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Trends in energy policy coordination research on supporting low-carbon energy development 支持低碳能源发展的能源政策协调研究趋势
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106903
Yan Nie , Guoxing Zhang , Hongbo Duan , Bin Su , Yichen Feng , Kaixiang Zhang , Xiulin Gao
{"title":"Trends in energy policy coordination research on supporting low-carbon energy development","authors":"Yan Nie ,&nbsp;Guoxing Zhang ,&nbsp;Hongbo Duan ,&nbsp;Bin Su ,&nbsp;Yichen Feng ,&nbsp;Kaixiang Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiulin Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106903","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106903","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The transition of the world's energy system<span> to a low-carbon system is instrumental in achieving global carbon neutrality. This transition of the energy system requires coordination and cooperation among different energy-focused agents as well as integrated development between the agents and the system. However, the low-carbon transition of the overall system cannot be achieved by the spontaneous evolution of the system itself, but requires policy guidance and the coordination of different directions and measures. Policy coordination can effectively integrate the goals and measures of energy policy, and can drive the development of agents within the energy system. In-depth survey and analysis on energy policy coordination show that more attention should be paid to these two research topics: dual carbon target and supply security of the energy system. Specifically, demand-side response, consumption-side reforms, and </span></span>energy management<span> innovation would become new research priorities. And future research methods of energy policy coordination should focus on quantitative analysis and machine learning. Further, econometric methods should be combined to explore the stack effect of multiple agents within the energy systems. Based on different logical approaches associated with energy policy choices, a multi-agent and multi-dimensional policy coordination framework should be constructed to provide implementation strategies for a coordinated evolutionary transition to low-carbon energy.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 106903"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41322858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
A dialectical system framework for green building assessment in high-density cities 高密度城市绿色建筑评价的辩证体系框架
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106860
Wei Pan, Cong Yu, Jia Du
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引用次数: 4
PM2.5-related premature deaths and potential health benefits of controlled air quality in 34 provincial cities of China during 2001–2017 2001-2017年中国34个省级城市pm2.5相关过早死亡和控制空气质量的潜在健康益处
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106883
Yusheng Shi , Yue Zhu , Shiyao Gong , Jiahua Pan , Shuying Zang , Wen Wang , Zhengqiang Li , Tsuneo Matsunaga , Yasushi Yamaguchi , Yanbing Bai
{"title":"PM2.5-related premature deaths and potential health benefits of controlled air quality in 34 provincial cities of China during 2001–2017","authors":"Yusheng Shi ,&nbsp;Yue Zhu ,&nbsp;Shiyao Gong ,&nbsp;Jiahua Pan ,&nbsp;Shuying Zang ,&nbsp;Wen Wang ,&nbsp;Zhengqiang Li ,&nbsp;Tsuneo Matsunaga ,&nbsp;Yasushi Yamaguchi ,&nbsp;Yanbing Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The influence of fine particulate matter (PM</span><sub>2.5</sub><span>) pollution on human health in densely populated cities has increased with rapid urbanization and industrialization, posing threats to human health, and leading to premature deaths. Using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) method, satellite-retrieved PM</span><sub>2.5</sub> concentrations, population, and city- or provincial-level baseline mortality data, this study established a long-term dataset of PM<sub>2.5</sub>-related premature deaths: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), lung cancer (LNC), acute lower respiratory infection (LRI), and stroke (STR) caused by PM<sub>2.5</sub> in 34 provincial capitals of China based on city- or provincial-level baseline mortality and population data. The total number of annual premature deaths during 2001–2017 was 321,672 (95% confidence interval (CI): 225,345-456,814). Chongqing (37,235 (95% CI: 26,023-52,841)) was the greatest contributor to the total premature deaths attributable to PM<sub>2.5</sub> among all cities, followed by Beijing, Chengdu, and Harbin. STR, IHD, COPD, LNC, and LRI accounted for 51, 30, 9, 6, and 3% of the total deaths, respectively. Based on air quality guidelines (AQG) and interim targets (ITs) published by the World Health Organization, four scenarios were explored for each disease and each city during 2001–2017 to explore the impact of PM<sub>2.5</sub><span> mitigation measures on premature deaths. As a result, scenarios based on AQG (10 μg/m</span><sup>3</sup>), IT-3 (15 μg/m<sup>3</sup>), IT-2 (25 μg/m<sup>3</sup>), and IT-1 (35 μg/m<sup>3</sup>) caused 74.3, 55.2, 32.5, and 16.5% reductions, respectively, relative to the total reference premature deaths (321,672) estimated using the original PM<sub>2.5</sub><span> concentration. In this study, uncertainties in health burden assessments were reduced using sub-national baseline mortality rates rather than national mortality rates. These data provide a reference for provincial and municipal decision makers to improve air quality and related human health.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 106883"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42466087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Underestimated environmental benefits of tailings resource utilization: Evidence from a life cycle perspective 低估尾矿资源利用的环境效益:来自生命周期视角的证据
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106832
Dongfang Guo , Huimin Hou , Jun Long , Xueyan Guo , He Xu
