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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)
Article
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)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manzhi Liu, Jixin Wen, Yadi Meng, Xiaotao Yang, Jinfeng Wang, Jixin Wu, Huayang Chen
Summary: Manufacturing is a key industry in China that consumes a large amount of energy and emits significant carbon emissions. Understanding the driving factors and reduction paths of manufacturing carbon emissions is crucial for achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality. This study examines the direct and final demand carbon emissions in China's manufacturing sector, and analyzes the carbon emission transfers and reduction potentials. The findings provide insights into the structural characteristics of manufacturing carbon emissions and contribute to the development of effective emission reduction strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Manzhi Liu, Xiaotao Yang, Jixin Wen, Hui Wang, Ying Feng, Jia Lu, Huayang Chen, Jixin Wu, Jinfeng Wang
Summary: This study combines structural decomposition analysis and input-output subsystem analysis to study the key drivers of China's carbon dioxide emissions. By analyzing the influence of various factors on carbon dioxide emissions, it is found that intersectoral pulling effects, particularly from the Construction sector, contribute to the increase in emissions. The study also highlights the importance of changing the current energy structure to reduce emissions, with the technical progress and energy structure optimization scenarios predicted to achieve peak emissions in 2025 and 2030, respectively.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiongfeng Pan, Yuqing Wang, Zhiyang Shen, Malin Song
Summary: This paper examines the impact of technological progress on carbon emissions, and analyzes the carbon emissions of G7 countries through a multi-regional input-output model. The study finds that technological progress can effectively reduce the embodied carbon emissions of exports, with the most significant effect observed in low and medium-tech industries.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Lukasz Lach
Summary: This paper introduces a new tool that combines structural decomposition analysis in the environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) model with MINLP optimization to support environmental policymaking. The tool allows for the identification of coefficients in the EEIO model that have a significant impact on industrial GHG emissions.
Article
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)
Article
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.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyue Lin, Haoran Pan, Lingli Qi, Yi-Shuai Ren, Basil Sharp, Chaoqun Ma
Summary: This paper uses China's input-output table and structural decomposition analysis to identify the main driving factors affecting renewable energy utilization, including changes in consumption structure, technological progress, and per capita final demand. The supply of electric power, heat power, and water, as well as the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, are identified as the crucial sectors for achieving energy transition at the production level. However, the proportion of renewable energy has been declining at the household level, indicating the need for government intervention to promote green transitions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Bin Su, B. W. Ang
Summary: Structural decomposition analysis (SDA) is a well-known approach for studying the factors contributing to changes in aggregate indicators in energy and emissions studies. This paper proposes an additive SDA framework and a multiplicative SDA framework that incorporate monthly data to reveal the drivers of temporal dynamics in energy/emissions embodiments and aggregate embodied intensity indicators. An empirical study conducted using China's 2018 and 2020 input-output tables shows that the increased granularity of data helps reveal temporal dynamics mechanisms that would otherwise be overlooked.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Heming Wang, Xinyu Li, Xin Tian, Lin Ma, Guoqiang Wang, Xinzhe Wang, Zhi Wang, Jiashi Wang, Qiang Yue
Summary: This study analyzes the drivers of China's resource intensity changes and finds that China's total resource intensity has decreased by 20% in the past 20 years. The direct distribution effect is the main contributor to the decline, while input structure poses the biggest obstacle. The construction sector has the highest resource intensity.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhongci Deng, Ping Kang, Zhen Wang, Xiaoling Zhang, Weijie Li, Yihan Ou, Yu Lei, Ying Dang, Zhongren Deng
Summary: This study investigated the impact of urbanization and changes in consumption patterns on black carbon emissions in China. The results showed that the total black carbon emissions of various sectors first increased and then decreased, with household consumption being the main contributing factor to black carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Alberto Franco-Solis, Claudia Montania
