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{"title":"Environmental impacts and economic benefits of waste milk carton recovery from schools","authors":"Lei Zhang ,&nbsp;Guosen Qin ,&nbsp;Wen Huang ,&nbsp;Huan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recycling waste milk cartons is being tested in several cities in China, but its environmental and economic effects have yet to be investigated systematically. This study examined a practical system of complete waste milk carton recycling and assessed the system considering life cycle environmental impacts, particularly carbon emissions and cost-benefits. The results show that electricity consumption contributes 42 % of the environmental burden, and water consumption contributes 22 %. Still, paper, plastic, and aluminum recovery counteract the negative impact, making the normalized life cycle impact reach −5.15E-15 based on the environmental footprint (EF) method. Similarly, the substitution effects of recycled materials can counteract the total carbon emissions, and the net emissions are −0.011 kg CO₂ per unit carton corresponding to 1 L milk, implying an excellent carbon trade opportunity when taking incineration or landfill as the baseline. Saving electricity and water and using clean power can significantly improve the system's environmental benefits. However, due to the small scale of this practical project, the system cannot generate net profit, and labor costs and land rent are the majority. Carbon trade, government subsidies, and extended producer responsibility are the recommended management strategies for improving waste milk carton recycling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108075"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570553","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}

{"title":"Integrating the Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Strategies for climate change mitigation with SDG alignment","authors":"Rama Rao Karri ,&nbsp;Gobinath Ravindran ,&nbsp;Vydehi Pingili ,&nbsp;Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak ,&nbsp;Khairunnisa Nabilah Ruslan ,&nbsp;Yie Hua Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108070","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Food–Energy–Water (FEW) nexus framework provides a comprehensive approach for understanding and managing interconnected systems of food production, energy use, and water resources. This review article explores the significance of the FEW Nexus in climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Climate change makes challenges concerning the FEW Nexus even more problematic, resulting in low yields and limited access to water and energy. The management of these connections requires a systematic approach because of the different linkages among the Food, Energy, and Water systems. This review article underscores the need for better practices in managing the FEW Nexus and the effective implementation of policies and appropriate technologies to support the complex issues involved. Sustainable agricultural practices, improved energy systems, and improved water usage are important for enhancing system resilience and efficiency. Integrated policies that align their objectives across the food, energy, and water sectors can help mitigate trade-offs and promote synergies. Most countries have focused on a single component of food, energy, and water management, while the combined approach would improve the relationship indicators and coping strategies for the SDGs as they are affected by climate change. Emphasizing the FEW Nexus in policy and practice is essential for developing effective strategies that support climate change mitigation and adaptation, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and equitable future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108070"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572056","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}

{"title":"Social inequality: Practicing environmental, social and governance principle in China","authors":"Tong Wu ,&nbsp;Haidong Zhang ,&nbsp;Mengqi Ji ,&nbsp;Ruilian Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108069","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108069","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social inequality remains a pressing challenge globally, and in China, it has gained renewed attention as the nation integrates Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into its development framework. This study explores the intersection of social inequality and ESG practices in China, analyzing how ESG strategies are being implemented to address disparities in income, education, healthcare, and environmental access. Through a review of policy initiatives, corporate practices, and community-level impacts, the research highlights both opportunities and limitations of ESG adoption in mitigating social inequities. The findings suggest that while ESG frameworks promote sustainable and inclusive growth, significant structural barriers and implementation gaps persist. The study calls for a collaborative effort among policymakers, businesses, and civil society to align ESG objectives with equitable development, ensuring that the benefits of sustainability and governance reforms are accessible to all segments of society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108069"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144557031","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}

{"title":"Physiological adaptability of livestock to climate change: A global model-based assessment for the 21st century","authors":"Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira ,&nbsp;Débora Andréa Evangelista Façanha ,&nbsp;Angela Maria de Vasconcelos ,&nbsp;Silvana Cavalcante Bastos Leite ,&nbsp;Jacinara Hodoy Gurgel Morais Leite ,&nbsp;Edilson Paes Saraiva ,&nbsp;Luiz Paulo Fávero ,&nbsp;Luis Orlindo Tedeschi ,&nbsp;Iran José Oliveira da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108061","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rising global temperatures and the growing world population create a paradox that compromises food security and hinders efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of zero hunger and climate action by 2030 Agenda. Global-scale studies are necessary to assess climate change scenarios in the livestock industry. Meteorological data and adaptive responses of animals reared in different countries around the world were used to show that animals in the thermal environment of the Northern Hemisphere must display a wider range of thermoregulatory responses than animals in the Southern Hemisphere. Subsequently, future climate simulations were performed based on conservative IPCC RCP4.5 climate models to project the impact of climate change on physiological responses of sheep, goats, dairy and beef cattle, pigs, poultry and quails, and identify key traits to strengthen the adaptative response to future climatic conditions. Results showed that ruminant animals in the Northern Hemisphere will be most impacted by climate change in the three climate scenarios of 2050, 2075, and 2100, with a predicted increase in respiratory rate of up to 68 % compared to animals in the Southern Hemisphere. Ruminant animals reared in the Southern Hemisphere will increase their rectal temperature as an adaptive response to climate change. It was also found that dairy cattle farming will be the most susceptible activity to heat stress in the coming decades in the Southern Hemisphere, and goats and beef cattle are the animals that will be less impacted by climate change due to phenotypic plasticity. Quails and laying hens will be the most susceptible animals to climate change, with respiratory rates expected to increase by up to 40 beats per minute by 2100. It is concluded that the adoption of animal adaptability protocols is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in livestock production systems in the Northern Hemisphere, with ongoing efforts to develop breeds and lines of domestic animals more resistant to heat stress and diseases, especially using resources locally adapted to the conditions of the Southern Hemisphere, where strategies should be based on the selection and crossbreeding to increase animal production and ensure food security for the growing population by the end of the century. For the poultry industry, intensifying the production system is needed and urgent since animals will not withstand high temperatures in systems with no environmental enrichment strategies. Finally, the conservation of locally adapted genetic resources will be essential to preserve biodiversity, strengthen ecosystem resilience, and address food security challenges in the face of climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108061"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144548709","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}

{"title":"Exploring substantive SEA effectiveness: A critical review of plan environmental impact assessment (PEIA) in Chinese urban planning","authors":"Haojia Wang ,&nbsp;Thomas B Fischer","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plan Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA), introduced in China in 2003 as the main form of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), has now been practiced for over two decades. However, systematic empirical research evaluating substantive effectiveness and its underlying drivers has remained scarce. This gap is problematic, as China is currently undertaking a major reform to unify land use, urban, and ecological plans under a national territorial planning framework. In this paper, the authors evaluate the substantive effectiveness of PEIA in urban planning through nine cases across five cities: Shenzhen, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Kunming, and Lanzhou. A comprehensive approach, including stakeholder interviews, site inspections, and document analyses was employed. Results indicate that, regarding direct impacts, although there are exemplary cases such as the urban master plans of Shenzhen and Nanjing where SEAs positively influenced decisions and planning, many cases fail to significantly affect strategic planning decisions. However, indirect impacts such as enhanced decision-makers environmental awareness and improved organizational cooperation and communication have been observed consistently, though their broader influence on institutional norms and stakeholder collaboration remains limited. Identified barriers, such as late-stage integration, weak stakeholder participation, institutional constraints, and poor interdepartmental coordination, limit PEIA's direct and indirect roles in shaping strategic planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108067"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535729","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}

