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Ecology
Ralf Barkemeyer, C. William Young, Phani Kumar Chintakayala, Anne Owen
Summary: Eco-labelling is closely associated with higher levels of resource consumption and tends to flourish in affluent economies.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Economics
Sondes Kahouli, Xavier Pautrel
Summary: The aim of this paper is to investigate the bi-directional spillover effects of energy efficiency improvement (EEI) in the short-term and long-term on the residential and industrial sectors, as well as the impact of nesting structure and the size of elasticities of substitution on the magnitude and transitional dynamic of rebound effect. The study finds that residential EEI spills over into the industrial sector through the labor supply channel, while industrial EEI spills over into the residential sector through the conventional income channel. Numerical simulations suggest that neglecting these spillover effects may lead to underestimating the rebound effect of residential sector EEI, and the size and duration of the rebound effect depend on the values of elasticities of substitution.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guangqing Xu, Danze Huang, Xiaoyu Chen, Mengyao Chen
Summary: This study explores the energy rebound effects on China's domestic overall and various industries from the perspective of generalized technological progress using data from 2005 to 2017. The results indicate that the rebound effect of the domestic overall is mainly driven by the secondary sector. While the domestic overall and high-energy-consuming industries reduce the rebound effects, low-energy-consuming industries increase them. The findings suggest that the Industrial Restructuring Initiative implemented during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan has effectively mitigated the rebound effects of high-energy-consuming industries and offset the feedback effect within the economic system.
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Energy & Fuels
Jose M. Cansino, Manuel Ordonez, Manuela Prieto
Summary: This study uses Structural Decomposition Analysis to investigate the rebound effect, finding the total rebound effect caused by energy efficiency improvements in Spain from 2000 to 2014, as well as the direct, indirect, and economy-wide rebound effects. The results show that the rebound effect varies among different sectors and economic scopes.
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Economics
Felipe Freitas da Rocha, Edmar Luiz Fagundes de Almeida
Summary: The article explores the rebound effect and backfire generated by energy efficiency improvements, expanding on Wei's (2010) model. It highlights the importance of energy supply and multiple energy services in influencing the rebound effect, as well as the potential for backfire from neutral technical changes.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Claudio Castiglione, Devrim Murat Yazan, Arianna Alfieri, Martijn Mes
Summary: Technological eco-innovation is crucial for improving economic-environmental performance by enhancing resource efficiency. A holistic approach that addresses product, process, and organizational dimensions simultaneously is more effective in fostering better economic-environmental performance. Combining the introduction of new products, reduction of process inefficiencies, and value creation through waste exchange within the framework of industrial symbiosis can lead to improved resource efficiency and economic-environmental performance.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
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Economics
Tomas Balezentis, Mindaugas Butkus, Dalia Streimikiene, Zhiyang Shen
Summary: This paper proposes an econometric approach for estimating the rebound effect based on the ODEX index and analyzes the rebound effect in EU member states from 2000 to 2015, showing substantial spatial variations in the results.
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Management
Regis Y. Chenavaz, Stanko Dimitrov, Frank Figge
Summary: This article presents an analytical model of the rebound and backfire effects of eco-efficiency in a dynamic pricing and investment framework. It examines the impact of eco-efficiency on unit production costs and demand from environmentally concerned consumers, analyzing conditions for rebound and backfire effects with the possibility of a reverse rebound effect for sounder sustainability strategies.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Huijing Deng, Yizhe Zhang, David Kaczan, Yuanbo Qiao, Xu Wang, Bin Chen, Yutao Wang
Summary: The study analyzes the eco-efficiency of China's industry from 2000 to 2015 in order to understand China's resource use and pollution trends in the context of rapid industrial growth. The results show an upward trend in industrial eco-efficiency (IEE) for China and its provinces, with strong regional disparity. Factors such as economic development, foreign direct investment (FDI), environmental enforcement, and market for technology are found to be associated with IEE. Measures to adjust industry structure, enhance environmental enforcement, attract FDI, and increase R&D investment can further improve IEE in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Economics
Feng Wang, Min Wu, Xuyang Du
Summary: Promoting industrial upgrading is essential for achieving the coordination of industrial development and ecological protection in China. This study measures the industrial upgrading index (IUI) and ecoefficiency of 37 sub-industries in China based on comprehensive weighing and super-efficiency measure models. The impact of industrial upgrading on China's industrial eco-efficiency and its differences among industries are examined using panel data models. The results show that industrial upgrading significantly improves China's industrial eco-efficiency and has positive effects on both high-pollution and low-pollution industries.
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Environmental Sciences
Yueying Chen, Yanbin Chen, Guanwen Yin, Yujie Liu
Summary: Promoting the greening of industry is crucial for sustainable development of urban economy, especially for resource-based cities. This study analyzed the industrial eco-efficiency (IEE) of 114 resource-based cities in China from 2003 to 2016 using the Windows-Bootstrap-DEA model, and explored the factors associated with IEE using the panel Tobit model. The results showed that the overall IEE of resource-based cities in China was low, with regional differences and spatial agglomeration. Factors such as per capita GDP, ownership structure, science and technology input, and industrial agglomeration had positive effects on IEE, while industrial structure and employment structure had negative effects. This research provides a scientific basis for industrial transformation planning in resource-based cities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qing Yin, Yadong Wang, Zhehong Xu, Kaidi Wan, Delu Wang
Summary: This study identifies factors affecting the green transformation efficiency of China's mineral resource-based cities through various methods, establishing a systematic model at different levels. The results show that different factors have varying impacts on the green transformation efficiency of MRBCs in China, and diverse transformation strategies are proposed.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Xudong Zhou, Zhengkai Xue, Jumeniyaz Seydehmet
Summary: By analyzing the industrial ecological efficiency of Xinjiang, it is found that it is continuously improving, but there is an imbalance in spatial distribution and regional differences. Technological progress, technical efficiency, and pure technical efficiency are key factors affecting the changes in ecological efficiency. The main issues faced by Xinjiang are industrial emissions and excessive water usage, which require priority attention.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ceri Fenwick, Kieren Mayers, Jacquetta Lee, Richard Murphy
Summary: This paper presents five case studies on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling, providing an overview of the likely impact of eco-design measures on plastic recycling in energy-related products in the EU. Some eco-design measures were found to benefit recycling, while others were ineffective or required further investigation. There was a disconnect between substance bans as eco-design measures and their impact on plastics recycling. Future research should include quantitative analysis of WEEE processing across a wider range of recyclers and processes.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Johan-Andres Velez-Henao, Claudia-Maria Garcia-Mazo
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental rebound effect (ERE) generated in the household sector due to increased shares of wind and solar power in the Colombian power grid. The results show an ERE between 1.9% and 8.2% for the climate change (CC) category, with service sectors contributing about 27% to 47% of the total ERE in the CC impact category. It is important to strengthen rebound mitigation policies to mitigate the potential negative effects of the ERE.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2022)