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{"title":"The impact of environmental policy on green technology development and green product competitiveness: Evidence from 50 countries.","authors":"Seyyedmilad Talebzadehhosseini, Isaac Wanasika, Shohreh Karbaschi","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of environmentally related tax policies and incentives as a strategy to foster the transition to cleaner production processes and broader sustainable development has been explored in many studies. However, the effects of such policies and regulations on advancing green technologies and competitive green product development remain unclear. The aim of this study is to address this gap by constructing a Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) to explore the interaction effects between these policies in 50 countries from 2010 to 2021. This study tests three hypotheses and the results identified three key findings. First, countries environmental regulation on imposing environmentally related tax policy is not sufficient to foster green technology development. Second, countries with green tax policies and incentives are better positioned to advance their productive capabilities in order to produce and export more competitive green products compared to their trading partners. Third, the results reveals that countries effort in advancing and diversifying their green technologies enhance the sophistication of the green products they produce and export. In addition, the findings of this study provide both theoretical and managerial implications, suggesting that through the proper adoption of environmental tax policies and regulations, countries can build stronger technological and innovation ecosystems and diversify their green production baskets with more competitive green products.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127682"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond one-size-fits-all: Refining forest restoration indicators for the Mediterranean context based on expert knowledge.","authors":"Maitane Erdozain, Victoria Madrid, Aitor Àvila Callau, Iciar Alberdi, Isabel Cañellas, Rafael M Navarro-Cerrillo, Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez, Jordi Palau, Sergio de-Miguel","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127673","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global and European forest restoration initiatives such as the European Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) have set ambitious targets, but ensuring that restoration efforts translate into effective socioecological outcomes requires robust monitoring frameworks with appropriate indicators. However, the NRR's proposed indicators for forest restoration have raised concerns regarding the lack of socioeconomic considerations and their applicability across diverse forest contexts, including the Mediterranean. This study evaluates expert perceptions of thirty-four indicators (NRR, scientific literature, and socioeconomic ones) through a Delphi consultation with over sixty forest restoration experts from diverse disciplinary and sociodemographic backgrounds in Spain. Our findings reveal that deadwood (both lying and standing) accumulation was deemed the least relevant NRR indicator by experts (mean ± SD: 3.3 ± 1.2 on a Likert scale) due to concerns about increased wildfire risk, whereas native tree species dominance (4.3 ± 0.8) and tree species diversity (4.3 ± 0.9) were the most highly rated ones. Additionally, 93 % of experts agreed that socioeconomic indicators should be incorporated into restoration monitoring, with positive public perception of restoration (4.5 ± 0.8) being the most valued metric. Experts also highlighted the need for indicators assessing ecosystem resilience, such as natural regeneration, fire risk and soil erosion, which are currently absent from the NRR. Building on these insights, we propose a flexible, goal-oriented framework for selecting restoration indicators, balancing harmonization with regional adaptation, and highlighting indicators that evaluate multiple restoration goals. This approach aims to enhance the effectiveness of forest restoration monitoring in Spain and other southern European regions while contributing to the development of national restoration plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127673"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two centuries of carbon emissions (1800-2022): The role of government spending, economic growth, and population density in the United States.","authors":"Oguzhan Bozatli, Tunahan Degirmenci, Seref Can Serin, Mucahit Aydin","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past two centuries, since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, human activities have exerted an unparalleled influence on the environment, with CO₂ emissions posing a major challenge to ecological sustainability. In this context, the United States (U.S.) stands out as a prominent historical emitter, providing a unique perspective for examining the underlying triggers of environmental degradation. This study analyzes in-depth the effects of government spending, economic growth, and population density on CO₂ emissions based on two centuries of data (1800-2022). The research seeks to build an empirical foundation for U.S. sustainable development strategies by assessing the link between these macro-level determinants and carbon intensity through the lens of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). The method of the study is based on the principles of econometric robustness and methodological reliability, utilizing the long period of the data set as well as four different long-term estimation techniques, including Augmented ARDL, FMOLS, DOLS, and CCR. The study confirms the EKC hypothesis for the U.S., spanning more than two centuries of data. It is suggested that government spending, when strategically allocated, can have emissions-reducing effects. On the other hand, it has been determined that population density has a structural and permanent effect that increases CO₂ emissions. In these aspects, the study provides an original framework that can contribute to both historical continuity and policy making in the environmental economics literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127725"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supply chain effects of green Innovation: A cultural perspective on the performance of Chinese and Korean firm.","authors":"Ruihui