Article
Environmental Studies
Quanlong Liu, Xinchun Li, Maureen Hassall
Summary: Although both China and Australia have established coal mine safety regulatory regimes, Australia is far ahead in terms of mine safety. The main reasons include Australia's legislation being based on duty of care, risk management, and workforce representation principles, while China's legislation is more prescriptive. Additionally, differences in regulatory agencies and types of coal mines in China contribute to the distinct gap in mine safety.
Article
Environmental Studies
Jeremy De Valck, Galina Williams, Swee Kuik
Summary: The Bowen Basin in Central Queensland is a highly lucrative coal mining region in Australia, but the industry also brings social and environmental impacts. A study comparing coal mining, livestock grazing, and nature conservation scenarios over a 31-year period found that while coal mining generates more economic benefits, the negative externalities make its net present value negative, highlighting the long-term risks associated with coal mining.
Article
Forestry
Rui Gao, Ning Ai, Guangquan Liu, Changhai Liu, Fangfang Qiang, Zhiyong Zhang, Ting Xiang, Kaixuan Zang
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between herbaceous plant communities and soil factors in a mining area in Inner Mongolia. The results showed that the diversity of herbaceous plants increased with restoration years and was closely related to the available nitrogen and water content in the soil. It is recommended to strengthen the control of water and nitrogen resources and carry out artificial management in later stages of vegetation construction in mining areas.
Article
Geography
Maria Abreu, Calvin Jones
Summary: The economic challenges faced by 'left behind' communities have led to political disengagement and low trust in government among residents in former coalmining communities. However, there was an increase in political engagement during the EU referendum campaign, addressing some of the grievances felt by these communities. The narrative of economic peripherality in these communities is closely linked to trust in government and political engagement.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Talia Gutman, Martin Howell, Jonathan C. Craig, Rachel Chalmers, Allison Tong
Summary: This study explored the perspectives of rural patients on access to kidney replacement therapy. The findings showed that rural patients face significant economic, logistical, and psychological obstacles, leaving them feeling vulnerable and confused. Addressing these issues requires policy changes and alternative models of health service delivery, in consultation with rural communities and affected families.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gabriel Weber, Ignazio Cabras, Ana Maria Peredo, Paola Yanguas-Parra, Karla Simone Prime
Summary: This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on marginalised communities and its effects on the provision of public services. Focusing on two coal mining regions in Colombia during the pandemic crisis, and examining Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, we analyze the provision of public services at a local level, identifying both shortcomings and resilience. Findings show that the lack of resilient public services amplified the effects of COVID-19 and its containment measures, exacerbating existing structural inequalities within local marginalised communities. However, the substantial lack of public service provision also provided space for the development and strengthening of several resilience strategies among local communities. The study identifies multiple shortcomings in how the national and local administrations handled the COVID-19 outbreak and highlights the potential of enhancing resilience in public services to support marginalised communities in times of crisis.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Geography
Shane Warren, Donna Mcauliffe
Summary: This paper reports on a qualitative study about homelessness in rural and regional mining communities in Australia, highlighting the unique experiences of homelessness in these communities compared to urban areas. The study identified rural and regional poverty, economic boom or bust, overstressed human service providers, social isolation, and lack of affordable housing as contributing factors to rural and regional homelessness in mining communities.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mokhinabonu Mardonova, Young -Soo Han
Summary: Mining and mineral exploration have significant impacts on the surrounding environment. This study examines the hydrological and environmental effects of coal and nonmetal mining operations at different stages and facility patterns. It also critically evaluates regulations and policies in South Korea, focusing on mining-water interaction, conservation, and management, to provide insights into the country's current legislative state. In addition, the study assesses the social impact of mining on communities in Gangwon-do province, comparing counties where mining is the primary employer with non-mining counties. The comparative analysis reveals lower levels of education, healthcare, and employment opportunities in mining counties.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Junling Hou, Chuiyu Li, Lin Yuan, Junbin Li, Fei Liu