{"title":"Underestimated environmental benefits of tailings resource utilization: Evidence from a life cycle perspective","authors":"Dongfang Guo ,&nbsp;Huimin Hou ,&nbsp;Jun Long ,&nbsp;Xueyan Guo ,&nbsp;He Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106832","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106832","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span>Mineral resources are an essential foundation for economic and social development. However, many tailings generated and stockpiled during the mining process have become an obstacle to developing a low-carbon and green economy. In this paper, we selected copper tailings as a representative case study. First, we used </span>material flow analysis for copper tailings in Tongling City and then constructed a </span>life cycle assessment<span><span> model. Finally, we set up a detailed scenario analysis of the carbon reduction benefits of copper tailings resource utilization. The results show that (1) the current comprehensive utilization of tailings is relatively single, with low added value, a common problem in the tailings resource utilization industry<span>. (2) The resource utilization of tailings has positive environmental benefits. The global warming potential (GWP) is more prominent (e.g., preparation of cement and autoclaved blocks can achieve </span></span>carbon emission reduction benefits of about 200 kgCO</span></span><sub>2</sub><span><span>/t tailings). (3) In a scenario in which the historically stockpiled tailings can be used rationally, the indirect carbon emission reduction is comparable to the carbon emission of power generation in Tongling City in one year. The resource utilization of tailings will relieve the pressure on resources and contribute to the realization of China's ‘Carbon Peaking and Neutrality Goals,’ with a significant benefit of emission reduction. At present, there are few such studies on bulk industrial solid waste. The research framework in this paper can provide reference for </span>environmental impact assessment of other types of bulk industrial solid waste and provide policy guidance for industrial layout and development planning in similar resource-based and industrial cities and even at a larger scale.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106832"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41341319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Rethinking on regional CO2 allocation in China: A consideration of the carbon sink 中国区域二氧化碳分配的再思考:基于碳汇的思考
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106822
Mian Yang , Yaru Hou , Qiaojiayu Wang
{"title":"Rethinking on regional CO2 allocation in China: A consideration of the carbon sink","authors":"Mian Yang ,&nbsp;Yaru Hou ,&nbsp;Qiaojiayu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106822","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106822","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A fair regional CO<sub>2</sub><span> allocation scheme is an important guarantee to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Most existing studies on CO</span><sub>2</sub><span><span> allocation focus on carbon sources while ignore the role of carbon sinks. By combining the carbon sinks estimated by </span>remote sensing technology with the carbon sources identified from multiple dimensions, this paper first analyzes the characteristics of China's net CO</span><sub>2</sub> emissions in 2015. Then a centralized DEA model is developed to construct a net CO<sub>2</sub> allocation scheme in 2020 and 2030 using historical data in 2015 with the help of the Python programming. On this basis, the allocation schemes considering carbon sinks or not are further compared to verify the rationality of the proposed allocation results. It concludes that a net CO<sub>2</sub> allocation scheme considering carbon sinks delivers significantly better results as it eases the dispersion of inter-provincial carbon quota and balances the development among regions. Geographically, Southwest China, rich in carbon sinks but less developed, will be given more quotas if carbon sinks are included than if they are not, while North China, poor in carbon sinks but more developed, will assume more responsibility for reducing emissions. Our paper sheds light on the importance of incorporating carbon sinks into the CO<sub>2</sub> allocation issue.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106822"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43065177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
Triple Bottom Line impacts of traditional Product-Service Systems models: Myth or truth? A Natural Language Understanding approach 传统产品服务系统模式的三重底线影响:神话还是真理?自然语言理解方法
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106819
Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco , Carla Schwengber ten Caten , Carlos Fernando Jung , Isaac Pergher , Julian David Hunt
{"title":"Triple Bottom Line impacts of traditional Product-Service Systems models: Myth or truth? A Natural Language Understanding approach","authors":"Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco ,&nbsp;Carla Schwengber ten Caten ,&nbsp;Carlos Fernando Jung ,&nbsp;Isaac Pergher ,&nbsp;Julian David Hunt","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106819","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106819","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Currently, there is in the literature a debate concerning the real impact of Product-Service Systems (PSS) models on society. It is now stated that PSS does not necessarily lead to sustainable solutions in practice from a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) perspective. On the other hand, a promising approach, i.e. the Sustainable Product-Service Systems (SPSS) approach, has received attention from scholars within this debate. However, due to the novelty of this discussion, there is insufficient understanding of the synergies and divergences between both approaches regarding the potential to deliver TBL solutions to society. To address these lacks, this study examines the synergies and divergences between PSS and the emerging SPSS to deliver TBL solutions to society. