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{"title":"Innovations, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the global world countries: An empirical investigation","authors":"Hayat Khan, Liu Weili, Robeen Bibi, Sumaira, Itbar Khan","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i4.288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i4.288","url":null,"abstract":"Technological innovations are the important sources of economic growth of a country and it is inter associated with other factors such as energy consumption, economic growth and carbon dioxide emission. A change in these factors affect the capability of technological innovation and thus the effect of these factors on innovations need to be explored. This study investigates the effect of carbon dioxide, energy consumption and economic growth on innovations proxies by different innovations indicators. The sample data is collected from 1980 to 2019 of the world 181 countries and OLS, fixed effect, two step Generalized method of moments and panel quantile regression models were employed for data analysis. The results reveal that carbon dioxide and economic growth increase technological innovations while the inflow of FDI decrease innovations output. Energy consumption also negatively affects innovation indicators except for research and development. In the case of quantile regression, energy consumption is positive while carbon dioxide and foreign direct investment are negative across different quantiles for research and development. Energy consumption and foreign direct investment reduce technological innovations proxy by patent application residents while carbon dioxide and economic growth increase it. The findings of this study have considerable policy suggestions for the global countries.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89478581","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}

{"title":"Nexus between energy use, industrialization, forest area, and carbon dioxide emissions: New insights from Russia","authors":"A. Raihan, Almagul Tuspekova","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i4.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i4.269","url":null,"abstract":"Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, contribute significantly to global climate change, which in turn threatens the environment, development, and sustainability. The current study examines the nexus between Russia's energy consumption, industrialization, and forest cover in terms of the country's total CO2 emissions. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing technique and the Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) methodology were used to examine time series data from 1990 to 2020. Evidence of cointegration between the variables was found using the ARDL bounds test. An increase of 1% in energy consumption and industrialization is predicted to result in an increase of 1.3% and 0.23% in CO2 emissions in Russia. In addition, it has been estimated that a 1% increase in forest area might lead to a 4.29% reduction in CO2 emissions in the long run. This article proposed policies to reduce emissions in Russia and assure environmental sustainability through the use of renewable energy sources, green industry, and sustainable forest management.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84850676","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}

{"title":"Orientation as a panacea for improving the Thermal Performance of a fully enclosed courtyard in a typical tropical climate","authors":"Sule Modi, IIiyasu Sanke Isyaku, Timothy Marcus Kogi, Amos Danladi, Bilkisu Priscilla Sambo, Emmanuel Adamu Gado","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.240","url":null,"abstract":"Globalization has resulted in pollution, carbon emissions, climate change, and an insufficient supply of natural resources. As a result, research is required to increase the thermal performance of buildings. In this regard, using a courtyard as a building component is one of the most sustainable ways to improve the building's thermal performance and microclimate. While utilizing the Envi-met program on the configurations chosen for the fully enclosed courtyard, this study investigated the effect of orientation on the fully enclosed courtyard's thermal performance. 1:1:1 and 1:2:1 are examples of this setup. The orientations considered in this example were N-S, E-W, NE-SW, and NW-SE. The air temperature, mean radiant temperature and physiological equivalent temperature were measured during simulations of two configurations of the fully enclosed courtyard. According to the research, the air temperature, mean radiant temperature and physiological equivalent temperature rises as the size of the courtyard grows. As a result, the air temperature in the 1:1:1 courtyard arrangement is lower than in the 1:2:1 courtyard design.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83052226","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}

{"title":"The Environmental Conservation, Legal and Ethical Issues concerning Herbal Products in Nigeria","authors":"P. Aidonojie, Milicent Ekeata Idahosa, Omohoste Patience Agbale, Adefisayo Ifeoluwa Oyedeji","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.124","url":null,"abstract":"It has been widely reported that there have been rising cases of communicable and non-communicable disease, given the poor level of unhealthy lifestyle and disease outbreak from poor scientific laboratory management. It must be noted that Nigeria has also had its fair share of the rising cases of most infectious diseases. However, in quest of most persons affected by various communicable diseases in Nigeria, it has led finding a better solace and cures to these communicable diseases, by resulting to taking phytomedicine or herbal product. It suffices to state that the growing demand for herbal medicine in Nigeria in the cure or treatment of communicable diseases results from its natural, medicinal, and therapeutic effects. However, the increasing demand for the herbal product has resulted in indiscriminate plant harvest and various individuals not being skilled in the art of herbal medicine production to indulge in manufacturing a poor, harmful and low-quality herbal product. It must be noted that although the international community set out ethical guidelines concerning the the conservation of plant material and manufacturing of herbal medicine. It is in this regard that this study tends to examine the international legal framework concerning environmental conservation of plant material and, local legal and ethical framework concerning the production of herbal products in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91321133","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}

