Editorial Material
Biochemical Research Methods
Caroline Seydel
Summary: To make biological research more sustainable, it is crucial to accurately assess its environmental impact, both in the lab and on the computer.
Review
Plant Sciences
Mona Schreiber, Stefan A. Rensing, Sven B. Gould
Summary: More than half a billion years ago, a lineage of streptophyte algae began terraforming the terrestrial habitat and Earth's atmosphere, providing genes for the subsequent evolution of land plants. Studying molecular adaptations in non-tracheophyte species may help all green life, including crops, better prepare for the challenges of climate change.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lingjian Wang, Xinggang Tang, Xin Liu, Jinchi Zhang
Summary: With the increase in slope numbers due to social and economic development and the large-scale exploitation of natural resources, the ecological protection and reconstruction of slopes has become a global concern. In this study, eight strategies involving different patented mineral solubilizing microorganisms (MSMs) were explored, and the field application of active permanent greening (APG) based on MSMs was analyzed. The results showed that MSMs significantly improved soil quality and promoted plant growth, with strategy A exhibiting the best performance. The field test confirmed that APG has better greening performance than traditional methods.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Yuting Yang, Michael L. Roderick, Hui Guo, Diego G. Miralles, Lu Zhang, Simone Fatichi, Xiangzhong Luo, Yongqiang Zhang, Tim R. McVicar, Zhuoyi Tu, Trevor F. Keenan, Joshua B. Fisher, Rong Gan, Xuanze Zhang, Shilong Piao, Baoqing Zhang, Dawen Yang
Summary: Evapotranspiration (ET), which is regulated by vegetation, plays a central role in water, energy, and carbon cycles. There has been a global increase in ET since the 1980s, primarily driven by vegetation greening. The impacts of specific drivers on ET, such as CO2 fertilization and land use change, are uncertain at a global scale but have regional effects. Improving model validation, understanding key processes, and data-model fusion techniques are essential for better understanding ET characteristics.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Laura Costadone, Kati Vierikko
Summary: The Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, embedded in the European Green Deal, aims to protect nature and biodiversity. As part of this strategy, municipalities with at least 20,000 inhabitants are invited to develop Urban Greening Plans (UGP). However, despite many cities already having greening or sustainability plans, there are still challenges in implementing UGPs, such as securing political commitment and establishing working structures.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
X. Zhang, D. H. Yan, T. L. Qin, C. H. Li, H. Wang
Summary: With the rapid emergence of the global greening phenomenon, it is important to conduct basic research on characteristic identification and quantification of greening contribution. The choice of method can affect the range of greening and browning, which is often overlooked. The results show noticeable differences in greening and browning using different basic methods, influenced by human activities, climate, and geographical environment.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Dirk Schoenmaker
Summary: Interest in decarbonizing or greening monetary policy is growing, while central banks aim to maintain market neutrality. Market bias towards carbon-intensive companies poses challenges. However, a method to tilt the ECB's asset towards low-carbon assets has been developed, reducing carbon emissions without interfering with monetary policy transmission mechanisms.
Article
Economics
Haichao Fan, Yuchao Peng, Huanhuan Wang, Zhiwei Xu
Summary: This study finds that the reinforcement of green credit regulation leads to noncompliant firms facing increased loan interest rates, decreased loan amounts, and more difficulty in accessing loans. There are different impacts on large and small firms in terms of their loans and their financial and economic responses. Furthermore, firms can reduce emissions by investing in abatement facilities or choosing to produce less, with large firms focusing on emission intensity reduction and small firms opting for production reduction.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Jie Zhang, Zhongfei Chen
Summary: This study finds that social trust has a significant positive impact on corporate green innovation in Chinese non-financial listed companies. This effect is more pronounced in non-state owned enterprises, small enterprises facing financing constraints, and enterprises belonging to non-high-tech and non-heavily polluting industries. Social trust promotes green innovation by increasing external environmental pressure, enhancing reputation motivation, and environmental awareness. Additionally, social trust has a substitution effect on formal institutions.
RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
(2023)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Christina Sumner, Ichiro Ikuta, Tushar Garg, Jonathan G. Martin, Bahar Mansoori, Majid Chalian, Brian S. Englander, Jocelyn Chertoff, Sean Woolen, Drew Caplin, Michael B. Sneider, Stephane L. Desouches, Tiffany L. Chan, Nadja Kadom
Summary: The health care sector, a resource-intensive industry, is exploring strategies to reduce energy use and waste. This article reviews sustainability concepts that can be supported or implemented by radiologists to minimize energy consumption and waste production.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Francesco Spinelli, Antonio Bazco-Nogueras, Vincenzo Mancuso
Summary: This research aims to design a scheme compatible with 5G and beyond network slicing principles to support gaming at the edge of the cellular network. By solving a complex optimization problem, we propose an efficient heuristic algorithm that performs well in practical scenarios.
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Dongyang Zhang, Jinli Wang, Yizhi Wang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of China's environmental monitoring centralization on firms' greenwashing practices. The study finds that environmental centralization can effectively reduce greenwashing, especially when there is a high level of decentralization. Privately-owned firms with high pollution and technology intensity are particularly motivated to reduce greenwashing as environmental decentralization levels increase. The centralization of environmental monitoring policy shock can effectively curb greenwashing practices by strengthening environmental regulation levels.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessica Ruijsch, Adriaan J. Teuling, Jan Verbesselt, Ronald W. A. Hutjes
Summary: In response to environmental change, local land restoration projects have emerged in Africa with the aim of preventing or reversing land degradation, combating climate change, and improving the local climate. However, due to the lack of a complete database, limited monitoring, and low survival rate of vegetation, the contribution of these projects to the greening of Africa at larger scales is still unknown. This study uses climate independent greening time series to identify local greening hotspots in Africa and finds that 2.1% of Africa experiences local greening, particularly in semi-arid environments. The study also shows that various forms of sustainable land management lead to significant local greening, with active revegetation being more effective than natural regeneration.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sarah Moser, Emma Avery
Summary: Forest City is a new city project being developed by one of China's largest property developers on four artificial islands off the coast of Malaysia. Despite being built on Malaysia's largest seagrass field and damaging coastal mangroves, the project is marketed as a futuristic model green city with green walls and lush gardens. The project strategically promotes a narrative of urban greening to avoid criticism while serving economic and geopolitical goals.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jinkai Luan, Ping Miao, Xiaoqiang Tian, Xiaojie Li, Ning Ma, Muhammad Abrar Faiz, Zhenwu Xu, Yongqiang Zhang
Summary: Large-scale afforestation program in China has partially alleviated environmental problems. This study investigates the impact of vegetation changes on hydrological processes in different catchments and finds a strong correlation between leaf area index (LAI) and changes in runoff, evapotranspiration, and soil water storage.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
