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Development Studies
Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: The commitment of emerging countries in clean energy development and carbon-neutral goals is crucial. This study examines the role of environmental-related technological innovations (ERT) in achieving climate neutrality in the E7 countries and finds that increasing ERT can significantly reduce carbon emissions. However, these countries still need to make more efforts to transition to cleaner energy sources.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Subhan Ullah, Asma Nasim
Summary: The study found that embedding environmental targets in corporate strategy encourages corporate managers to design and develop eco-friendly products and services, and firm-level commitments motivate managers to promote, market, and label environmentally friendly products.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Business
Caroline Veldhuizen
Summary: The emergence of complex global problems and concerns about sustainability have become central in discussions surrounding innovation. This paper aims to contribute to insights by examining the conceptual foundations of sustainability-focused innovation policy. It explores the potential and challenges of deeper engagement with systems theory in addressing complex problems and the implications for transformational change.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
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Business
Subhan Ullah, Henry Agyei-Boapeah, Ja Ryong Kim, Asma Nasim
Summary: This study fills the research gap on the determinants of environmental innovation in developing countries and finds that it is mainly driven by demand-pull factors, with national culture playing an important role.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Fazal Ur Rehman, Solomon Gyamfi, Samma Faiz Rasool, Fazal Akbar, Khawar Hussain, Viktor Prokop
Summary: This study examines the impacts of circular economy innovation (CEI) on the triple bottom lines (TBL) efficiencies and market competitiveness among production SMEs in emerging economies. The findings reveal that CEI has a positive significant effect on market competitiveness and TBL efficiencies. Market competitiveness mediates the relationship between CEI and TBL efficiencies. This study provides theoretical foundations for environmental-based production SMEs to formulate sustainable strategies and offers guidance to policy makers and environmental regulators.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Paris Hadfield, Lars Coenen
Summary: This paper highlights the role of financial systems in shaping the forms and qualities of sustainability transitions in urban built environments, including temporal boundaries, multiscalar relations, and spatial distribution of investments. It also discusses the potential of financial innovation driven by social and place-based value propositions to achieve environmental goals.
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shufang Zhao, Muhammad Hafeez, Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal
Summary: The study found that Internet and mobile communication technologies can improve energy efficiency in the long run, but have a reducing effect on carbon emissions. Foreign direct investment has a positive impact on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, and is also important for long-term improvements in environmental efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Anu, Amit Kumar Singh, Syed Ali Raza, Joanna Nakonieczny, Umer Shahzad
Summary: In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of identifying the determinants of environmental performance. This study contributes to this debate by investigating the effects of financial inclusion, green innovation, and energy efficiency on ecological issues. Using annual data from 2000 to 2018 and employing the novel quantile regression method, the authors find that industrial growth and financial inclusion have a positive impact on ecological footprints. The study suggests the need for policymakers to implement appropriate measures to improve the financial system and promote the adoption of renewable and clean energies.
STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paolo Pane
Summary: The competition between territorial areas has intensified due to globalization and the removal of market obstacles. In order to gain a competitive advantage, territories need to be unique and adopt environmental policies for sustainable development. The literature lacks consensus on measuring environmental performance and its impact on territorial competitiveness. Statistical analysis of Italian provinces shows a relationship between sustainability level and competitiveness, but also highlights geographical disparities as a significant issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the importance of researching how administrators and policy makers respond to changes in consumer demands towards sustainability.
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Environmental Sciences
Harm A. R. M. van den Heiligenberg, Gaston J. Heimeriks, Marko P. Hekkert, Rob P. J. M. Raven
Summary: The transfer of sustainability innovations requires consideration of local and regional conditions, with technological innovations being more easily diffused globally than social innovations. The transfer of innovations often involves translation rather than replication, and local cultural and institutional contexts play a significant role in enabling this transfer.