{"title":"Ecohydrological resilience to short-term warming in a high-altitude peatland under different water table levels","authors":"Paul P.J. Gaffney ,&nbsp;Qiuhong Tang ,&nbsp;Jinsong Wang ,&nbsp;Chi Zhang ,&nbsp;Ximeng Xu ,&nbsp;Ruibo Zhang ,&nbsp;Tianya Yin ,&nbsp;Yuan Li ,&nbsp;Mengyu Ge ,&nbsp;Xiangbo Xu ,&nbsp;Fei Wu ,&nbsp;Yuan Yuan Zhou ,&nbsp;Quanwen Li ,&nbsp;Joshua L. Ratcliffe","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Peatland function and ecosystem services are increasingly at risk from climate and land-use change. At high altitudes climate warming is enhanced, while large peatland areas have undergone drainage, yet there is little knowledge of their interaction. Such information is essential for informing future management and restoration decisions. To address this gap, we investigated the effects of warming on ecohydrological function of intact (wet) and drained (dry) high-altitude peatlands. Our experiment compared the response of water table, pore-water chemistry, litter decomposition and vegetation composition to drainage and warming in a factorial experiment, utilising open top chambers to simulate warming. Our results showed that shallow peat (8 cm depth) warmed by 0.75 °C and 0.17 °C in the dry and wet site respectively, over one year of warming. However, we found limited effects of warming on peatland function, attributed to the short-term nature of the experiment, where the ecosystem showed a certain resilience to one-year of increased temperatures. Drainage significantly affected ecosystem function. A mean difference of 10.2 cm in water table level between the dry and wet sites, increased shallow pore-water dissolved organic carbon in the dry site with a greater contribution from recent shallow peat decomposition. Further, drainage also enhanced litter decomposition rates and altered vegetation composition, increasing graminoid abundance. We found small differences in water table have large impacts on function, therefore rewetting drained high-altitude peatlands by restoration, may help improve ecosystem services, while enhancing resilience to warming.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108065"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144522897","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}

{"title":"Prerequisites for the adoption of nature-based solutions in local communities using the NbS Assessment Tool (NAT): A case study of Lahore, Pakistan","authors":"Aimen Feroz ,&nbsp;Irfan Ahmad Rana","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Globally, heatwaves are intensifying due to climate change, particularly in high-density cities like Lahore, Pakistan. Research indicates that global temperatures have increased by 1.1°C since pre-industrial times. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer an efficient approach to managing heatwaves, which can help enhance urban green infrastructure development, improve air quality in urban areas, and provide residents with better urban living conditions, ultimately enhancing the well-being of communities. The research presents the NbS Assessment Tool (NAT) as an assessment framework that measures the readiness of local urban communities and assesses the availability of local knowledge, as well as the presence of basic infrastructural amenities in the area, providing a foundation for NbS applications. This framework evaluates five key dimensions: social awareness, economic viability, physical support, readiness to adapt, and institutional support. For this research, Lahore city was divided into three zones: core, urban, and periphery. Each zone was further subdivided into informal and formal communities to better assess the communities and their perceptions. By analyzing these dimensions in relation to selected indicators, this tool determines whether urban communities meet the prerequisites for NbS adoption or not. The framework provides a planned approach for policymakers, urban planners, and local communities to implement effective NbS strategies in urban areas. While this study focuses on Lahore, the assessment tool offers a scalable model that can be applied globally to evaluate the willingness of urban communities to adopt these solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108066"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144522211","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}

{"title":"Balancing act: How community measures shape environmental risk perceptions and preventive behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Zonghan Li ,&nbsp;Qiang Zhang ,&nbsp;Chunyan Wang ,&nbsp;Fang Zhang ,&nbsp;Yi Liu ,&nbsp;Lei Zhang ,&nbsp;Dan Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108062","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Residential communities play a crucial role in decelerating public health crises. The perceived risk of viral infection via environmental media may change dynamically, leading to heterogeneous interactions between individuals and communities intended to prevent an epidemic. However, it remains unclear how community-level measures influence individual preventive behaviours. Taking COVID-19 as an example, three rounds of surveys were conducted across different stages of the pandemic in Beijing, China, from March 2020 to August 2021. The results show that individuals maintained high levels of environmental risk perceptions (3.97 out of 5 on average) and a high likelihood of engaging in preventive behaviours (72.1 % on average) across different stages. Droplet- and aerosol-related environmental risk perceptions and preventive behaviours were promoted most actively in environmental media and exceeded perceptions and behaviours related to buildings' sanitary plumbing systems and wastewater by 25.5 %. By establishing a series of structural equation models, we analysed the decision-making process for preventive behaviour influenced by environmental risk perceptions (average <em>β</em> = 0.32). Individual mentalities on community measures mediated this decision-making process by 16.7 % ∼ 25.7 %. Additionally, we found that the mediating effects increased with the stringency of community measures and varied across different environmental media. The findings highlight the significance of community-level governance in reshaping individuals' environmental risk perceptions and preventive behaviours to enable more effective public health strategies and enhance the resilience of cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108062"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144501251","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}

