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Heterogeneous environmental regulations and carbon emission efficiency in China: A perspective of resource endowment 中国的异质性环境法规与碳排放效率：资源禀赋的视角

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241270274

Jiazhan Gao, Guihong Hua, AbidAli Randhawa, Baofeng Huo

{"title":"Heterogeneous environmental regulations and carbon emission efficiency in China: A perspective of resource endowment","authors":"Jiazhan Gao, Guihong Hua, AbidAli Randhawa, Baofeng Huo","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241270274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241270274","url":null,"abstract":"China, as the world's largest carbon emitter, is striving for green transformation through the implementation of various environmental policies. This study employs panel data from 30 Chinese provinces between 2000 and 2022 to analyze in-depth the heterogeneous effects of three types of environmental regulations. The findings reveal a U-shaped relationship between both general public environmental regulation (GER) and mandatory environmental regulation (MER) and carbon emission efficiency (CEE). Conversely, stimulating environmental regulations (SERs) exhibit an inverted U-shaped relationship with CEE. Mechanism analysis further reveals that environmental regulations enhance CEE by promoting industrial structural upgrades and technological innovation. Notably, SERs are particularly effective in improving the CEE in resource-rich and moderately resourced provinces. However, GER exhibits a masking effect on the pathway of technological innovation, indicating potential inefficiencies in its implementation. Moreover, heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that mandatory environmental regulation has a more pronounced impact on improving the CEE in resource-rich and moderately resourced provinces, whereas this impact is relatively weaker in resource-poor provinces. This finding underscores the importance of tailoring environmental policies to the specific resource characteristics of different regions. The insights from this study offer critical guidance for policymakers in designing and implementing differentiated environmental regulation policies, particularly in advancing China’s transition toward a sustainable, green, and low-carbon future.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"27 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141924911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Influence of graphene nanoplatelet on carboxymethyl cellulose for enhanced electrochemical performance 石墨烯纳米微粒对羧甲基纤维素的影响：增强电化学性能

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241261879

M. R. Islam, Izuan Nasib, Syed Nafiz, Mohammad Dalour Beg, Kim Pickering, Mohd Al-Fatihhi, Ahmad Naim Ahmad Yahaya, Sairul Izwan Bin Safie, Md. Gulam Smdani

{"title":"Influence of graphene nanoplatelet on carboxymethyl cellulose for enhanced electrochemical performance","authors":"M. R. Islam, Izuan Nasib, Syed Nafiz, Mohammad Dalour Beg, Kim Pickering, Mohd Al-Fatihhi, Ahmad Naim Ahmad Yahaya, Sairul Izwan Bin Safie, Md. Gulam Smdani","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241261879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241261879","url":null,"abstract":"Renewable and bio-based polymers are favored over conventional synthetic polymers because of their low-cost, abundance and sustainability, but due to their average electrochemical performance, sometimes their application is limited as battery material. This study investigates the electrochemical properties of nanocomposites composed of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) at varying GNP ratios. Four samples with GNP weight ratios ranging from 0 to 0.33 wt.% were subjected to analysis using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The sample containing 0.33% GNP exhibited the most favorable electrochemical behavior, demonstrating an ionic conductivity of approximately 2.54 × 10−5 S/cm at 25 °C. Cyclic Voltammogram and Nyquist plots indicated an electrochemical process governed by diffusion processes, particularly evident with 0.33% GNP. This sample displayed the highest specific capacitance at 4.290 F/g, representing an 83.07% improvement over the Pure CMC sample, along with a favorable electrochemical window at 375 mV. Bode plot analysis underscored the influence of diffusion and charge transfer on resistance and conductivity, highlighting enhanced ion mobility in this sample. SEM micrographs revealed improved GNP dispersion in the CMC matrix at higher GNP concentrations, enhancing contact. FTIR analysis confirmed effective CMC–GNP interaction, characterized by a specific peak at 1589 cm−1. These findings provide valuable insights into the electrochemical potential of CMC–GNP composites, offering prospects for their application in diverse electrochemical devices.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"36 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141800382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How does consumer awareness of the waste of electrical and electronic equipment affect reverse logistics? Extended triple bottom line approach 消费者对电子电气设备废弃物的认识如何影响逆向物流？扩展的三重底线方法