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Ricardo E. Buitrago R., Maria Ines Barbosa Camargo, Favio Cala Vitery
Summary: This paper explores the relationship between the home country's institutional framework and international competitiveness, finding that political and lack of systemic conditions have a negative impact on competitiveness, while science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources have a positive impact. The analysis was conducted using partial least squares - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ran Tao, Muhammad Umar, Ahsan Naseer, Ummara Razi
Summary: In the wake of the Paris Climate Conference, emerging countries have begun to achieve carbon neutrality targets, underscoring the vital importance of environmental sustainability. Through focusing on factors like eco-innovation and environmental taxes, governments and policymakers can effectively reduce net carbon emissions and address the negative impacts of carbon emissions on environmental quality. This study examines the dynamic impact of eco-innovation and environmental taxes on carbon neutrality targets in emerging economies, highlighting their significant role in carbon abatement and the presence of the Environmental Kuznet Curve.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Economics
Kwaku Addai, Berna Serener, Dervis Kirikkaleli
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between environmental sustainability and regulatory quality in Eastern European economies. The findings suggest that countries with strong regulations have improved environmental quality and there are causal relationships between different factors. The results emphasize the importance of strengthening regulations to address climate change and global warming.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Festus Victor Bekun, Agboola Phillips, Mehmet Altuntas
Summary: This research examines the challenges and opportunities for environmental sustainability in the emerging seven (E7) economies. The study finds that rapid economic expansion and energy consumption have had negative impacts on environmental sustainability. However, technological innovation and renewable energy play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions. The study suggests that more investments are needed to further enhance the environmental sustainability of these economies.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Najabat Ali, Khamphe Phoungthong, Kuaanan Techato, Waheed Ali, Shah Abbas, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Anwar Khan
Summary: Foreign direct investment and green innovation have a significant impact on the environmental quality of BRICS economies. Foreign direct investment, energy use, and economic growth have a positive impact on CO2 emissions, while green innovation has a negative impact.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Simon Gloeser-Chahoud, Matthias Pfaff, Rainer Walz, Frank Schultmann
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
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Economics
Luana Ladu, Enrica Imbert, Rainer Quitzow, Piergiuseppe Morone
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2020)
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Economics
Konrad Guertler, Rafael Postpischil, Rainer Quitzow
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Matthias Pfaff, Rainer Walz
Summary: In this study, a multi-regional environmentally extended input-output analysis of Germany's raw-material use was conducted, revealing slight upward trends in input-based indicators and relatively steady consumption-based indicators. The analysis also showed that exports were a significant driver of the increase in input-based indicators for Germany.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Andrea Prontera, Rainer Quitzow
Summary: The article introduces the concept of the catalytic state in the context of the EU's role in climate and energy policies, positioning it between the positive state and the regulatory state. It argues that these new capacities have expanded the scope of EU action in the climate and energy sector without replacing existing regulatory capacities, following the logic of policy layering.
NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Rainer Quitzow, Ortwin Renn, Yana Zabanova
Summary: Economic disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine provide insights into how climate change may threaten global supply chains in the future. The EU is addressing strategic vulnerabilities in fossil fuel supply while maintaining its climate ambition. However, more far-reaching changes are urgently needed to address the root causes of the current crisis.
GAIA-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Andrea Prontera, Rainer Quitzow
Summary: The article discusses the global influence of the European Union (EU) and argues that besides regulatory capacities, the EU also possesses "catalytic" capacities in financing and network building. Blended finance is analyzed as a tool of "catalytic power", aimed at mobilizing partners and resources to achieve external objectives. The article concludes that blended finance has become more important than financial leverage, positioning the European Commission as a central player in international cooperation and increasing its influence in this sphere.
JCMS-JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES
(2023)
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Economics
Rainer Quitzow, Sonja Thielges
Summary: Germany's energy foreign policy adopts a soft power strategy by promoting its energy transition policy through bilateral energy partnerships. These partnerships are designed as soft power tools to enhance the attractiveness of German policy solutions and persuade other countries to adopt them.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Rainer Quitzow, German Bersalli, Laima Eicke, Joschka Jahn, Johan Lilliestam, Flavio Lira, Adela Marian, Diana Susser, Sapan Thapar, Silvia Weko, Stephen Williams, Bing Xue
Summary: This article examines the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy sector, highlighting the deepening divide between leaders and laggards of the global energy transition. The crisis may hinder the achievement of international climate targets and calls for concerted international action towards phasing out fossil energy resources.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alexandra Gottinger, Luana Ladu, Rainer Quitzow
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Carsten Gandenberger, Henning Kroll, Rainer Walz
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Leonard Frank, Klaus Jacob, Rainer Quitzow
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Economics
Rainer Quitzow, Sonja Thielges, Andreas Goldthau, Sebastian Helgenberger, Grace Mbungu
ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rainer Walz, Clara Oldenburg, Matthias Pfaff, Johannes Schuler, Matthias Gotsch, Frank Marscheider-Weidemann, Michael Hiete
GAIA-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Economics
Shingirirai S. Mutanga, Rainer Quitzow, Jan Christoph Steckel
ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emily Christley, Emrah Karakaya, Frauke Urban
Summary: This paper analyzes the transitions in the aviation industry in Sweden and examines the role of narratives as coordinating mechanisms in sustainability transitions. The study finds that industry actors construct narratives about alternative fuels and technologies to maintain the societal function of aviation while mitigating its climate impact. Narratives not only initiate transitions but also play a vital role in coordinating actors' transition activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2024)
