Article
Economics
Taiki Miura, Tetsuya Tamaki, Masanobu Kii, Yoshio Kajitani
Summary: The article discusses the emerging issues facing Japan's economy and how efficient production activities with low carbon emissions can be achieved through city planning to move towards a sustainable society. Network Data Envelope Analysis (NDEA) is used to evaluate the production efficiency in 47 prefectures of Japan, providing detailed analysis on the contribution of each sector to CO2 emissions and suggesting measures for improving efficiency. Comparing the results of conventional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with NDEA, the study reveals the impact of each sector on the fluctuation of efficiency values and clarifies reference sets for sectors that could not be determined through conventional DEA analysis.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peng Gao, Shujing Yue, Hongtao Chen
Summary: This study analyzed embodied carbon emissions of 28 industry sectors in China from 2005 to 2017 and found that both embodied and direct carbon emissions are generally increasing, while the overall efficiency has improved. There are significant differences among industries, and the reduction potential of embodied carbon emissions is lower than that of direct carbon emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Fangqing Wei, Xiaoqi Zhang, Junfei Chu, Feng Yang, Zhe Yuan
Summary: China's transportation sector faces challenges of energy and environmental inefficiency, with significant disparities in efficiency between regions leading to uneven development across the country.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Helena Monteiro, Gabriel Carmona-Aparicio, Ines Lei, Melanie Despeisse
Summary: Conventional manufacturing of aeronautic and aerospace parts consumes significant resources and emits a large amount of waste and carbon dioxide. Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) has the potential to reduce resource consumption, especially for energy-intensive materials like titanium. This systematic literature review on MAM processes in the aerospace sector highlights the importance of optimizing MAM and assessing its environmental impact compared to conventional manufacturing.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Najrul Hussain, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Hussain Alawadhi, Shamima Begum, Khaled Elsaid, A. G. Olabi
Summary: The synthesis and characterizations of the tricomponent CuO-ZnO-MoS2 composite material is reported for the first time in this work. The composite possessed outstanding catalytic performance in CO2 reduction to alcohol with maximum faradaic efficiency of 24.6% for methanol and 11.1% for ethanol.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2022)
Article
Business
Yiming Li, Zhaohua Wang, Weijun He, