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Does emerging country's urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets hypothesis for carbon emissions? A novel perspective on national and subnational differences 新兴国家的城市化是否重新定义了碳排放的环境库兹涅茨假说？国家和国家以下各级差异的新视角

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241230623

Qiang Wang, Siqi Zhang, Rongrong Li

{"title":"Does emerging country's urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets hypothesis for carbon emissions? A novel perspective on national and subnational differences","authors":"Qiang Wang, Siqi Zhang, Rongrong Li","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241230623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241230623","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging countries are experiencing rapid urbanization. Examining the link between economic growth and carbon emissions in developing nations as well as the effects of urbanization on this relationship at the national and subnational levels are the goals of this research. Thus, to investigate if China's economic development and carbon emissions align with the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis, this study adopts the FMOLS model and the fixed effects model. Furthermore, this study uses urbanization as a threshold variable and examines how the influence of economic development on carbon emissions would alter as a result of urbanization. The findings demonstrate an inverted U-shaped link between China's economic development and carbon emissions and the relationship is compatible with the EKC hypothesis. Although there is variability at the subnational level, most of the regions follow the inverted U-shaped connection. The carbon emissions inflection point in the western area is larger than the inflection points in the eastern and central regions. According to the threshold model, as urbanization rises, the increase in carbon emissions brought on by economic expansion declines. The eight economic areas of China differ in how the link between economic growth and carbon emissions change in the process of urbanization. But compared to the initial stage of urbanization, the last stage of urbanization in most countries lessens the impact of economic expansion on carbon emissions. To decrease carbon emissions, we must not only encourage the development of cleaner technologies and boost energy consumption efficiency, but also create carbon-reduction strategies that are specific to the growth characteristics of various areas.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"30 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140736588","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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Role of Environmental Policy Stringency on Sectoral CO2 Emissions in EU-5 Countries: Disaggregated Level Evidence by Novel Quantile-Based Approaches 欧盟五国环境政策严格性对部门二氧化碳排放的作用：基于新定量法的分类水平证据

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241241026

M. Kartal, Derviş Kırıkkaleli, U. Pata

{"title":"Role of Environmental Policy Stringency on Sectoral CO2 Emissions in EU-5 Countries: Disaggregated Level Evidence by Novel Quantile-Based Approaches","authors":"M. Kartal, Derviş Kırıkkaleli, U. Pata","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241241026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241241026","url":null,"abstract":"Consistent with the increasing awareness of environmental problems, countries have applied various measures to combat climate change by preventing environmental degradation of the environment. In this context, a set of measures in different areas and sectors have been taken. Although it is possible to consider each of them, instead, using a more comprehensive index, such as the Environmental Policy Stringency Index, can be appropriate in examining the effects of environmental measures in curbing emissions. Accordingly, this research examines the effect of Environmental Policy Stringency Index on sectoral carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the European Union Five countries (namely, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, and Italy) by using data for the period 1990/Q2-2020/Q4, performing novel quantile-based approaches. The outcomes show that at higher quantiles, Environmental Policy Stringency Index provides (a) a decrease in building sector CO2 emissions in France, the United Kingdom, and Italy; (b) a decline in industrial combustion sector CO2 emissions in France and Italy; (c) a curb power sector CO2 emissions in Germany, Spain, and France; (d) a decrease in transport sector CO2 emission in Germany and France; (e) there are causalities from Environmental Policy Stringency Index to sectoral CO2 emissions across quantiles except for some ones; (f) the outcomes are verified as robust. The outcomes prove the differentiating effects of Environmental Policy Stringency Index across sectors under the empirical examinations, quantiles, and countries. Thus, the study discusses various policy endeavors, such as consideration of the varying structure of environmental measures, application of nonlinear approaches, and focusing on some sectors to go fast in curbing sectoral CO2 emissions.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"724 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140749350","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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Collaborative governance: The role of common institutional ownership in corporate environmental information disclosure 合作治理：共同机构所有权在企业环境信息披露中的作用

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241244533

Yishan Liu, Hu Liu, Wei He, Hanwen Deng, Umer Sahil Maqsood

{"title":"Collaborative governance: The role of common institutional ownership in corporate environmental information disclosure","authors":"Yishan Liu, Hu Liu, Wei He, Hanwen Deng, Umer Sahil Maqsood","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241244533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241244533","url":null,"abstract":"Transparency regarding environmental practices is crucial not only for ethical corporate governance but also for empowering consumers and investors to make informed decisions. This study examines the impact of common institutional ownership (CInOwn) on the extent of environmental information disclosure (EnvInfoDis) by publicly traded Chinese companies from 2010 to 2020. Using robust empirical analysis, we demonstrate a positive relationship between CInOwn and EnvInfoDis, suggesting that firms with shared institutional investors are more likely to disclose environmental information, fostering public trust and aligning with government expectations. We further investigate the underlying mechanisms, revealing that CInOwn strengthens internal controls, promoting improved EnvInfoDis practices. Notably, the findings remain robust across various tests, including using different CInOwn thresholds. This study offers significant contributions to the ongoing debate on CInOwn implications, paving the way for policy and economic interventions to support Chinese firms in integrating EnvInfoDis practices, ultimately contributing to societal sustainability.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"253 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140749895","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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Forecasting the total building energy based on its architectural features using a combination of CatBoost and meta-heuristic algorithms 使用 CatBoost 和元启发式算法组合，根据建筑特征预测建筑总能耗

