Article
Environmental Sciences
Chanchan Gao, Shuhui Li, Min Liu, Fengying Zhang, V Achal, Yue Tu, Shiqing Zhang, Chaolin Cai
Summary: This study assessed the impact of changes in human activities on air quality in megacities in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that NO2 was the most sensitive to the lockdown, while the response of PM2.5 was smaller and more delayed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jason Sam Leo Lorenzo, Wilson Wai San Tam, Wei Jie Seow
Summary: This study investigated the association between core air pollutant concentrations, meteorological variables, and daily confirmed COVID-19 case numbers in Singapore. Results showed significantly positive associations between nitrogen dioxide (NO2), pollutant standards index (PSI), particulate matter (PM2.5), and temperature with COVID-19 case numbers. Conversely, particulate matter (PM10), ozone (O-3), sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), rainfall, and humidity were significantly associated with lower average daily numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chen Jiaxin, Hu Hui, Wang Feifei, Zhang Mi, Zhou Ting, Yuan Shicheng, Bai Ruoqiao, Chen Nan, Xu Ke, Huang Hao
Summary: The study analyzed air quality characteristics during the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan in 2020, finding a significant improvement compared to 2019, mainly attributed to strict lockdown measures rather than meteorological factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yi Han, Wenwu Zhao, Paulo Pereira
Summary: This study shows that there is a high spatial clustering of global Rn, with the average Rn increasing from March to November 2020. Global Rn is negatively correlated with meteorological variables (T, R, WS, AP) and positively correlated with air pollutants (NO2, SO2, O3) and socioeconomic aspects (GDP, GHE). The interaction of SO2 and O3, SO2 and RH, and O3 and T strongly influences Rn, with a non-linear effect and one or more inflection points.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sung Ryul Shim, Hye Jun Kim, Myunghee Hong, Sun Kyu Kwon, Ju Hee Kim, Sang Jun Lee, Seung Won Lee, Hyun Wook Han
Summary: This study examined the effects of meteorological factors and air pollution on the transmission of SARS-COV-2. The results showed that age 60 years or over, exposure to ambient air pollutants (especially sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide), and non-cluster infection were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jayatra Mandal, Sourav Samanta, Abhra Chanda, Sandip Halder
Summary: This study analyzed the air quality in the Indian megacities of Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata during the COVID-19 lockdown and found significant improvements in air quality, particularly a reduction in major air pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, and CO. The study suggests that short-term lockdowns can effectively refresh the air in these megacities.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ambreen Khursheed, Faisal Mustafa, Ayesha Akhtar
Summary: This study investigates the impact of meteorological factors on COVID-19 death counts and reveals a significant negative relationship between temperature, relative humidity, and absolute humidity with the COVID-19 mortality rate. The results may help health care policymakers to develop and implement effective control measures in a timely and efficient manner.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Shen Yang, Akila Muthalagu, Viviana Gonzalez Serrano, Dusan Licina
Summary: Personal cloud refers to the difference in air pollutant concentrations between breathing zone and room sites, which indicates the deviation in approximating personal inhalation exposure. A two-week field experiment was conducted in a naturally ventilated office during the COVID19 pandemic to assess occupants' exposure and determine factors contributing to the personal cloud effect. Personal exposure concentrations were significantly different from and mostly higher than room concentrations, and the use of hand sanitizer and reduced occupancy density were associated with elevated personal clouds of specific pollutants.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lin Pei, Xiaoxia Wang, Bin Guo, Hongjun Guo, Yan Yu
Summary: COVID-19 transmission is influenced by various factors such as AQI, PM2.5, PM10, and temperature, which have significant impacts on the epidemic, while CO has a more negative effect. The effects of these factors on the epidemic show spatial heterogeneity, emphasizing the need to address air pollution persistently.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Faezeh Borhani, Majid Shafiepour Motlagh, Andreas Stohl, Yousef Rashidi, Amir Houshang Ehsani
Summary: This study investigated the changes in short-lived climate pollutants and other air pollutants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran, Iran. The results showed that concentrations of CO and NO2 decreased during the lockdown period due to reduced emissions from traffic. In addition, the lockdown measures did not result in significant changes in emissions from stationary sources.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar, Shu Jinghong, Habib Gul
Summary: The study examines the impact of weather indicators on the spread of COVID-19, finding significant positive correlations between maximum and minimum temperature, humidity, wind speed, and rainfall with the number of cases. Through analysis of these parameters, a better understanding of the outbreak of the coronavirus in the region can be achieved.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jenjira Kaewrat, Rungruang Janta, Surasak Sichum, Chuthamat Rattikansukha, Wittaya Tala, Thongchai Kanabkaew
Summary: Thailand was initially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus. This study evaluated the long-term air quality improvement resulting from these restrictions and found that the overall air quality index (AQI) improved by 30%. The subindex of most pollutants significantly improved in metropolitan areas, but the changes in human activities were not clearly related to air quality improvement in suburban areas. The overall health risk assessment also decreased due to the reduction of traffic-related pollutants, but remained above recommended limits for adults in all areas.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aytac Perihan Akan, Mario Coccia
Summary: This study analyzes the changes in air pollution levels during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures in different countries. The findings reveal significant variations in the effects of restriction policies on air quality, depending on the geographical, economic, industrial, and social characteristics of each country. These results offer valuable insights for the development of environmental policies that support sustainable development.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianli Zhou, Linyuan Qin, Xiaojing Meng, Nan Liu
Summary: Studies have shown that air pollutants, meteorological factors, and their interactions all impact the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Abhishek Nandan, N. A. Siddiqui, Chandrakant Singh, Ashish Aeri, Willis Gwenzi, Joshua O. Ighalo, Patricia de Carvalho Nagliate, Lucas Meili, Pardeep Singh, Nhamo Chaukura, Selvasembian Rangabhashiyam
Summary: The study investigates the impacts of COVID-19 outbreak on socioeconomics, ergonomics, and environment in Uttarakhand, India. While water and air quality improved during lockdowns, noise pollution decreased, indoor air quality worsened. Lockdowns had adverse impacts on ergonomics, with an increase in health risks related to work as a result.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Rabeh Khalfaoui, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Usman Khalid, Muhammad Shahbaz
Summary: This study uses wavelet coherence analysis to revisit the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth in G7 countries over two centuries. The findings show a cyclical relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and GDP per capita, as well as a bidirectional causality between the two variables.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Sanchita Bansal, Isha Garg, Mansi Jain, Anshita Yadav
Summary: This article contributes to the field of knowledge on intangible capital (IC) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by investigating its impact on SME performance, including market performance, knowledge management, strategic business models, sustainability performance, innovation, and collaborations between stakeholders.
JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, Sitara Karim, Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Summary: This study examines the risk connectedness between green and conventional assets and finds strong correlations during economic shocks, as well as time-varying attributes of these assets. The findings also provide insights into hedge ratios and hedge effectiveness, as well as the importance of flight-to-safety and maintaining a diverse portfolio to mitigate potential losses.
COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, OlaOluwa Simon Yaya, Kingsley Opoku Appiah
Summary: This paper examines the coherence of extreme returns between green bonds and a unique set of green stocks using various estimation techniques. The study finds that the dependency between Green Bonds and green stocks is weak, but becomes significant during market downturns in the short- to medium-term dynamics. It suggests that Green Bonds can act as a hedge, diversifier, or safe-haven instrument for environment portfolio during bearish market conditions. Despite their common climate-friendly nature, green bonds and green stocks are two distinct asset classes with different risk-return profiles.
Article
Business
Pradeep Rathore, Esha Saha, Sayan Chakraborty, Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Summary: This study examines the relationship between consumers' perception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their purchasing behavior in the retail sector. The results show that perceived CSR significantly influences consumer purchase behavior, but consumer attitude does not have a significant impact on the relationship between perceived CSR and purchase behavior. Furthermore, consumer demographics do not moderate the relationship between perceived CSR and purchase behavior.
SOCIETY AND BUSINESS REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nader Trabelsi, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Shawkat Hammoudeh, Noureddine Benlagha
Summary: This research aims to quantify the dependence structures between Europe-based carbon future returns and selected energy future returns, and determine if economic indicators have an influence on these structures. The results show strong evidence that time-varying parameter copulas with extreme tails are the best fit to the dependence structure. The speculation activity and uncertainty of the global economy are found to be important components of this robust dependence structure during oil price crises.
ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Mehrad Asadi, Soheil Roudari, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, David Roubaud
Summary: Despite Australia's leading role in exporting strategic commodities, little research has been done on the effects of these exports on stock and currency markets in Australia. This study aims to investigate the volatility connectedness among various commodities and markets, using a combination of different methodologies. The findings suggest that mean-based measures do not accurately capture the effects of spillovers, and certain commodities and assets play a more significant role as shock transmitters. The study provides important insights for market participants in managing price volatility shocks and related risks, particularly during extreme market conditions.
Article
Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, Xuefeng Shao, TN-Lan Le, Matthew Ntow Gyamfi
Summary: In this study, the connections among financial technology stocks, green financial assets, and energy markets are analyzed using nonparametric causality-in-quantile and cross-quantilogram approaches based on the financial contagion theory. The results show that price movements in fintech markets contribute to the vulnerability of the price levels of renewable and non-renewable energy stocks, green bonds, green equities, and sustainable development. The findings of this paper will be informative to investors, portfolio managers, and policy makers due to the close relationship between financial contagion and asset pricing, portfolio allocation, risk measurement, and monetary policy.
Article
Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, Mohd Ziaur Rehman, Chi-Chuan Lee
Summary: This paper examines the time-varying spillover effects and connectedness of the Bitcoin price with clean and renewable energy stocks using the quantile VAR framework. The results show that Bitcoin receives more shocks than it transmits and mainly driven by its own shocks. The QVAR approach reveals that Bitcoin acts as a net recipient of shocks in the system, and its returns strongly correlate with renewable energy stock returns under extreme events.
Article
Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Sangram Keshari Jena, Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, Seong-Min Yoon
Summary: This study applies effective transfer entropy (ETE) and Renyi transfer entropy (RTE) to measure the information flow between government bonds and equity market of G7 countries. The results show that the magnitude and direction of information flow between the two markets are dynamic over time and market conditions, indicating their adaptiveness to cross-market information flow changes. Although information flow from equity market dominates, it is also dynamic over time and market state. However, during market turbulence, government bonds dominate the equity market. This study is the first to validate the adaptive market hypothesis using the novel transfer entropy framework in bond and equity markets.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Simona Andreea Apostu, Mirela Panait, Valentina Vasile, Gagan Deep Sharma, Razvan Vasile
Summary: The article aims to identify the stage of development of Fintech in the Balkan countries, and finds that there are differences in Fintech and financial inclusion among these countries, which are caused by differences in financial policies, IT development, and people's acceptance of new financial services and products.
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(2023)
Article
Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, Buhari Dogan, Sudeshna Ghosh
Summary: This paper examines the time-varying interactive linkages between the sustainable debt market and gas markets. The study finds weak cross-correlation across green bonds and shale gas markets in the short-run, but a stronger relationship in the longer term. Overall, the climate-friendly properties of green bonds add diversification benefits for investors.
Article
Business
Rachana Jaiswal, Shashank Gupta, Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Summary: Amidst geopolitical uncertainty and economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, the IT industry faces talent gaps and attrition, leading to increased demand for specialized digital skills. This study develops a compensation model using machine learning models and reveals that factors such as experience, education, and skills are crucial determinants of compensation. Gender, company size, and type do not significantly impact individual compensation.
MANAGEMENT DECISION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Geeta Duppati, Ben Zaied Younes, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Ahmed Imran Hunjra
Summary: This study examines the impact of fuel price movements on the stock market returns during the COVID-19 disruptions in 2020. Monthly data of seven selected stock market indices representing developed and emerging economies worldwide was analyzed using a time-varying parameter VAR model. The findings suggest a strong information flow from fuel prices to the FTSE-100, Pacific, and European stock indices, but not the other way around. Additionally, there is a two-way information flow between equities and natural gas for the FTSE-100 and European region, while a one-way information flow exists from the stock market to the Pacific and emerging economies.
Article
Business, Finance
Gagan Deep Sharma, Gaurav Talan, Sanchita Bansal, Mansi Jain
Summary: This study compares the correlation and volatility behavior of sustainable indexes and typical indexes, and concludes that investors can choose sustainable investment avenues without sacrificing returns or risks.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCE & INVESTMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Genovese, F. Piraino, P. Fragiacomo
Summary: This research proposes the concept of a hydrogen valley in southern Italy, where hydrogen is produced centrally and delivered via fuel cell hybrid trains to refueling stations, providing transportation services. The analysis from both technical and economic perspectives shows that the cost of hydrogen and energy efficiency reached competitive levels, and hydrogen rail transport offers significant benefits in terms of emissions reduction and economic gains compared to conventional diesel trains and fully electric trains.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Payam Nejat, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the performance of windcatchers, pointing out the current research gaps and issues, and proposing directions for further investigation and market prospects.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Solomon Boadu, Ebenezer Otoo
Summary: Despite Africa's vast energy resources, including wind energy, the continent faces challenges in developing its wind energy industry. Northern African countries and South Africa currently dominate the wind energy sector in Africa. To uplift Africa's socio-economic status, strong political will, supportive policies, and institutional frameworks are needed to drive the development of wind energy and overcome existing challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. K. Grubbs, S. M. Gruss, V. Z. Schull, M. J. Gosney, M. V. Mickelbart, S. Brouder, M. W. Gitau, P. Bermel, M. R. Tuinstra, R. Agrawal