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241262819

Hyeseung Choi, Tongkyu Kim, Hyeonyu Son, D. Kim, Keunsik Park, Taewoo Roh

{"title":"How does consumer awareness of the waste of electrical and electronic equipment affect reverse logistics? Extended triple bottom line approach","authors":"Hyeseung Choi, Tongkyu Kim, Hyeonyu Son, D. Kim, Keunsik Park, Taewoo Roh","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241262819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241262819","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores how government support and consumer awareness affect the waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics in the circular economy framework. To improve waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics consumer awareness, the extended triple bottom line concept introduces technology with traditional economic, social, and environmental aspects. The impact of government initiatives on consumer awareness and socioeconomic factors on the intention to reuse the waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics is examined. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze survey data from 330 Chinese participants. The results revealed that government policies significantly influence extended triple bottom line awareness while socioeconomic factors impact waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics reuse intentions. However, direct government support does not significantly impact the expected service quality of waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics. These findings improve the literature by identifying relevant factors and boosting waste of electrical and electronic equipment reverse logistics comprehension in a circular economy environment, driving the development of efficient and sustainable waste management strategies.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"54 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Quantifying the influence of natural resources rent, financial development, and institutional quality on energy security risk 量化自然资源租金、金融发展和机构质量对能源安全风险的影响

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241266526

Ping Chen, Shuntao Zhong, ShiYong Zheng, Sana Ullah, Majd Musa

{"title":"Quantifying the influence of natural resources rent, financial development, and institutional quality on energy security risk","authors":"Ping Chen, Shuntao Zhong, ShiYong Zheng, Sana Ullah, Majd Musa","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241266526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241266526","url":null,"abstract":"Access to stable energy sources is crucial for sustaining economic development, providing public services, and safeguarding the wellbeing of individuals, making it a crucial component of national security and economic stability. Thus, an affordable and ample amount of energy is crucial for mitigating energy security risks. In this regard, a country needs to investigate the factors that can mitigate the risks related to energy security. The available literature on determinants related to energy security is limited. This research employs a novel cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag model to examine the effects of natural resources rent, financial development, and institutional quality on energy security risk. The findings show that the natural resources rent, financial development, institutional quality index, voice and accountability, regulatory quality, political stability, government effectiveness, the rule of law, and control of corruption all help mitigate the energy security risk in the long run. In the short run, only financial development helps mitigate the energy security risks. The control variables of gross domestic product and trade increase the energy security risks, while the information and communications technology mitigates risks related to energy security in the long run. The findings help policymakers understand how the interaction of these factors helps reduce energy security risks.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"78 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An Italian case study of life cycle assessment for a drinking water dispenser 意大利饮水机生命周期评估案例研究

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241266537

Vincenzo Bianco, F. Cascetta, Sergio Nardini, R. E. Plomitallo

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Unveiling the dynamic nexuses between foreign investment, trade openness, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in South Africa: A vector error correction model approach 揭示南非外国投资、贸易开放度、能源消耗和二氧化碳排放之间的动态关系：向量误差修正模型方法

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241266529

Ampofo Joshua, Xusheng Qian, Baffour Gyau Emmanuel, Khanyisa Sakoane, Michael Appiah

{"title":"Unveiling the dynamic nexuses between foreign investment, trade openness, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in South Africa: A vector error correction model approach","authors":"Ampofo Joshua, Xusheng Qian, Baffour Gyau Emmanuel, Khanyisa Sakoane, Michael Appiah","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241266529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241266529","url":null,"abstract":"Amidst the rising carbon emissions posing significant challenges for the global environment, there exists an inadequate recognition of the profound implications associated with foreign investment, trade openness, and energy consumption in South Africa. This study investigates the dynamic relationship among foreign investment, trade, energy, and the interactive effect of foreign investment and trade openness on environmental pollution in South Africa using time series data from 1990 to 2020. The results from the Johansen cointegration analysis and vector error correction model confirm a sustained long-term relationship among foreign investment, trade, energy, and CO2 emissions. This suggests that any deviations from CO2 emissions equilibrium would gradually self-adjust autonomously. This study reveals the long-run positive effects of trade openness and energy consumption on environmental pollution, while foreign investment exhibits a persistent negative impact on environmental pollution in the long run. Economic growth reduces CO2 emissions, while population growth and inflation are detrimental to the environment in the long run. The interaction between foreign investment and trade reduces environmental pollution in the short and long run. The Granger causality tests show a two-way causal relationship between population growth and CO2 emissions and a one-way causal connection among other variables, enlightening the linkage among these critical factors. The study offers several policy suggestions including environmentally friendly trade practices, investing in energy efficiency and transition, and promoting sustainable foreign investment in South Africa to achieve long-term economic sustainability while curbing environmental impact.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"104 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When electric vehicles bump into sharing economy: Consumer's variety seeking in the sustainable transportation 当电动汽车遇上共享经济消费者在可持续交通中的多样化需求

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241266530

Zichen Zhang, Yuan Wang

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Dynamic role of energy utilization, financial development, and information technology on environmental sustainability? Evidence by the tragedy of the commons theory 能源利用、金融发展和信息技术对环境可持续性的动态作用？公地悲剧理论的证据