Summary: Studies suggest that the growth in agricultural land use in the ABP region is mainly influenced by changes in domestic demand, and exacerbated by the influence of Brazil within the Mercosur trade agreement. Outside the ABP region, consumption per capita and population expansion in developed and developing economies (the EU28, the US, and China) are major drivers of regional deforestation.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Junhua Zhang, Heming Wang, Lin Ma, Jian Wang, Jiashi Wang, Zhi Wang, Qiang Yue
Summary: This study used environmentally extended input-output analysis and structural path analysis to investigate the key supply chains and paths of resource consumption in China from 1997 to 2017, finding that the manufacture of nonmetallic mineral products and construction were the crucial paths for resource consumption. To reduce resource consumption, policymakers can focus on improving resource efficiency and adjusting production structure in the construction sector.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sasmita Hastri Hastuti, Djoni Hartono, Titi Muswati Putranti, Muhammad Handry Imansyah
Summary: This study decomposed CO2 emission changes in Indonesia for the first time using an input-output framework, finding that the scale effect was the main driving factor in emissions from 1990-1995, while an increase in energy intensity led to a significant rise in embodied emissions in the chemical industry, mining, rubber, and plastic industry from 2010-2015.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuhan Zhu, Guangwu Chen, Lixiao Xu, Ying Zhang, Yafei Wang, Sai Liang
Summary: This study uses a multi-regional input-output model and survey data to allocate PM2.5 footprint to household consumption expenditure. The findings show that spending on food, hospital, electricity, and education are the main contributors to household indirect PM2.5 footprint, along with direct PM2.5 emissions. Wealthier individuals have a higher responsibility for air pollution, particularly in high-end consumption categories.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Yumeng Li, Long Chen, Sai Liang, Haifeng Zhou, Yu-Rong Liu, Huan Zhong, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: The Minamata Convention on Mercury aims to protect the environment and human beings from the adverse impacts of mercury pollution. Current studies show that mercury emissions can have negative effects on human health and ecosystems, but the feedback of mercury-related environmental impacts to the economic system is not fully understood. This lack of understanding impedes the development of comprehensive mercury control actions, highlighting the need for further research and modeling to loop the mercury cycle in the global environmental-economic system.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jetashree, Qiumeng Zhong, Haifeng Zhou, Yumeng Li, Yu Liu, Jiashuo Li, Sai Liang
Summary: The study identifies that India's Hg emissions during 2004-2014 were mainly driven by domestic final demand and primary inputs, with an increased share of foreign inputs. The Construction sector is an important demand-side driver, while fossil fuel sectors are important supply-side drivers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xuechun Yang, Qiumeng Zhong, Sai Liang, Yumeng Li, Yafei Wang, Xiaobiao Zhu, Yu Liu
Summary: Antibiotic pollution is a serious issue causing environmental and social problems. China, as the largest producer and user of antibiotics, has a significant amount of antibiotics used in agriculture. This study quantified the agricultural antibiotic emissions in mainland China in 2014 and identified the critical drivers in global supply chains. The findings reveal the unique supply chain drivers for antibiotic emissions and provide insights for policy decisions and international cooperation in controlling China's agricultural antibiotic emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yumeng Li, Qiumeng Zhong, Yao Wang, Jetashree, Heming Wang, Hui Li, Sai Liang
Summary: Metal shortage and supply risk are major challenges to sustainable development. This study evaluates scarcity-weighted metal extraction enabled by primary suppliers through global supply chains and identifies China, Peru, and Ireland as countries with highest income-based scarce metal extraction in 2014. Resource-abundant countries play a significant role as primary suppliers, and critical sectors include trade, business services, and oil.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lin Xiang, Ying Fan, Xueying Yu, Sai Liang
Summary: Electric vehicles have rapidly expanded in China in the past decade, but the environmental benefits are subject to various contextual factors and country-specific evaluations. The study shows that while electric vehicles help reduce CO2 emissions and have climate benefits, improving local air quality requires an ultra-low emission grid. The short-term environmental impacts of fleet electrification and subsidies in China are compared, with the findings indicating that ambitious subsidies cannot be justified based on short-term environmental benefits. Additionally, regions that heavily import electricity may shift some of the environmental damage caused by electric vehicle usage to other areas.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qiumeng Zhong, Ruxia Huang, Yadong Yu, Cuiyang Feng, Sai Liang