{"title":"FDI flow in Energy Sector among BCIM, BIMSTEC+1 and ASEAN+4 sub-regional alignments","authors":"Kallal Banerjee","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.226","url":null,"abstract":"FDI is the most dynamic component for boosting trade among different sub-regional blocs. It may be considered under Mode 3 of the GATS agreement. This study documents various restrictions under market access and national treatments under mode 3 as committed by different member countries, among three regional trading blocs to improving the energy sector. A large portion of trade is being facilitated through strong linkage between service trade and FDI flow among countries or regions. ASEAN countries among South East Asia played an important role in attracting foreign direct investments for the economic development and growth in Energy Sector. Trade barriers, particularly commitment barriers of importing country, have a strong negative impact on smooth flow of investments across regions. This research also reviews the purposes  of FDI among regional countries and explores the deepest and strong relationships among regional members to explore a possible strategic relationship for formation of Regional Trade Agreement (RTA).","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90660602","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}

{"title":"Pattern of Water Consumption among Students in Cross River University, Calabar Campus, Nigeria","authors":"S. Eteng, Ndifreke Moses Etim, Ifiok Christopher Eyo, Celestine Chinedu Eze","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.209","url":null,"abstract":"The study analysed the pattern of water consumption among students in Cross River University, Calabar Campus, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examine the extent and ways water is consumed. Data for the study were obtained using interviews, observations and questionnaire.in eliciting data. A total of 300 copies of questionnaire were distributed in the residential hostels.  In order to have a general impression of the situation under investigation, 150 copies of questionnaire were distributed in male hostels and same were distributed in female hostels. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, simple percentages and means. A 5-point likert scale was used in understanding the level in which certain variables contribute in water consumption in the study area. The study noted that water consumption was significantly influenced by gender and age. For instance, the study highlighted that females consumed larger water quantity than males. Equally, students within the ages of 18 years and 25 years constitute larger percentage of water consumers. It was also noted that water consumption among students in the hostels was influenced by particular periods of the day. For instance, the quantity of water consumed in the morning was observed to be higher than in other periods of the day. Furthermore, bathing account for the largest quantity of water consumption while drinking constitute the least. Based on the above observations, it was suggested that the quality of water that is supplied for consumption be improved so as to allow students to drink. Finally, should be supplied at required quantity and regularly. \u0000Keywords; Hostels, school environment, quantity/quality of water, water demand, water supply,","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74107342","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}

{"title":"Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practice among Students in Secondary School, Ijebu Ode, Nigeria","authors":"Edet Otto, Ayodeji Opatoki, D. Luyi","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.169","url":null,"abstract":"Studies have documented that poor WaSH is accountable for several cases of diarrhea globally, resulting in millions of unnecessary deaths each year, particularly among children, and most notably in underdeveloped countries where poor knowledge and practice of WaSH have been well documented. Therefore, the work prioritizes evaluation of WaSH practice among students in secondary school in Ijebu Ode, in light of the emergence of COVID-19, which has further highlighted the essence of WaSH practice, especially in our schools. A descriptive cross-sectional approach was adopted in the conduct of the investigation, wherein data was sourced from 60 students selected through random numbers from six randomly selected secondary schools (three public and three private), representing a total student population of 360. The data collected through structured questionnaire and personal interview were computed and analyzed descriptively using Microsoft Excel and Statistical Software for Social Scientist (version 20). Findings indicated that majority of the students in Ijebu Ode have adequate knowledge (78.9%) and inadequate practice (45.6%) on WaSH, and thus, concluded that whereas the participants have adequate knowledge on WaSH, it however did not translate into an actual practice. Hence, a need for an intensive effort that will facilitate adequate WaSH practices among the school students through the availability and accessibility of appropriate WaSH resources, with school and home schedules for WaSH practice.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73712986","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}