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241265343

Yue Wei, Liuyin Ji, Muhammad Faheem, Asma Nousheen

{"title":"Dynamic role of energy utilization, financial development, and information technology on environmental sustainability? Evidence by the tragedy of the commons theory","authors":"Yue Wei, Liuyin Ji, Muhammad Faheem, Asma Nousheen","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241265343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241265343","url":null,"abstract":"Economic growth is contingent upon the financial sector expansion. A solid and well-developed financial industry can improve business opportunities. The financial sector has a decisive role to play in mitigating damage to the environment. Despite extensive research on sustainability, more needs to be accomplished in terms of pinpointing the keys to a world free of environmental degradation. The study aims to illuminate the relationship between CO2 emissions and variables such as non-renewable energy consumption, GDP growth, FDI, and information and communication technologies. Time series data for Pakistan from 1985 to 2021 is employed with the linear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) method, highlighting the underlying relationship between the variables. Moreover, the econometric model is derived from the STRIPAT function based on carbon as an environmental variable, while energy utilization and communication technology are population affluent. According to the empirical results of the current study, there is a negative connection between financial development and CO2. However, foreign direct investment, information and communication technologies, and non-renewable energy sources are positively associated with CO2. The study findings suggest that policymakers should promote more financial investment in greener technologies and digitization, and the government should also revamp its energy mix and emphasize alternate energy sources.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"135 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141811072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards sustainable initiatives: Evidence from green finance mitigating ecological footprint in East Asia and Pacific nations 迈向可持续倡议：减轻东亚和太平洋国家生态足迹的绿色金融证据

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241262937

Bilal Aslam, Guitao Zhang, M. Amjad, Shujun Guo, Rui Guo, Azra Soomro

{"title":"Towards sustainable initiatives: Evidence from green finance mitigating ecological footprint in East Asia and Pacific nations","authors":"Bilal Aslam, Guitao Zhang, M. Amjad, Shujun Guo, Rui Guo, Azra Soomro","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241262937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241262937","url":null,"abstract":"Green finance serves as a bridge between development and ecological sustainability. It provides a roadmap for countries to accomplish sustainable development goals by simultaneously curbing their ecological footprint. Green financing prioritizes eco-friendly technologies, sustainable behaviors, renewable energy, and green infrastructure, promoting positive changes. This study examines the role of green finance on the ecological footprint of 11 East Asian and Pacific countries from 2000 to 2023. This study uses different diagnostic tests to prove the existence of cross-sectional dependency, non-normality, and slope heterogeneity. The coefficients are estimated using the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) approach and panel quantile regression at different quantiles. The results show the validity of an inverted U-shaped relationship between green finance and the ecological footprint. Further analysis explores that at the middle quantile, all selected countries except Mongolia and the Philippines, while the FMOLS approach shows that all countries’ green finance reduces their ecological footprint. Additionally, globalization reduces the ecological footprint, while economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization increase the ecological footprint. This study recommends that to fight against climate change, the selected countries should focus more on green finance. Financial institutions should provide funds only for environment-friendly technologies.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"50 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141818207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Growth-environment nexus in Canada: Revisiting EKC via demand and supply dynamics 加拿大的增长与环境关系：通过供需动态重新审视 EKC

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241263833

Md. Idris Ali, Md. Monirul Islam, Brian Ceh

{"title":"Growth-environment nexus in Canada: Revisiting EKC via demand and supply dynamics","authors":"Md. Idris Ali, Md. Monirul Islam, Brian Ceh","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241263833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241263833","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research on the growth-environment nexus has predominantly focused on demand-side indicators, disregarding the supply-side dynamic and the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis. This study examines the role of economic growth on environmental quality in Canada, considering various macroeconomic factors such as energy consumption, technology innovation, foreign direct investment, and institutional quality. Using time series data for the period 1990 to 2022, this study employs the dynamic autoregressive distributive lag (DARDL) co-integration model to assess the co-integrating relationship among variables and conduct counterfactual shock analysis. The results demonstrate that economic growth significantly affects demand-side dynamics, leading to increased carbon emissions and ecological footprint, while concurrently reducing the supply-side factor, namely the load capacity factor, in both the short and long run. Notably, these findings include the confirmation of the EKC hypothesis as it relates to environmental safety, measured through energy consumption within the Canadian context. In addition, counterfactual analysis of the DARDL approach examines the effects of (±) 1% and (±) 5% shocks from the independent to dependent variables. For robustness, the kernel regularized least squares machine learning algorithm validates the results obtained from the DARDL estimation technique. The study's findings suggest implementing stringent environmental policies to enhance supply-side environmental parameters while carefully balancing energy consumption to support growth. It is crucial to ensure that economic growth is not achieved at the expense of environmental degradation in Canada.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"08 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141818492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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