Yu, HeeCheol Moon, T C E Cheng, Ying Hou, Malin Song","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study addresses how cultural factors, specifically Guanxi, moderate the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) on green innovation and environmental performance in Chinese and Korean manufacturing firms. Using a comparative China-Korea lens, we find that while green innovation enhances environmental performance in both countries, Guanxi significantly promotes green innovation only in China, highlighting the critical role of cultural context in sustainable operations. Our research innovatively integrates cultural sensitivity into GSCM theory, demonstrating that effective green strategies require alignment with local relational norms. Practically, this offers multinational firms actionable insights for designing culturally attuned green policies that leverage local practices like Guanxi to drive sustainability outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127588"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decoding urban flood resilience in the Henan section of the Yellow River Basin: Insights from an XGBoost-SHAP analysis.","authors":"Yinhang Liu, Jianjun She, Li Wang, Zhijian Li, Zihao Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127632","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urban flooding has become an escalating challenge to urban safety and sustainable development, especially in rapidly urbanizing and climate-sensitive regions. This study evaluates urban flood resilience across ten cities in the Henan section of the Yellow River Basin, China, by proposing a novel assessment framework that integrates the Resistance-Adaptability-Recovery (RAR) model and the Wuli-Shili-Renli (WSR) system, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To ensure objectivity in weight determination, EFAST is employed for global sensitivity-based weighting, followed by TOPSIS to derive composite resilience scores. Furthermore, an explainable machine learning approach combining XGBoost with SHAP is applied to identify and interpret the most influential resilience drivers, ensuring both predictive accuracy and interpretability. The results reveal a steady enhancement in regional resilience from 2010 to 2021, forming a spatial pattern of central radiation centered on Zhengzhou. Subsystem-level analysis indicates resistance dominance, adaptability convergence, and recovery lag. SHAP-based interpretation identifies insurance density, urban residents' per capita disposable income, radio population coverage, and infrastructure investment as the key determinants of resilience. These findings provide valuable insights for resilience-informed urban planning and targeted interventions in flood-prone regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127632"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What effect does an individual tree in a grassland have on microclimate, soil organic carbon, and water infiltration?","authors":"L K Neumann, P A M Leite, S D Fuhlendorf, C A Davis, N M Moore, B P Wilcox","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127670","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global change is causing woody plants to expand into grasslands. Grassland afforestation is being implemented and promoted as a strategy to mitigate climate change further increasing woody plants. There is considerable debate on the merits of this policy given its impact on ecosystem services. Our objective was to assess the impacts of grassland afforestation on three ecosystem services (microclimate moderation, belowground carbon sequestration, water regulation) at the scale of an individual tree. We collected data in the Southern Great Plains of North America during 2022-23 and used mixed models to analyze the data. We determined that individual Juniperus virginiana (hereafter, Juniperus) trees in grasslands create cooler, wetter microclimates particularly during hot, dry conditions. We found no statistical evidence that individual Juniperus increases soil organic carbon at 7.5 cm depth. Despite water infiltration being highest within individual Juniperus, high variability suggested low predictability. Despite these findings, it remains unclear whether grassland afforestation leads to regional cooling. Further, our findings suggest grassland afforestation may not increase belowground carbon sequestration, and water regulation at the ecosystem level but this remains speculative. Despite the ecological benefits of trees moderating microclimate in grasslands, it is critical to recognize that large-scale woody plant expansion threatens many ecosystem services. The benefits of establishing trees in grasslands may not outweigh the negative impacts to these ecosystems. It is critical that in regions where afforestation projects are proposed or where woody plant expansion is occurring to consider the ecological and societal impacts of such policy to ensure sustainable management.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127670"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solar-driven interfacial evaporation and simultaneously photocatalytic mitigation of tylosin by using a hydrogel sponge-supported semiconductor composite.","authors":"Quan Yuan, Yiran Hu, Qin Zhu, Chunmei Wang, Xiaomin Dou, Jun Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Water resource shortage and water pollution are global challenges. Simultaneously obtaining clean water and mitigating pollutants from harsh water sources are continuously pursued in research community and industry sector. In this work, a TiO₂/g-C₃N₄/PPy@MS (TGP@MS) composite was fabricated to harvest water and mitigate tylosin from wastewater concurrently through a coupled process of solar-driven evaporation and photocatalysis. The composite presents exceptional hydrophilicity, broad-spectrum light absorption, and superior catalytic activity. Incorporating polysized phenylamine onto TiO₂/g-C₃N₄ enhanced infrared light absorption, extending the light absorption across the full solar spectrum range of 300-1200 nm and ultimately achieving an absorption rate of 91.6 % within this range. The 3D porous structure and the hydrophilic nature of the hydrogel sponge facilitated the capillary-driven water transport to surfaces. Under one sun condition, an evaporation rate of 1.49 kg/(m²·h) and a photothermal conversion efficiency of 89.4 % were achieved for TGP@MS. Active species including ·OH and ¹O₂ were generated from the TiO₂/g-C₃N₄ components, degrading 90 % of tylosin within 150 min. Due to the versatile purification capabilities, TGP@MS could treat a wide range of water samples, enabling simultaneous water recovery and pollutant removal. Therefore, this work demonstrates significant potential in addressing the water crisis in underdeveloped areas. It achieves this by simultaneously producing clean water and mitigating pollutants from low-quality water sources, using green and sustainable solar energy.