{"title":"Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach (ARDL) to Corruption and Economic Growth Nexus in Nigeria","authors":"Bassey Enya Ndem, H. James, Friday Bassey Agala","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.181","url":null,"abstract":"The corruption in Nigeria is generating concern around the globe and among its citizens. This concern is because corruption has continued undermining the country's socio-economic development. Thus, this study empirically investigates the impact of corruption on economic growth in the Nigerian economy using annual data from 1980 to 2018. The study employed the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model as its estimation technique. In this study, economic growth was proxied by gross domestic product growth rate (GDPGR), while corruption was proxied by the corruption perception index. The result revealed that corruption has a negative and significant impact on economic growth in Nigeria in the long run. This finding implies that corruption has impeded the economic development process in Nigeria within the period of this study. Thus, it was recommended that anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria, such as the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) should be strengthened by enacting laws that will empower them to investigate, arrest and prosecute offenders.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78661017","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}

{"title":"Housing Satisfaction among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria","authors":"S. Eteng, I. Mfon, Bassey John Okoi","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i3.89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i3.89","url":null,"abstract":"The paper focused on examining the satisfaction of students with hostel accommodation in tertiary institutions in Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria. The study sought specifically to identify the level at which students were satisfied with hostel accommodation using fifteen (15) variables. In order to obtain data, three (3) tertiary institutions within the study area were purposively sampled. A total of 150 copies of questionnaire were distributed to residents in the school hostels. Specifically, 50 copies of questionnaire were distributed in each residential hostel in schools that were sample out. Analysis were done using both descriptive statistics such as frequencies and simple percentages as well as relative satisfaction index (RSI) to determine the level of satisfaction of students in the hostels. A five point likert scale was adopted in explaining the level of satisfaction of students with the hostels. The findings revealed that the students were fairly satisfied with the quality, condition and general standards of the hostels in the study area. This is due to the fact that certain facilities that need to be on ground to boost satisfaction level of students were not adequately provided. For instance, it was noted that students do not have maximum access to ICT facilities in hostels. It was also revealed that privacy in hostels had the weakest contribution to student satisfaction in the hostels. In order to boost satisfaction of residents with hostel accommodation, it was suggested that hostels be maintained regularly to avoid deterioration of facilities. It was also recommended that more residential units be developed to accommodate students in the study area. Equally, the students’ priority should be given concern in the housing development process.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83391391","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}

{"title":"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs in Sarangani Province: Promotion of the Triple Bottom Line Framework of Sustainability","authors":"Cheryl Marie Cristobal-Cipriano, Jinnifer Arroyo, Alvin Romualdo","doi":"10.56556/jescae.v1i2.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56556/jescae.v1i2.104","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to determine the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs implemented by business organizations in Sarangani Province in the frame of Triple Bottom Line Framework of Sustainability – People, Planet, and Profit (3Ps). It employed the mixed method research design using sequential qualitative and quantitative survey-type techniques. It involved fifty-two (52) respondents from medium-sized and large companies. Findings show that the main CSR drivers were customer satisfaction and company reputation/image while the major barrier was the lack of support from top management. In terms of involvement, the companies made efforts to address social injustice; partnered with communities to provide financial assistance; promoted waste management, energy, and water conservation; and, ensured employee well-being. In terms of integrating corporate citizenship, the companies recognized the role of leaders as CSR champions; incorporated CSR policies and integrated CSR initiatives in program development; installed CSR in their operational systems, as well as enabled M&E mechanisms. In assessing CSR program implementation, the companies established safety protocols in the workplace; educated their employees and the communities on environmental protection; and, hired local people from host communities. On issues and challenges, financial constraint was cited as a major concern while the benefits were gained from the areas of environmental conservation and compliance to national and local laws. Hence, the study concluded that many business organizations in Sarangani have already taken 3Ps- anchored proactive steps through CSR to make valuable contributions for the continuous development of medium and large-scale enterprises. It is therefore recommended that business organizations should increase their CSR program focus on Gender Equality, develop more CSR champions, increase employee involvement in CSR initiatives, and further CSR efforts through increased funding, while the government should introduce strategic measures to further encourage more companies to undertake CSR.","PeriodicalId":53187,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Economics","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73441632","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}