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Environmental Sciences
Yang Chen, Jingke Hong, Miaohan Tang, Yuxi Zheng, Maoyue Qiu, Danfei Ni
Summary: This study investigates the influencing mechanism of environmental pollution using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and finds that environmental problems are characterized by causal complexity with multiple factors. The results reveal different configurations of pollution drivers that result in high or low pollution levels in different provinces, demonstrating the multiple causality, causal asymmetry, and equifinality of environmental pollution. Additionally, the combination effect of advanced industrial structure, small population size, and technological advance is found to be significant in achieving a green environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Feiyang Li, Zhen Wang, Liangxiong Huang
Summary: This study reveals that increasing economic growth targets significantly weaken environmental regulation intensity, as local governments tend to relax environmental regulations to achieve their goals.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Thermodynamics
Shenglin Zheng, Rong Yuan
Summary: This study examines the convergence of emission intensities in six major sectors among China's provinces and projects the impact of convergence on future CO2 emissions. The findings suggest that there is convergence in emission intensity across sectors, particularly in the industrial sector of underdeveloped provinces. Scenario analysis shows that promoting convergence can significantly reduce CO2 emissions.
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Thermodynamics
Mufutau Opeyemi Bello, Kean Siang Ch'ng
Summary: This study investigates the convergence of energy intensity of GDP among the 15-member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The results show that the energy intensity of GDP converges for the majority of West African countries. Therefore, regionally coordinated energy policies will improve energy efficiency and promote sustainable energy consumption.
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Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Ikram, Robert Sroufe, Qingyu Zhang, Marcos Ferasso
Summary: Emission forecasting is crucial for policy-making and reduction goals globally. This study developed accurate models for CO2 emissions and renewable electricity production in the USA and China. The findings suggest that China's renewable electricity production will surpass the USA by 2026, with CO2 emissions decreasing more significantly in the USA compared to China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Business
Kejing Chen, Wenqi Guo, Yanling Kang, Qingqing Wan
Summary: The research shows that religion can enhance corporate environmental responsibility (CER) by influencing individual and organizational behaviors, reducing unit energy consumption, and promoting local pollution prevention.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Zahra Dehghan Shabani, Rouhollah Shahnazi
Summary: The study found club convergence in energy consumption intensity in Iran, where provinces with similar energy intensity levels tend to converge to a unique steady state.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Pan Zhang, Huan Wang
Summary: The study finds that provincial circular economy development policies and energy intensity targets have a positive impact on reducing CO2 emissions in China, while energy saving policies and comprehensive resource utilization policies have no significant effect.
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Economics
Juntao Du, Zhiyang Shen, Malin Song, Michael Vardanyan
Summary: Green financing plays a crucial role in supporting environmentally sustainable projects and promoting renewable energy transition in China. Through empirical analysis based on a panel threshold regression model, we find that green financing initiatives have facilitated the transformation of China's energy industry, particularly in regions with well-functioning markets. Our results also demonstrate that improved energy efficiency governance and environmental regulation positively moderate the impact of green finance on clean energy transition. This study provides valuable insights for policymakers on fostering the development of China's green financial market and reducing its dependence on dirty energy.
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Business, Finance
Mengmeng Guo, Huixin Wang, Yicheng Kuai
Summary: This study examines the effect of environmental regulation on firms' green innovation in China's heavy-polluting industry. The findings show that environmental regulation has a significantly positive effect on firms' green innovation, especially for firms with poorer internal and external governance. In addition to promoting firm green innovation, environmental policies also benefit firms' long-term development.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Qiong Shen, Yuxi Pan, Rui Wu, Yanchao Feng
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental regulation on sulfur dioxide emissions and the existence of peer effects in environmental governance mechanisms. The findings reveal that environmental regulation significantly reduces local sulfur dioxide discharge while showing positive spatial spillover effects in surrounding regions. The study confirms the presence of a positive peer effect of environmental regulation and supports the combination of 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' ecological governance approaches. Furthermore, the study identifies that the impact of environmental regulation on sulfur dioxide emissions varies based on regulation intensities and urban characteristics.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tao Ge, Xionglei Hao, Jinye Li
Summary: The study found that public participation has a positive impact on environmental governance, with significant spatial spillover effects within a limited range of 900 km. Additionally, public behavior participation and public policy participation are interchangeable in terms of their effects on environmental governance, and improving one can enhance the local and spillover effects of public participation when the other remains unchanged.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Wei Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Guangdong Wu
Summary: Urban renewal is a crucial strategic choice for promoting urban development, involving multiple stakeholders with complex interests that need to be coordinated. Using a social network method to construct a network model can effectively analyze urban renewal issues, with the study emphasizing the importance of collaborative relationships among multiple entities for successful urban renewal outcomes.