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for food production and its supply chain networks have been significantly impacted by China's rapid socioeconomic transition. Understanding the critical sectors and socioeconomic factors influencing phosphorus emissions is crucial for emission reduction.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qiumeng Zhong, Hui Li, Sai Liang, Jetashree, Xiaohui Wu, Jianchuan Qi, Shuxiao Wang
Summary: The economic structure transitions in different regions of China have had significant impacts on mercury emissions. Changes in production and final demand structures in coastal regions have led to emission reductions, while changes in the production structure in the Northwest and final demand structure in the Southwest have resulted in emission increments. Spatially explicit measures focusing on optimizing production structure in the Northwest and final demand structure in the Southwest can help control mercury emissions in China.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Weicen Chang, Qiumeng Zhong, Sai Liang, Jianchuan Qi, Jetashree
Summary: This study constructs a high-spatial-resolution dataset of anthropogenic atmospheric Hg emissions in China during 1998-2014, which can promote the reliability of Hg-related studies and support the reduction efforts in economic sectors.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Mingyue Yang, Sai Liang, Haifeng Zhou, Yumeng Li, Qiumeng Zhong, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: Forage-livestock conflict (FLC) is a major cause of rangeland degradation in China, posing significant threats to the environment. This study reveals that domestic final demand is responsible for the majority of FLCs in China, with non-pastoral regions driving about three-quarters of the total conflicts. Rangeland-based livestock raising, agricultural and sideline product processing, and catering sectors play a crucial role in driving FLCs. These findings highlight the importance of targeted demand-side strategies and interregional cooperation in mitigating rangeland degradation in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guoling Han, Long Chen, Wendong Wei, Pengfei Zhang, Zeng Xu, Sai Liang, Yi Yang
Summary: Trans-provincial thermal power transmission is an important measure in China to optimize power allocation and address regional discrepancies in power production and consumption. However, it also leads to the redistribution of air pollution between regions. This study found that while thermal power transmission improved air quality and health outcomes in eastern China, it had detrimental effects in the western regions. Overall, trans-provincial thermal power transmission contributed to a significant improvement in air quality and reduced premature deaths in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuhan Liang, Qiumeng Zhong, Zijun Deng, Hui Li, Zhifeng Jetashree, Zhifeng Yang, Sai Liang
Summary: Decoupling global economic growth from carbon emissions is crucial for mitigating climate change. This study reveals significant differences in decoupling status across regions and highlights the importance of international multilateral cooperation for achieving strong decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yao Wang, Fengmei Ma, Asaf Tzachor, Peng Wang, Heming Wang, Jie Lyu, Qiang Yue, Tao Du, Wei-Qiang Chen, Sai Liang
Summary: This study quantifies the inter-sectoral flows of iron commodities and the resulting economic vulnerabilities using an input-output model and complex network analysis methods. The residential building construction sector was found to be the most vulnerable, while certain service sectors showed vulnerability from a consumption-based perspective. Policy recommendations, such as circular economy and material substitutions, are proposed to reduce the vulnerability of critical sectors dependent on iron and steel.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yumeng Li, Qiumeng Zhong, Pan He, Long Chen, Haifeng Zhou, Xiaohui Wu, Sai Liang
Summary: Chinese population is at risk of severe health problems due to dietary methylmercury exposure. However, the temporal changes in this risk and the socioeconomic factors driving it are unknown. This study investigates this issue by compiling a time-series inventory of China's methylmercury-related health risk at the provincial level and identifying critical socioeconomic influencing factors through structural decomposition analysis.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sai Liang, Qiumeng Zhong, Haifeng Zhou, Yihan Liao, Jing You, Jing Meng, Cuiyang Feng, Chen Lin
Summary: This study reveals the rebound and mitigation effects of efficiency-related technological progress in global value chains on greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that different sectors in the value chains have different potentials for emission mitigation, with upstream sectors having stronger rebound effects and trailing end sectors having greater potential for emission reduction.
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.