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241241029

Xiaoyu Qu, Ziheng Liu

{"title":"Forecasting the total building energy based on its architectural features using a combination of CatBoost and meta-heuristic algorithms","authors":"Xiaoyu Qu, Ziheng Liu","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241241029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241241029","url":null,"abstract":"This research examines the overall energy usage in residential buildings, focusing on architectural characteristics. The study utilizes a combination of the CatBoost method and meta-heuristic algorithms for analysis. The main approach of this research is based on the accuracy defects of individual models, which leads to the employment of CatBoost as a group model. Due to the lack of enough examinations while utilizing CatBoost method, this model and its hyperparameters are optimized using various meta-heuristic methods, including Phasor Particle Swarm Optimization (PPSO), Slime Mould Algorithm (SMA), Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA), Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO), Artificial Bee Colony (ABC), and Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO). Eventually, the performance of all models is compared by conduction of a case study, using diverse statistical examination indexes divided by the dwelling types i.e., (1) Standard efficiency upgraded dwellings (D1), (2) High efficiency upgraded dwellings (D2), and (3) Ultra high efficiency upgraded dwellings (D3). The results show that the hybrid proposed method has a proper ability to investigate the total site energy. The results show that for the D1 dwelling and according to the test dataset, the integrated CatBoost-SMA model indicates the most desired performance in predicting the total site energy. But for D2 and D3 dwellings and referring to the test dataset, the statistical evaluation indexes emphasize that the integrated CatBoost-PPSO method shows the most reliable performance.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"99 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140749729","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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The impacts of economic growth, foreign direct investment inflows, and energy usage on air pollution through globalization in China: A vector error correction model approach 全球化对中国经济增长、外商直接投资流入和能源使用对空气污染的影响：向量误差修正模型方法

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241244490

Eren Can Gurbuz

{"title":"The impacts of economic growth, foreign direct investment inflows, and energy usage on air pollution through globalization in China: A vector error correction model approach","authors":"Eren Can Gurbuz","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241244490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241244490","url":null,"abstract":"During its economic globalization, China ranked first in the world regarding air pollution since 2005. China's massive carbon dioxide emission that causes global warming, directly or indirectly, can be stimulated by its economic globalization process, which needs to be observed. Hence, this article aims to observe the direct and indirect impacts among foreign direct investment (FDI) inward, energy usage, carbon dioxide emissions, economic globalization, the share of the industry sector in GDP, and economic growth from the exact starting point of globalization, in other words opening the gate of China (1979) to the intensive trade war between China and the USA, that began to change international policies (2013) of China. The vector error correction model (VECM) and the Granger causality tests are performed to obtain the causality directions and impacts among the variables. The empirical results reveal emerging FDI-led economic growth and the existence of cultivating air pollution owing to energy use, FDI inward (polluting-FDI), and economic globalization in China. Regarding the output of Granger causality tests, direct unidirectional causality from energy use to air pollution and indirect unidirectional causality from energy use to economic growth through inward FDI are observed. This study proposes crucial policies to encourage cleaner production and energy-saving technologies that reduce air pollution of China and stimulate China's economic growth during globalization.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"232 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140750390","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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Enhanced biodiesel production from Annona squamosa seed oil using Ni-doped CaO nanocatalyst: Process optimization and reaction kinetics 使用掺杂镍的 CaO 纳米催化剂提高葵花籽油生产生物柴油的能力：工艺优化和反应动力学