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127717"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global value chains, renewable energy investments and mineral resources trade: Implications for sustainable development goals in emerging economies.","authors":"Siman Xie, Muhammad Farhan Bashir, Muhammad Nasir Malik, Samariddin Makhmudov","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As economic structures become ever more integrated, global trade due to global value chains has undergone a profound transformation to allow participant members to excel on comparative advantage while encouraging economic and innovation integration. This research combines global value chains, mineral resource trade, renewable energy investments, economic growth and urbanization within an empirical model to investigate their association with climate change. Our research performs extensive theoretical and econometric analysis to reveal that global value chain participation, renewable energy investments and urbanization are key elements within sustainable development transformation, whereas mineral resources trade and economic development exacerbate environmental degradation. The current study further substitutes global value chain participation sub-components within empirical analysis to reveal that backwards and forward value chains ensure a structural sustainable development shift to aid compliance with environmental policies. Based on empirical outcomes, our research reports novel policy mechanisms to ensure climate change mitigation and sustainable development transition.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127659"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unlocking biochar's carbonyl group: Fe-Mn oxide synergy enables high-efficiency As(III) immobilization via non-radical oxidation.","authors":"Zihang Cheng, Yilin Wu, Ruiqi Du, Mingming Lin, Jingzi Beiyuan, Juan Liu, Peng Liu, Bowen Li, Xueding Jiang, Hailong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arsenite (As(III)) contamination in water poses a significant global health threat. The Fe-Mn modified biochar has been reported to be excellent adsorbent for aqueous As(III), yet the synergy between Fe-Mn oxides and biochar still needs further exploration. In this study, Fe₃O₄/MnO₂ composite and MnFe₂O₄ were successfully loaded on biochar, termed as Fe-MnOBC and FeMnOBC, respectively. The adsorption of As(III) was identified as a chemisorption-dominated mechanism on heterogeneous surfaces, with kinetics for Fe-MnOBC and FeMnOBC best described by the pseudo-second-order and Elovich models, respectively, and isotherms well fitted by the Langmuir-Freundlich model, revealing maximum capacities of 36.6 ± 1.2 mg/g and 241.6 ± 4.7 mg/g for Fe-MnOBC and FeMnOBC, respectively. The distribution of As(III) and As(V) and the limited impact of oxygen and reactive oxygen species scavengers on As removal along with electron paramagnetic resonance and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra demonstrate that As(III) was first adsorbed to Fe-MnOBC and FeMnOBC via inner-sphere complexation with Fe-O and Mn-O, subsequently oxidized to As(V) by Mn(IV)/Mn(III) rather than by reactive oxygen species, and finally immobilized through complexation with C=O. Our study suggested that the loaded Fe-Mn oxides not only provide additional active sites for As(III) adsorption and oxidation, but also enable the original functional group (C=O) to immobilize As, which is a breakthrough overlooked in prior studies. This work provides novel insights into the enhanced performance by modification of Fe-Mn oxides and advances future biochar design for targeted immobilization of potentially toxic elements in environmental systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127701"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Copper removal from stormwater using powdered activated carbon water treatment residual coated steel slag.","authors":"Siavash Ebrahimzadeh, Guanghui Hua, Christopher Schmit","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Copper (Cu) is a common stormwater contaminant originating from traffic-related sources, posing risks to aquatic ecosystems due to its toxicity and persistence. Effective and sustainable treatment solutions are needed to prevent its accumulation in water bodies. The objective of this study was to develop a new adsorbent by physically binding powdered activated carbon water treatment residuals (PAC-WTR) and steel slag for Cu removal from stormwater. The generated adsorbent (PAC-SS) was characterized using SEM-EDS, which confirmed the uniform coating of PAC-WTR on steel slag, while FTIR analysis before and after adsorption identified key functional groups involved in Cu binding. Batch adsorption experiments showed rapid Cu removal within the first 3 h, with equilibrium reached in 12-24 h, and higher PAC-SS dosages enhancing removal efficiency. The presence of deicing chemicals (NaCl, CaCl₂ and MgCl₂) in the range of 0.001-0.1 M had a limited effect on Cu removal by PAC-SS. Coexisting humic acid, Pb²⁺, and Zn²⁺ reduced Cu removal efficiency by up to 29.5 %, 25.1 %, and 7.9 %, respectively. Desorption experiments demonstrated that adsorbed Cu remained stable in the presence of deicing chemicals, while recovery using 0.1M and 1.0M HCl achieved 70.1 % and 76.8 % efficiency, respectively. PAC-SS maintained Cu removal above 73 % during five adsorption-desorption cycles using 0.1 M HCl. Finally, a column study using real stormwater demonstrated that PAC-SS effectively removed multiple contaminants, with Cu removal remaining stable (82-87 %) over 432 empty bed volumes. These results suggest that PAC-SS is an effective adsorbent for Cu removal and recovery from stormwater while promoting the beneficial reuse of industrial byproducts for environmental protection.</p>","PeriodicalId":356,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"394 ","pages":"127699"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145336112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}