Summary: As the global population grows, the demand for food, energy, and water will increase significantly. However, limited land availability and competition for solar resources pose challenges to resource generation technologies. In the United States, both agriculture and solar energy production have adopted densification schemes to improve yields and energy output per unit of land. This research proposes an Agrivoltaic food and energy coproduction architecture that optimizes power generation while maintaining crop productivity by implementing ideal anti-tracking during critical growth periods. This technology offers a viable pathway for widespread solar implementation throughout the contiguous United States.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Han Shao, Rui Henriques, Hugo Morais, Elisabetta Tedeschi
Summary: The integration of offshore wind energy into the electric grid provides opportunities in terms of environmental sustainability and cost efficiency, but poses challenges to power quality. This survey offers a deeper understanding of disturbance detection and classification tools, exploring root causes, disturbance locations, and algorithmic solutions. It highlights synchronized waveform measurement and discusses evaluation metrics for detection and classification algorithms. Additionally, a novel system-wide monitoring framework is proposed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Davidson, Yair Schwartz, Joe Williams, Dejan Mumovic
Summary: A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions poses risks to global infrastructure and built assets. Maintaining high indoor environmental quality standards is a challenge for higher education institutions under future climates. Passive cooling mechanisms may be insufficient to tolerate predicted temperature increases. Different building typologies have varying energy demand projections.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kexin Pang, Jian Zhou, Stamatis Tsianikas, David W. Coit, Yizhong Ma
Summary: This study proposes a new framework for long-term microgrid expansion planning, using deep reinforcement learning method to consider various uncertainties and constraints. The framework aims to enhance the effectiveness of microgrid expansion planning from the perspectives of economy, resilience, and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Zhao, Kangyin Dong, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: The continuous growth of global electricity penetration has provided modern energy for alleviating energy poverty, but its impact on carbon neutrality has been overlooked. The research reveals that clean electricity from traditional fossil energy and renewable energy has a positive influence on the greenhouse effect. Eradicating energy poverty can effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, especially in non-Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) nations.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hossein Shahbeik, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Mona Dehhaghi, Gilles J. Guillemin, Alireza Fallahi, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Hamid Amiri, Mohammad Rehan, Deepak Raikwar, Hannes Latine, Bruno Pandalone, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Christian Sonne, Luigi Vaccaro, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Rafael Luque, Bert Sels, Wanxi Peng, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This review explores the production of biocrude oil from biomass feedstocks through the process of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). It discusses the impact of process parameters on the quality, quantity, cost, and environmental impacts of biofuels. The review also highlights the challenges and prospects for the future development of biocrude oil.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Mehdi Neshat, Georgios Sylaios, Davide Astiaso Garcia
Summary: Digital twins promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector by using modern technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. This research presents critical aspects of digital twin implementation challenges in marine energy digitalization approaches that use and combine data systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yeganeh Sharifian, Hamdi Abdi
Summary: This paper discusses the background and objectives of the multi-area economic dispatch problem, as well as various techniques and methods applied in this field. It also covers comprehensive formulations of the problem and important issues in the field of probabilistic MAED, along with some related concepts and suggestions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. G. B. Churchill, V. B. Borugadda, A. K. Dalai
Summary: The increasing global energy demand and the need to reduce fossil fuel reliance have created a demand for renewable and sustainable fuel sources. This review explores the potential of tall oil, a by-product of the pulping industry, as a feedstock for biofuels. The review provides an overview of tall oil production, purification, and treatment, and investigates recent trends and barriers towards tall oil-derived biofuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David C. Broadstock, Xiangnan Wang
Summary: This study provides a general review of research on district cooling, identifying key topics and themes and highlighting potential research priorities for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Scharnhorst, D. Sloot, N. Lehmann, A. Ardone, W. Fichtner
Summary: This study investigates and analyzes the barriers to demand response in industrial and commercial sectors, highlighting their significance. Concerns about diminished product quality, disruptions to production processes, human resource management, and revenue uncertainty are identified as the most frequently cited barriers. Overcoming these barriers requires bridging knowledge gaps, allocating sufficient resources, and adapting external incentives and policies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tong Feng, Yuechi Sun, Yating Shi, Jie Ma, Chunmei Feng, Zhenni Chen
Summary: Air pollution is a significant global challenge, and policymakers have implemented policies to reduce it. Evaluating the effectiveness of these policies is critical, and our study reveals trends and gaps in air pollution policy research. We found that research has shifted from focusing solely on air pollutants to including methodologies, policies, and health implications. China has emerged as a major contributor in this field of research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