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241241291

G. Baskar, Sampath Nithica, R. Pravin, Viswanathan Renuka, Krishnamurthi Tamilarasan

{"title":"Enhanced biodiesel production from Annona squamosa seed oil using Ni-doped CaO nanocatalyst: Process optimization and reaction kinetics","authors":"G. Baskar, Sampath Nithica, R. Pravin, Viswanathan Renuka, Krishnamurthi Tamilarasan","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241241291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241241291","url":null,"abstract":"The present research was mainly focused on the production of biodiesel from Annona squamosa oil using a synthesized Ni-doped CaO nanocatalyst. The optimization of the transesterification reaction parameters was studied through response surface methodology. The highest biodiesel yield of 99.1% was achieved with the optimized conditions of 7.86% catalyst concentration, 442 RPM, 15.19:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil, reaction temperature of 55.8°C and reaction time of 63.3 min. The results obtained from reaction kinetics study showed a good fit with a first-order kinetic model. The activation energy and R2 value were determined to be 53.7 kJ/mol and 0.90, respectively. The synthesized Ni-doped CaO nanocatalyst was characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy which confirms the presence of nickel, calcium and oxygen. Also, the average size of the nanocatalyst was found to be 48.79 nm. The Fourier Transform–Infrared Spectroscopy results showed the occurrence of functional groups such as C-H and C = O bonds in the synthesized Ni-doped CaO nanocatalyst. The presence of fatty acid methyl esters in the produced biodiesel was analyzed through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analysis. The obtained results from the current study provides the possibility and insights for sustainable biodiesel production and a greener environment.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":"93 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140371244","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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Sustainable energy efficiency in China from the perspective of environmental development: A comprehensive analysis of regional disparities and policy implications 从环境发展角度看中国的可持续能源效率：地区差异与政策影响的综合分析

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241233736

Ze Tian, Han-qi Zhang, Fang-rong Ren, Xing-wu Xu, Xiao-yan Liu

{"title":"Sustainable energy efficiency in China from the perspective of environmental development: A comprehensive analysis of regional disparities and policy implications","authors":"Ze Tian, Han-qi Zhang, Fang-rong Ren, Xing-wu Xu, Xiao-yan Liu","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241233736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241233736","url":null,"abstract":"Global agreements have emerged in order to achieve carbon neutrality as the needs for renewable energy sources and carbon reduction continue to grow. To achieve the global carbon neutrality goals, China, one of the largest carbon emitters, must improve urban energy efficiency. Using a three-stage slacks-based measure (SBM) technique, this study analyses the total factor energy efficiency of 270 prefecture-level cities from 2011 through 2020. It tries to monitor and evaluate energy efficiency without taking into account variations in the outside environment. China's total factor energy efficiency shows an overall rising trend, despite significant regional variations. Improved energy efficiency levels can be attributed to technical advancements, while limitations in technology contribute to lower energy efficiency in certain areas. The study highlights the importance of considering external environmental factors in evaluating energy efficiency, able to avoid an overestimation of China's overall energy efficiency. It is noteworthy that the eastern region consistently outperforms the national average in terms of energy use efficiency. Even after taking environmental factors out of the equation, the central, west, and northeast regions still have worse energy efficiency and slower rates of growth. On this basis, from strengthening energy management and planning; facilitating cross-regional sharing of expertise; take targeted policy measures to adapt to the characteristics of the western and northeastern regions and put forward policy suggestions. These guidelines contribute to international energy cooperation and carbon reduction initiatives, while promoting sustainable energy development in China.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140385503","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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Does the strengthened monitoring policy for key polluting enterprises induce China's green innovation? 加强对重点污染企业的监管政策是否会诱导中国的绿色创新？

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241239898

Feng Wang, Huadan Han, Jingfei Zhao

{"title":"Does the strengthened monitoring policy for key polluting enterprises induce China's green innovation?","authors":"Feng Wang, Huadan Han, Jingfei Zhao","doi":"10.1177/0958305x241239898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305x241239898","url":null,"abstract":"To put enterprises reduce pollutant emissions and help them achieve sustainable development, China develops some policies related to environmental information disclosure (EID). A typical example is the strengthened monitoring policy for key polluting enterprises (SMPKPE). Green innovation is one of the major means to reduce pollutant emissions. However, the impact of the SMPKPE on green innovation has yet to be studied. Using the sample of China's listed enterprises from 2009 to 2021 and the multiperiod difference-in-differences method, this article examines whether the SMPKPE affects enterprises’ green innovation. The results are shown as followed: (1) the SMPKPE significantly improves enterprises’ green innovation; (2) this improvement can be achieved by strengthening the supervisory roles of banks and investors; (3) the strengths of the policy for enterprises’ green innovation are depended on the degrees of the financial constraint faced by enterprises. Specifically, taking the financial constraint as a threshold variable, it is found that the SMPKPE significantly improves the green innovation of enterprises with high degrees of financial constraint, while the policy reduces the green innovation of enterprises with low degrees of financial constraint; (4) the SMPKPE improves the green innovation of state-owned enterprises but fails to influence the green innovation of nonstate-owned enterprises. On a theoretical level, the conclusions of this article help to deepen the understanding of EID policies. On a practical level, the successful experiences of China provide valuable practical implications for China and other developing countries that currently face dual economic and environmental pressure.","PeriodicalId":505265,"journal":{"name":"Energy & Environment","volume":" 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140385639","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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Impact of renewable energy expansion policies on the economy, income distribution, and air pollution reduction 可再生能源扩张政策对经济、收入分配和减少空气污染的影响

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241241031

Inha Oh, Kihwan Kim

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Does circularity mean energy transition and energy security? novel evidence from European countries 循环是否意味着能源转型和能源安全？来自欧洲国家的新证据

Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1177/0958305x241230618

Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Trần Thi Mai Hoa, Leavitt Ha

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