological innovation and optimizing the energy consumption structure. These findings offer insights for policymakers to understand Fintech's role better and leverage it to advance Mrgue.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105404"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Private enterprises solution for fossil fuels transition: Role of ESG and carbon reporting","authors":"Mo Bai ,&nbsp;Weixuan Wang ,&nbsp;Zhigang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper analyzes the impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investment on China's transition from fossil fuels between 1990 and 2020 using the ARDL approach. The findings indicate that a 1% rise in ESG investment correlates with a 0.18% increase in the fossil fuels transition index in the short term and 0.36% in the long term, facilitating cleaner technologies and lowering CO2 emissions. Additionally, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) enhances the transition index through the adoption of eco-friendly technologies. Conversely, a 1% growth in industrial production or export volume negatively impacts the index, reflecting increased fossil fuel dependency. Furthermore, GDP per capita adversely affects the transition, revealing a higher demand for fossil fuel-dependent goods. Policy suggestions include enhancing ESG reporting and auditing, fostering a strong green finance sector, promoting environmental rankings, and increasing public awareness through media and education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105407"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reinvestigating the impact of natural resource rents on carbon emissions: Novel insights from geopolitical risks and economic complexity","authors":"Qiang Wang,&nbsp;Fuyu Zhang,&nbsp;Rongrong Li,&nbsp;Siqi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105400","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105400","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the relationship between natural resource rents and carbon emissions is crucial for achieving a balance between economic development and environmental sustainability. This study reinvestigates the impact of natural resource rents on carbon emissions and explores the threshold effects of geopolitical risks and economic complexity, aiming to provide a more comprehensive understanding of their relationship. Based on an empirical analysis of panel data from 38 countries between 1995 and 2021, the conclusions are as follows. (i) The panel ARDL estimation results reveal that natural resource rents increase carbon emissions over the long term, with this finding remaining robust after addressing endogeneity. (ii) The DPTR model results indicate that natural resource rents have a non-linear impact on carbon emissions, shaped by geopolitical risks and economic complexity. As geopolitical risks escalate, the effect of resource rents on carbon emissions shifts from a reduction to an increase. On the contrary, rising economic complexity reverses this impact, causing natural resource rents to reduce carbon emissions. (iii) Heterogeneity analysis results demonstrate that only the impact of oil and natural gas rents on carbon emissions is affected by high geopolitical risks. Additionally, in contexts of high economic complexity, oil, natural gas, and forest rents help reduce carbon emissions, while coal and mineral rents have a negative impact. Finally, policy implications for global resource management and environmental sustainability that combine geopolitical risk and economic complexity are proposed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105400"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Causality, Connectedness, and Volatility pass-through among Energy-Metal-Stock-Carbon Markets: New Evidence from the EU","authors":"Parisa Pakrooh ,&nbsp;Matteo Manera","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105408","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105408","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The EU carbon market serves as an innovative financial instrument with the primary objective of contributing to mitigating the impacts of climate change. This market demonstrates significant interconnectedness with fossil energy, precious metal, and financial markets, although limited research has focused on the causality, dependency, intensity and direction of time-varying spillover effects. This study examines how the energy, metal, and financial markets have an impact on the EU carbon market. It focuses on three main research questions, namely: 1) how do these markets affect each other?; 2) how do they connect?; 3) how do volatilities spillover among them? By answering these questions, the study aims to assist EU decision makers to develop effective carbon policies, help investors manage risks and promote practices that are consistent with the EU's climate goal. To achieve these objectives, this paper proposes a novel methodological approach that combines the most recent econometrics methods, such as Directed Acyclic Graph analysis, Canonical Vine Copula models, and Time-Varying parameter Vector Auto Regressive models with Stochastic Volatility with the use of a comprehensive sample of daily data from April 26, 2005 to December 31, 2022. The major findings of this study demonstrate that causality predominantly runs from energy, metal, and financial markets to the EU carbon market. The dependency structure, although varying across different sub-periods, shows a strong relationship observed between oil, coal, silver, copper, EuroStoxx600, and <span><math><mrow><msub><mtext>CO</mtext><mrow><mn>2</mn><mspace></mspace></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> market. Additionally, the oil and copper futures prices exhibit the highest dependence on EUA prices. Furthermore, the study establishes that the EU carbon market is a net receiver of shocks from all other markets, with the energy, metal, and financial markets significantly influencing volatility in EUA prices. The time-varying spillover effect is most pronounced with a one-day lag, and the duration of the spillover effects ranges from 2 to 15 days, gradually diminishing over time. These results have the potential to increase the understanding of the EU carbon market and offer practical guidance for policymakers, investors, and companies involved in this domain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105408"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of oil and gold prices on Bitcoin price during Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars","authors":"Shabnam Zeinedini ,&nbsp;Mohammad Sharif Karimi ,&nbsp;Azad Khanzadi ,&nbsp;Ali Falahati","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105405","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105405","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Political tensions between countries and geopolitical events can create significant uncertainty in financial markets, impacting the prices of traditional assets such as oil and gold, as well as the emerging asset, Bitcoin. This study investigates the effect of gold and oil prices, including their price shocks, on Bitcoin price during two specific conflicts: the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza conflict. To achieve this, we employed the Vector Auto-Regression (VAR) method and wavelet coherence analysis. The data used spans daily observations from January 2022 to April 2024.The findings indicate that gold prices have a positive impact on Bitcoin prices. Specifically, there is a predominantly short-term relationship between gold prices and Bitcoin prices throughout the entire period under review, with this influence gradually decreasing over the medium and long term. Conversely, the relationship between Brent oil prices and Bitcoin prices during the same period shows that crude oil prices generally have a negative and insignificant effect on Bitcoin prices in the short term.