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches were adopted to address the research questions. First, a structured literature review was employed. The literature analysis was segmented into two distinct periods (i.e., first period from 1990 to 2009, and the second period from 2010 to 2021<strong>)</strong>. Next, the Natural Language Understanding (NLU) tools based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neural Networks were applied to analyse the conceptual definitions retrieved from the relevant literature and extract new knowledge regarding both approaches. Third, the patterns of new knowledge were analysed against the literature in the area leading to research findings. Overall, findings indicate that, from a TBL perspective, SPSS is an emerging and promising approach in which the environmental and social dimensions are more salient than in the traditional PSS models. The study also unveils the central concepts related to both approaches in the extant literature. The article extends the current knowledge on PSS and SPSS, guiding the research communities interested in this area and unlocking the present and future challenges towards an effective sustainable-oriented economy. This article is a pioneering study to examine how the PSS and SPSS concepts have advanced towards TBL solutions in society.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106819"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925522000853/pdfft?md5=3389c1fbe1a424ae4c936a2fd0792a2a&pid=1-s2.0-S0195925522000853-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42258274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Overall evaluation and regional differences of green transformation: Analysis based on “government-enterprise-resident” three-dimensional participants perspective 绿色转型综合评价与区域差异——基于“政府-企业-居民”三维参与者视角的分析
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106843
Ruyin Long , Siyu Bao , Meifen Wu , Hong Chen
{"title":"Overall evaluation and regional differences of green transformation: Analysis based on “government-enterprise-resident” three-dimensional participants perspective","authors":"Ruyin Long ,&nbsp;Siyu Bao ,&nbsp;Meifen Wu ,&nbsp;Hong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106843","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106843","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Green transformation has become an inevitable choice to realize carbon peaks and carbon neutrality<span> targets, while promoting green transformation index (GTI) requires the joint efforts of the whole society. Therefore, based on China's provincial data from 2006 to 2019, a GTI evaluation indicator system with the framework of three-dimensional participants perspective was constructed. The GTI was measured by using the comprehensive evaluation method of vertical-and-horizontal scatter degree method and global entropy weight -TOPSIS- grey relational analysis method. In addition, the Dagum </span></span>Gini coefficient<span> and its decomposition, Kernel density estimation and Moran's I methods were used to further analyze the spatiotemporal characteristics<span> of regional differences in GTI. The results showed that: (1) In 2006–2019, China's overall and four regions' GTIs showed an overall growth trend, but the growth rate gradually slowed down after 2013. Governments' environmental governance and enterprises' green production dimensions contributed to GTI, while residents' green consumption dimension constrained it. (2) The regional differences in China's GTI were mainly caused by the inter-regional differences, and the contribution rate of inter-regional differences was increasing. The intra-regional differences and inter-regional differences of GTIs in the four regions were all on a decreasing trend. (3) The absolute differences in China's overall and four regions' GTIs were gradually decreasing, gradually forming a stable polarization status of H-H aggregation and L-L aggregation. Among them, the eastern and central regions were H-H aggregation, while the western and northeast regions were L-L aggregation. Finally, recommendations were put forward according to results.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106843"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41805729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 9
Are bamboo construction materials environmentally friendly? A life cycle environmental impact analysis 竹制建筑材料是否环保?生命周期环境影响分析
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106853
Peiyu Xu , Jianjun Zhu , Haitao Li , Yang Wei , Zhenhua Xiong , Xiaoxiao Xu
{"title":"Are bamboo construction materials environmentally friendly? A life cycle environmental impact analysis","authors":"Peiyu Xu ,&nbsp;Jianjun Zhu ,&nbsp;Haitao Li ,&nbsp;Yang Wei ,&nbsp;Zhenhua Xiong ,&nbsp;Xiaoxiao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106853","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106853","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Bamboo is considered as an ideal building material with high mechanical properties and low </span>carbon emissions. However, the </span>environmental impact<span> of bamboo building materials has not been well understood. This study aims to quantify and assess the environmental impact of bamboo construction materials throughout their life cycle and to demonstrate their advantages in energy saving and emission reduction. First, 12 environmental impact categories from global, regional and local perspectives were identified. Second, standardized parameters were summarized and life cycle emission data of bamboo construction materials were obtained by SimoPro software through the investigated resource and energy consumption (R&amp;EC) and processes, which could provide a supplement to the software database belonging to bamboo construction materials. Third, the environmental impact values (EIV) and the weighted environment impact potential (WEIP) of bamboo building materials were presented. Last, the environmental impact of bamboo building materials was compared with other building structure materials. Results show that the total EIV of bamboo construction materials is 0.098 standard human equivalent, which is significantly lower than that of other building materials. Results also show that the environmental impact of bamboo construction materials can be easily controlled. Furthermore, this study explains the reasons for the high WEIP of ecotoxicity, photochemical smog and water intake of bamboo construction materials and the need for improvements. This study demonstrates the practical application of bamboo construction materials in an environmentally friendly manner and the importance of bamboo construction materials for environmental improvement.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106853"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42553023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