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Economics
Boqiang Lin, Junpeng Zhu
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of the new-type urbanization strategy proposed by the Chinese government on energy intensity in 193 Chinese cities. Results show that the new-type urbanization has a significant energy-saving effect, especially in resource-rich areas. Economic agglomeration, industrial structure, and technological progress are identified as important transmission channels through which the new-type urbanization affects energy intensity.
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Environmental Sciences
Ugur Korkut Pata, Sinan Erdogan, Oktay Ozkan
Summary: As China faces severe environmental pollution, researchers have conducted in-depth studies on China's environmental problems using various environmental indicators such as carbon emissions and ecological footprints. Unlike previous studies, this research analyzes the impact of economic growth, globalization, foreign direct investment, and fossil energy intensity on ecological efficiency in China. The results show that globalization and economic growth contribute to improving ecological efficiency, while foreign direct investment and fossil fuel intensity exert a negative impact on China's environmental quality. Based on these findings, the study suggests that the Chinese government should implement policies to direct foreign direct investment towards environmentally friendly production, reduce fossil fuel intensity, and improve ecological efficiency through the utilization of environmentally friendly technologies provided by globalization and economic development.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Gupeng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Hongbo Duan
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Engineering, Industrial
Gupeng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Hongbo Duan, Leven J. Zheng
Summary: The study investigated the impact of new entrants' technological backgrounds on their cross-industry innovation performance, finding that accumulated technology (T1) has a positive role, while technology difference (TD) has a curvilinear impact on innovation performance after entry. Additionally, technology accumulation in the targeted industry after entry (T2) is positively moderated by TD, while the impact of T1 on cross-industry innovation performance is negatively moderated by TD.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruling Zhang, Killian J. McCarthy, Xiao Wang, Zengrui Tian
Summary: Venture capital is crucial for financing renewable energy projects, with investments made in rounds where capital availability decreases and co-investment rates increase in higher rounds. Analyzing VC firms' direct ties and the small-world nature of the global VC industry network can help determine which projects receive funding and enhance access to information.
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Environmental Sciences
Jianing Dong, Xiao Wang, Xuanwei Cao, David Higgins
Summary: This study found that prosocial motivation among social entrepreneurs decreases their financial satisfaction and increases their exit intentions. However, health satisfaction does not mediate this relationship, and the negative impact of prosocial motivation on financial satisfaction is stronger for males compared to females.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Computer Science, Cybernetics
Guangsheng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Yanling Wang, Junqian Xu
Summary: This study explores the dynamic process of tripartite participation in the selection of regional green logistics strategy and reveals the evolutionary game relationship among government, platform, and logistics enterprises. The findings suggest that stable equilibrium strategies exist among the three parties regarding regional green logistics and are influenced by various factors. This research provides a theoretical basis for local governments, platforms, and logistics enterprises to determine justifiable subsidy intensity and reasonable cost-sharing proportions.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guangsheng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Yu Zhang, Jiayun Kang
Summary: This paper explores contract selection and design optimization in the context of cost-sharing to improve operational efficiency of logistics service supply chains. Through the development of a logistics service demand function model and a cost-sharing differential game model, the study compares the results of three different game theories and finds that both cost-sharing contracts and cooperation can effectively enhance revenue for both parties involved.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yanling Wang, Junqian Xu, Guangsheng Zhang, Xiao Wang
Summary: This paper establishes a tripartite evolutionary game model of a rural e-commerce entrepreneurial ecosystem and analyzes the evolutionary stability of each participant's strategic choice. The results show that subsidies for e-commerce platforms are more conducive to positive evolution, and government behavior shifts over time. The initial willingness of each subject has a significant influence on the evolution of behavior strategy. Countermeasures and suggestions are proposed to optimize the game relationship in the rural e-commerce entrepreneurial ecosystem. The research is enlightening to academic research and corporate practice.
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Business
Qirui Zhang, Xiaotao Yao, Xiao Wang, Tianyu Xiang
Summary: This study proposed and examined a strategic response to coercive institutional pressure, covert neutralization, which involves organizations neutralizing pressure by manipulating factors within their discretion while conforming to the pressure. The extent of covert neutralization depends on organizational decision-makers' willingness and ability to take countermeasures. Findings showed that Chinese listed companies adjusted their board structures in response to the coercive introduction of the independent director system, while conforming to the system in order to neutralize constraints on controlling shareholders' board control.
MANAGEMENT DECISION
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Gupeng Zhang, Libin Xiong, Xiao Wang, Jianing Dong, Hongbo Duan
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(2020)
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Economics
Xiao Wang, Hans van der Bij, Wilfred Dolfsma
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION
(2020)
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Yiqi Zhao, Yuanjian Qin, Xianfeng Zhao, Xiao Wang, Leilei Shi
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2020)
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Business
Gupeng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Hongbo Duan
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(2019)
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Business
Xiao Wang, Wilfred Dolfsma, Hans van der Bij
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2018)
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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)