{"title":"The role of carbon sinks and renewable energy in the allocation of China's provincial carbon emissions allowance: From the perspectives of equity, efficiency, and continuity","authors":"Jiandong Bai ,&nbsp;Jiating Zhou ,&nbsp;Chen Zhao ,&nbsp;I-Shin Chang ,&nbsp;Jing Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108058","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108058","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon sinks and renewable energy are crucial natural endowments for achieving net-zero emissions and should be integral to carbon control strategies, including carbon emissions allowance (CEA) allocation. However, the roles of these endowments in CEA allocation remain unclear. This paper presents a comprehensive allocation framework, examining 43 decision scenarios to assess how carbon sinks and renewable energy endowments influence the allocation process for China's carbon abatement target in 2030. These scenarios' equity, efficiency, and historical continuity are evaluated to reveal the influence through the Gini coefficient, EBM-DEA model, and social network analysis. Results indicate that the modified efficiency criterion scenario, where carbon sinks and renewable energy endowments are integrated with the SBM-DEA model, offers the best equity and efficiency. Under this optimal scenario, the capacity of renewable energy endowments to drive economic development and the total amount of carbon sinks directly influence provincial CEA, favoring eastern and southern provinces, which receive higher allowances than northern regions. Conversely, scenarios based directly on natural endowments are less equitable with lower efficiency scores, where the interprovincial differences in CEA are exacerbated. To avoid abrupt fluctuation in provincial development orientations, the historical continuity of each allocation scenario shall be improved. By rationally utilizing the compensatory interactions of multiple allocation criteria, policymakers can enhance allocation equity, efficiency, and continuity. This study aids policymakers in understanding the impact of natural endowments on CEA allocation and carbon emissions reductions from various perspectives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108058"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144490242","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}

{"title":"Harnessing nature: Evaluating cost-effective and globally sustainable solutions for Africa's environmental resilience","authors":"Michael Asiedu Kumi ,&nbsp;Jinyan Zhan ,&nbsp;Linyu Xu ,&nbsp;Louis Addae-Wireko ,&nbsp;Wei Liu ,&nbsp;Zheng Yang ,&nbsp;Fredrick Kwame Yeboah ,&nbsp;Samuel Yeboah ,&nbsp;Susana Addae-Wireko ,&nbsp;Dakurah Collins Kyefondeme","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Africa faces pressing ecological challenges, making the evaluation of nature-based solutions essential for sustainability across the continent. This review article assessed prevailing trends, identified key ecological issues, and outlined the benefits of NbS within the African context. This study conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the protocol outlined by the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) focusing on ecological issues and the application of nature-based solutions. The results revealed climate change as the most pervasive and complex ecological challenge facing Africa. Additionally, nature-based solutions applied in Africa leveraged inherent resilience, provided a diverse array of ecosystem services, and covered diverse spatiotemporal scales, supporting the continent's sustainability and resilience. These solutions were categorized into three distinct groups: cost-effective, globally friendly, and local stewardship, each highlighting diverse strategies such as afforestation, sustainable farming methods, innovative water management, and climate adaptation initiatives and concluded with the top-rated and widely embraced nature-based solutions. This study offers a pathway to sustainable development by integrating resilience, biodiversity conservation, and community-driven approaches tailored to the continent's unique environmental and socio-economic contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"115 ","pages":"Article 108064"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144501249","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}