Making sustainability development goals (SDGs) operational at suburban level: Potentials and limitations of neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools 可持续发展目标(sdg)在郊区层面的实施:社区可持续发展评估工具的潜力与局限性
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106845
Valeria Saiu, Ivan Blečić, Italo Meloni
{"title":"Making sustainability development goals (SDGs) operational at suburban level: Potentials and limitations of neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools","authors":"Valeria Saiu,&nbsp;Ivan Blečić,&nbsp;Italo Meloni","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106845","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106845","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Urban sustainability plays a central role in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the local level. The emphasis on major interventions, and large projects and infrastructures may overlook the cumulative beneficial impacts of widespread smaller urban transformations at the neighbourhood level. However, there is insufficient research on how to operationalise the SDGs at such suburban scale. This study aims to contribute to fill this gap by examining the usefulness of Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools for operationalising the 17 SDGs. The comparative analysis between the three NSA tools examined in this paper – </span>LEED<span>, BREEAM and ITACA – reveals their differences and complementarities with respect to different targets of the SDGs. In general, the findings of this study show that the main scopes of interest of these tools are related to general urban issues (SDG11), climate action (SDG 13), responsible production and innovation (SDG 9 and 12), and in part also to goals on </span></span>social wellbeing (SDG 3, 8, 9), whereas other SDGs are less represented, although several indicators proposed by NSA tools could indirectly contribute to assessing progress on those goals. Besides providing a framework for assessing the correspondence and compliance of NSA tools to the SDGs, the proposed method of analysis also allows to verify the consistencies and the discrepancies between different NSA tools, pointing at their potentials and limitations. Hence, this study can provide insights and can suggest guidance and recommendations for overcoming some of the current limitations of the NSA tools, and more in general for the design of neighbourhood evaluation systems more directly and cogently targeting the SDGs. In this sense, the findings of this study can support local administrations and planners in the design and implementation of SDG-targeting policies, plans and projects aiming at systemic sustainability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106845"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42397939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 18
Stock market reaction to environmental lawsuits: Empirical evidence from the case against Boliden-Apirsa 股市对环境诉讼的反应:来自bolden - apirsa案的经验证据
IF 7.9 1区 社会学
Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106837
Inés Merino Fdez-Galiano , José Manuel Feria-Dominguez , Jacobo Gomez-Conde
{"title":"Stock market reaction to environmental lawsuits: Empirical evidence from the case against Boliden-Apirsa","authors":"Inés Merino Fdez-Galiano ,&nbsp;José Manuel Feria-Dominguez ,&nbsp;Jacobo Gomez-Conde","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106837","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106837","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this paper is to assess investors' environmental awareness using reputational losses as a punishment for environmental misconduct. To do so, we examine the 17-year court case against Boliden-Apirsa, implicated in one of the worst environmental catastrophes in the European mining industry. We conduct a short-term standard event study on 55 court rulings, published between 2002 and 2015, to analyze the financial market reaction, differentiating between 34 negative court rulings that blame Boliden-Apirsa for the catastrophe and 21 positive court rulings that exonerate the company from any liability. We also estimate the reputational damage faced by the company considering the fine claimed during the judicial process. Using a financial approach (Reputational Cumulative Abnormal Returns, Rep CAR), we identify and isolate the reputational risk linked to environmental lawsuits. The results reveal an immediate negative market response to announcements of court rulings. In addition, our study indicates that investors are more sensitive to announcements of positive court rulings than to negative ones. However, our study does not provide empirical evidence on the existence of reputational damage, in terms of RepCARs, suggesting that the stock market is selective in reacting to these announcements of environmental court rulings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 106837"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925522001032/pdfft?md5=38a11289189ec7ce03447d2d19b09310&pid=1-s2.0-S0195925522001032-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41500829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
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