Summary: Due to the depletion of shallow mineral resources, mines are now transitioning to deep mining. This study focuses on the green filling mining technology and application of a specific working face in Xieqiao coal mine. By selecting appropriate filling materials and designing a filling pipeline system, the stability of the surrounding rock in the goaf was effectively controlled. The results of this study have significant implications for the safe, efficient, and green mining of deep coal resources.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jose Antonio Ordonez, Michael Jakob, Jan Christoph Steckel, Anna Funfgeld
Summary: Indonesia's energy policy formulation is driven by public infrastructure development and political popularity, as well as the influence of state-owned enterprises for political patronage. The politically well-connected coal industry has lobbied for the construction of coal-fired power plants to address diminishing export markets, while local pollution and climate change mitigation are low priorities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Li Yang, Getnet Engeda Birhane, Junqi Zhu, Jichao Geng
Summary: This paper systematically reviews safety and environmental issues in the coal mining industry and identifies human factors as the leading cause of mining injuries. The environmental impact of abandoned mining sites should also be given attention for further research.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kun Wang, Yinli Bi, Yong Cao, Suping Peng, Peter Christie, Shaopeng Ma, Jiayu Zhang, Linlin Xie
Summary: The study revealed that the diversity, composition, and ecological guilds of soil fungal communities change over time during the revegetation process in a mining area. These changes are closely related to edaphic properties and suggest interactions between edaphic properties and soil fungal communities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Rain Holloway, Darren Ho, Colin Delotavo, William Yau Xie, Iman Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Amir H. Gandomi
Summary: This study presents a data mining approach for selecting the optimal locations for a distributed hybrid renewable energy generation system in rural regions of Western Australia. The K-Means and K-Medoids clustering algorithms were used to divide the dataset into clusters.
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xuefei Wu, Hongxia Li, Baoli Wang, Mengbo Zhu
Summary: This paper reviews the promotion of intelligent coal mining to coal mine safety, including its history, safety motivation, disaster prevention and control schemes, and evaluates its positive impacts on safety.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Junlian Gao, Chenghe Guan, Bo Zhang, Ke Li
Summary: A study on China's coal mine methane (CMM) emissions between 2010 and 2019 revealed that the annual emissions were estimated at 20.11 Tg with a decline trend. Factors such as the growth of CMM utilization, shift to lower-emission coal mining areas, and decrease of emission factors contributed to curbing the increasing trend of China's CMM emissions since 2012.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linda H. Connor, Nick Higginbotham
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2013)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sarah A. Kruse, Anna Flysjo, Nadja Kasperczyk, Astrid J. Scholz
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2009)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nick Higginbotham, Linda H. Connor, Fran Baker
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2014)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nick Higginbotham, Sonia Freeman, Linda Connor, Glenn Albrecht
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Michael Hendryx, Nicholas Higginbotham, Benjamin Ewald, Linda H. Connor
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Anthropology
Linda H. Connor
Article
Anthropology
Adrian Peace, Linda H. Connor, David Trigger
Article
Anthropology
Linda H. Connor
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Anthropology
Linda Connor, Nick Higginbotham, Sonia Freeman, Glenn Albrecht
Article
Psychiatry
Glenn Albrecht, Gina-Maree Sartore, Linda Connor, Nick Higginbotham, Sonia Freeman, Brian Kelly, Helen Stain, Anne Torma, Georgia Pollard
AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY
(2007)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Nick Higginbotham, Linda Connor, Glenn Albrecht, Sonia Freeman, Kingsley Agho
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
CR Everingham, G Heading, L Connor
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2006)
Article
Sociology
Phil McManus, Linda Connor
Article
Anthropology
Linda Connor, Sonia Freeman, Nick Higginbotham
Article
Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
Article
Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
Article
Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
Article
Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
Article
Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
Article
Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
Article
Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
Article
Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
Article
Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
Article
Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
Article
Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
Article
Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
Article
Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
Article
Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
Article
Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.