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105405"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digitalization of the financial market and green coal trade","authors":"Ping Wang ,&nbsp;Chengcheng Huang ,&nbsp;Gang Zhou ,&nbsp;Wenjun Wu ,&nbsp;Xinmeng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105406","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105406","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, fintech advancements have influenced global coal trade patterns. This study analyzes the impact of fintech on coal trade across 80 countries from 2012 to 2019. Findings from the MGARDL model reveal that increased fintech activity reduces coal imports while boosting exports, suggesting enhanced trade efficiency and access to capital. Income inequality and private infrastructure investment negatively impact coal trade, likely due to restricted financial access and infrastructure limitations. Meanwhile, ICT development supports coal trade by streamlining logistics and finance. The study confirms a bidirectional relationship between fintech and coal trade, emphasizing mutual influence. Policy recommendations include promoting fintech adoption, encouraging sustainable investments, improving financial access, and expanding ICT infrastructure to foster a more sustainable coal trade.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105406"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of critical raw materials policy for electrical and electronic equipment: Planning for a truly circular economy","authors":"N.A. Vafeas ,&nbsp;P. Slezak ,&nbsp;M.W. Hitzman","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The European Union's objectives under the Green and Digital transitions, are contingent on the decarbonisation of essential sectors such as energy, transportation, and communications. At present, the EU does not have sufficient identified mineral resources, nor processing capacity, to supply many of its strategically defined materials. The success of these objectives hinges on the EU's ability to secure a stable and consistent supply of critical raw materials (CRM). Using a systematic three-part assessment of mandated and non-mandated EU policies, European Commission communications, and a review of CRM, the findings reveal that despite efforts to enhance local supply and diversify foreign sources of CRM, there is a lack of cross-sector coherence across social, economic, and technical aspects of recycling. This is further exacerbated by inefficient retention of waste-hosted critical raw materials. Failure to adopt integrative policy measures may result in the EU's continued dependency on undiversified foreign sources for its supply of critical raw materials, thereby compromising its strategic autonomy as well as the goals of the Green and Digital transitions. Improved design of electrical and electronic equipment and processing of waste from these products could conceivably provide a mechanism for a continuous and retained supply of critical raw materials, culminating in a potentially significant resource stream for the Union. The EU can improve resource efficiency, reduce its dependence on imports, and facilitate a truly circular economy by adopting a comprehensive and symbiotic policy framework that quantifies material resources in waste and that recognises the product design stage as an integral facet of the product recycling stage, herein referred to as “forwardcycling”.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105380"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Private climate investment, coal transition and digitalization in the major coal-consuming countries","authors":"Ling Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the relationship between private investment, digitalization, and coal rent in major coal-consuming countries from 1999 to 2019. Using the CS-FMOLS technique, the results show that a 1% increase in the ICT Development Index raises coal rent by 0.24%, underscoring digitalization's role in enhancing coal industry profitability. Conversely, a 1% increase in private participation in infrastructure reduces coal rent by 0.35%, as private investments focus on sustainable energy. The study concludes that while private investment supports clean energy, digitalization extends coal reliance. To support coal transition, policies should promote green ICT production, renewable energy, green finance, and good governance in sustainable projects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105382"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mineral policy dynamics and their impact on equity market volatility in the global south: A multi-country analysis","authors":"Haithem Awijen ,&nbsp;Sami Ben Jabeur ,&nbsp;Houssein Ballouk","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the complex interplay between natural resources policy amendments in the Global South countries and their subsequent impact on equity market volatility, particularly in Asian countries. It scrutinizes how legislative, statute, act, code, or executive decree changes jointly provoke equity market volatility. Utilizing the asymmetric volatility Multiplicative Error Model, our research reveals how alterations in mineral policies significantly affect equity market volatility across various nations in the Global South. Notably, China is the most significant influencer, alongside India and Malaysia. The results indicate a strong link between government actions, including policy reforms and fiscal strategies, and the propagation of market volatility. This connection underscores the growing interdependence among Asian stock indices. This study provides valuable perspectives for policymakers, investors, and stakeholders in the Global South seeking to navigate the complex economic implications of natural resources policy decisions on equity markets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105373"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of blockchain technology in facilitating finance for metal and mining resources","authors":"Ting Cai ,&nbsp;Xinchun Shi ,&nbsp;Zhaoyan Shang ,&nbsp;Xinxin Zhu ,&nbsp;Jingjing Qi","doi":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As ESG investment becomes a key sustainability goal, its importance grows amid technological advancements. This study explores the effect of blockchain on ESG investments in 100 Chinese A-listed firms in the metal and mining sectors from 2016 to 2019. CS-FMOLS estimates show that a 1% rise in blockchain use increases ESG investments by 0.017%, underscoring blockchain's role in boosting transparency and efficiency. Additionally, a 1% increase in profits results in a 0.362% rise in ESG investments, and a 1% boost in EPS yields a 0.177% increase in ESG investments. Conversely, a 1% growth in personnel leads to a 0.42% decrease in ESG investment, highlighting a gap in green jobs and literacy. Changes in R&amp;D spending have no significant effect on ESG investments. To enhance ESG investments, policies should include sustainable education, industry-specific cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based credit references, and expanded use in carbon markets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20970,"journal":{"name":"Resources Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 105383"},"PeriodicalIF":10.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}