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Thermodynamics
Guanfei Meng, Hongxun Liu, Jianglong Li, Chuanwang Sun
Summary: This study reveals that China's energy consumption is mainly influenced by factors such as energy flow between regions, growth of residents' income, and technological advancement in industry sectors. During the periods of 2002-2007 and 2007-2012, the growth of residents' income contributed to an increase in energy consumption by 106.7% and 169.8%, while technological advancement in non-industry sectors led to a decrease in energy consumption.
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Environmental Sciences
Hasan Rustemoglu
Summary: The study found that the scale effect is the primary driver of acceleration of total CO2 emissions in Turkey, with population, migration, and carbon intensity effects following. In the electricity and heat production sectors, income effect, electricity intensity, and fuel structure rapidly increase the country's CO2 emissions, while the pollution coefficient is the only factor that decreased CO2 emissions during the studied period.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Economics
Yuwan Duan, Bingqian Yan
Summary: This study examines the impact of processing trade on China's regional CO2 emission intensity of exports from 2002 to 2012. It is found that processing exports played a significant role in making China's exports dirtier in the first period but helped them become cleaner after the crisis. The input structure reflected by the inter-industry production linkage is identified as the main reason for the different performances of EIEs in the two periods.
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Environmental Sciences
Haiyu Long, Rui Xie, Chao Gao, Meng Sun, Bin Su
Summary: Analyzing the factors that affect spatial differences in production water consumption in China is crucial for effective water resource management. Economic scale and regional characteristics were found to be the main factors influencing production water consumption.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yuan Li, Liqiao Huang, Yangchun Bai, Yin Long
Summary: This study uses the structural decomposition analysis method to investigate the carbon emissions in Japan. The results show that although economic recovery led to temporary increases in emissions, the overall trend of carbon emissions has been decreasing. During the financial crisis period, changes in production structure and consumption structure resulted in emission increases, but changes in emission intensity and per capita consumption offset this trend. After the earthquake, upgrading of the production structure led to carbon emission reductions, partially offsetting the increases in per capita consumption and export volume.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qiang Wang, Yi Liu
Summary: India's energy scenario has long been plagued by deficit, security threats, and low efficiency, and the key to solving this dilemma lies in developing renewable energy supply. The study identifies that India's consumption of renewable energy is dominated by domestic consumption, but international trade is playing an increasingly important role. Developing countries have a greater contribution to India's renewable energy consumption, and India should focus on cooperation with these countries to increase efficiency and consumption of renewable energy.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenxia Xia, Zilong Wang, Yihan Xia
Summary: The study found that environmental regulation, industrial pollution control investment, economic development, etc., are the main factors leading to changes in national and regional energy consumption structure. Additionally, R&D intensity and efficiency also have significant impacts on energy consumption structure changes. There is a significant disparity in energy consumption structure between provinces and the national average, with energy efficiency and per capita energy production being the main drivers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Xueying Sun, Xiaojun Ma, Feng Shi, Miaomiao Han, Haiyang Xie, Yuan He
Summary: This study takes the regional development differences in China as a starting point and proposes precise carbon emission reduction strategies for different regions based on comprehensive development level measurement and carbon emission pathway analysis.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Guobao Xiong, Junhong Deng, Baogen Ding
Summary: This study reveals the temporal and spatial differentiation of China's regional tourism carbon emissions and its decoupling relationship with tourism economic growth, providing a reference for emission reduction policies. The analysis indicates significant growth in tourism carbon emissions across regions in China, with varying degrees of decoupling between emissions and economic growth. Driving factors affecting emissions differ across regions, with tourism scale and consumption leading to emission growth, while energy intensity plays a role in reducing emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yuxiang Liu, Songyuan Yang, Xianmei Liu, Pibin Guo, Keyong Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the driving factors behind temporal and spatial differences in CO2 emissions for China's transportation sector, using LMDI and M-R models to analyze changes over time and differences across 15 cities. Results show that income and transportation intensity are key factors influencing CO2 emissions, while multiple factors contribute to differences among cities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
Xiaojing Li, Raj Bahadur Singh Chandel, Xianli Xia
Summary: The study found that the digital village development level (DVI) in China shows an overall upward trend, but there are significant regional imbalances among different provinces. Regional differences are the primary source of DVI development differences. Strengthening inter-regional connection and element flow is suggested to improve the overall DVI of the region.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peng Chen, Hanwen Wang, Mingxing Guo, Jianjun Wang, Sinan Cai, Min Li, Kaining Sun, Yukun Wang
Summary: Understanding the drivers of embodied carbon emissions and the impact of inter-provincial trade is crucial for developing localized climate mitigation strategies. This study examines the flow of embodied carbon between provincial departments in Shanghai and reveals that activity effect drives carbon emissions while technique effect reduces embodied carbon. It is important for Shanghai to avoid the low-carbon trap and continue adjusting its industrial structure and increasing the use of low-carbon energy for carbon reduction.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoling Wang, Chang Lu, Ying Cao, Lili Chen, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin
Summary: The green growth of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration has a leading and exemplary role in overcoming resource restrictions, addressing climate change, and supporting high-quality growth in China. This paper evaluates the environmental impact and decomposes the drivers using the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model and a decoupling effort index. The results show that Beijing has the lowest environmental impact index, while Tianjin and Hebei are primarily influenced by environmental regulation and energy intensity, respectively. Strong decoupling efforts are found in all regions, with Beijing being the most significant. According to the forecast, the BTH area will maintain a strong decoupling effort, with Beijing having the highest index and Hebei the lowest.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Muhammad Jawad Sajid
Summary: The study reveals the significant impact of household demand-driven industrial consumption emissions on emission growth, with income having the largest effect on rural and urban household DEIC emissions. The technological aspect of the consumer industry also plays a positive role in DEIC emissions, but the most sensitive factors for DEIC emissions vary between rural and urban households.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Business
Longfang Chen, Hao Wu
Summary: Using the case of 21 cities in Guangdong Province, this study evaluates the level of regional economic synergistic development and its drivers from 2000 to 2019. The results show that the regional industrial division of labor is the main driver of economic synergistic development in Guangdong. The overall level of synergistic development has advanced from an intermediate diffusion stage to an advanced, symbiotic one. However, there are apparent differences in the gradient between East Guangdong, West Guangdong, North Guangdong, and the Pearl River Delta.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2023)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Hongtao Ren, Wenji Zhou, Hangzhou Wang, Bo Zhang, Tieju Ma
Summary: The variation and interrelation between different energy markets significantly influence the competitiveness of various energy technologies in a complex energy system consisting of multiple competing technologies. The existing energy system modelling efforts fail to account for the interrelations between these markets, leading to a distorted understanding of the market impact on technological choices and operations in the real world. This study proposes a stochastic programming model to address the strategic and operational decision-making problem for an energy system characterized by three competing technologies.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Operations Research & Management Science
Hongtao Ren, Wenji Zhou, Marek Makowski, Shaohui Zhang, Yadong Yu, Tieju Ma
Summary: This study proposes a hybrid multi-criteria decision-support model for adopting energy efficiency technologies in the iron and steel industry. A real case study was conducted to evaluate the performance of 56 energy efficiency technologies across multiple criteria, and a balanced solution was provided.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
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Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Ren, Meng Jiang, Dingjiang Chen, Yadong Yu, Fei Li, Ming Xu, Stefan Bringezu, Bing Zhu
Summary: Aggregates, as the most extracted material resources, are facing shortages and negative impacts. Recent investigations on sand and gravel issues are often ambiguous in definition or use over-simplified accounting methodology. This study conducted a detailed literature investigation and established a systematic accounting framework to understand the social metabolism of aggregate resources in China. The results show a relative decoupling of aggregate inflows and stocks from economic growth, with a shift towards manufactured aggregates as the dominant supply. The study highlights the importance of establishing a well-functioned circular system for the sustainable development of the aggregate industry.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Jun Liu, Wenji Zhou, Jing Yang, Hongtao Ren, Behnam Zakeri, Dan Tong, Ying Guo, Zbigniew Klimont, Tong Zhu, Xiaolong Tang, Honghong Yi
Summary: The study explores different transition strategies for the Beijing energy system to achieve carbon neutrality and assesses the associated air pollution reduction benefits. The indigenous and imported electricity-dependent pathways can achieve significant reductions in carbon emissions and air pollution.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuo Zhang, Yadong Yu, Ali Kharrazi, Hongtao Ren, Tieju Ma
Summary: Balancing sustainable development policies is crucial for protecting the environment and ensuring economic growth. Our study analyzes China's economic industries and proposes a sustainable industrial structure adjustment pathway based on a multi-objective optimization model. The results reveal both synergies and trade-offs among different objectives, highlighting the need for prioritizing energy and water conservation in industrial structure adjustment strategies.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Correction
Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Ren, Meng Jiang, Dingjiang Chen, Yadong Yu, Fei Li, Ming Xu, Stefan Bringezu, Bing Zhu
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
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Business, Finance
Bingqing Ding, Marek Makowski, Jinyang Zhao, Hongtao Ren, Behnam Zakeri, Tieju Ma
Summary: Efforts are being intensified to provide alternative resources and technologies for producing liquid fuel. China needs to plan its future liquid fuel industry considering factors such as oil import dependence and carbon prices. This study describes a model for supporting technology portfolio and capacity configuration to minimize total system cost until 2045. The results show that oil-to-liquid fuel (OTL) will remain dominant in China's liquid fuel industry, unless high carbon prices lead to the replacement of coal-to-liquid fuel (CTL) with biomass-to-liquid fuel (BTL) technology.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Shuo Zhang, Yadong Yu, Ali Kharrazi, Hongtao Ren, Tieju Ma
Summary: Structural adjustment of China's economy and energy system is crucial for achieving carbon emissions peak and neutrality. A multi-objective optimization model based on the Input-Output approach is used to coordinate policy targets of GDP growth, carbon emissions reduction, employment, and energy-saving. The study reveals the trade-offs and co-benefits among these targets and suggests the need for integrated management of policies.
Article
Thermodynamics
Shuo Zhang, Yadong Yu, Ali Kharrazi, Tieju Ma
Summary: The impacts of Beijing's energy transition trajectory on employment were assessed using a soft-linking approach combining an energy system model and Input-Output analysis. The study found that the total employment effect of the electricity sector in Beijing is higher in the baseline and indigenous scenarios compared to the imported electricity-dependent scenario. Indirect employment created through input-output interactions is estimated to be 1.7-1.9 times more than direct employment. The electricity sector, along with leasing and business services, finance, and transport and telecommunications services, would experience the most significant gains in employment. Balancing trade-offs between low-carbon transitions and employment levels would require complementary policies.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jinyang Zhao, Yadong Yu, Hongtao Ren, Marek Makowski, Janusz Granat, Zbigniew Nahorski, Tieju Ma
Summary: There is a growing interest in the power-to-liquid (PTL) technology, which shows great potential in utilizing renewable energy sources to produce liquid fuels and contribute to carbon neutrality in China's transportation sector. Despite the need for cost investment, PTL can achieve significant carbon emission reduction compared to traditional oil-based fuels.
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Environmental Studies
Ying Guo, Wenji Zhou, Hongtao Ren, Yadong Yu, Lei Xu, Maryegli Fuss
Summary: This paper investigates the impacts of carbon price uncertainty and demand uncertainty on the strategic design and tactic operations of the aluminum supply chain. The results show that carbon price uncertainty significantly affects the configuration of the whole system, with supplier selection and configuration alteration as the main driving forces. This study provides a useful analytical framework for planning problems in other industries facing similar challenges.
Article
Environmental Studies
Wenji Zhou, Hongtao Ren, Chenfeng Zhang, Yadong Yu, Yunfei Cheng, Xiangping Hu, Bing Zhu
Summary: The industrialization process in China has led to significant growth in energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Structural change in the industrial sector is playing a crucial role in curbing emissions, and an increased share of high-tech industries could further reduce emissions.
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Thermodynamics
Yadong Yu, Ying Guo, Tieju Ma
Summary: The deployment of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) is important for decarbonization in transportation, but the choice of hydrogen pathway for FCVs remains unclear, limiting the development of related energy infrastructures. This study evaluates and compares 17 major hydrogen pathways for FCVs in China, considering their environmental impacts, economic costs, and efficiency, against the energy pathway for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The results show that electrolysis hydrogen from renewables has lower emissions but higher costs, while fossil-based hydrogen pathways are the opposite. Among the 17 pathways, hydrogen from coke oven gas has the highest life-cycle environmental efficiency and should be prioritized, although it is still lower than the energy pathway for BEVs. Increasing the share of renewables can improve the environmental efficiency of hydrogen electrolysis and make the renewable hydrogen pathway the most cost-effective.
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Environmental Sciences
Zixuan Zhang, Yadong Yu, Ali Kharrazi
Summary: Decoupling CO2 emissions from economic growth is crucial, and while previous studies have focused on decoupling at the national level, this study examines decoupling at the sectoral level. Using China's Zhejiang province as a case study, the results reveal varying decoupling levels among different perspectives, with most sectors being in unstable decoupling states. Factors such as emissions intensity, production structure, and final demand structure play important roles in decarbonization.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
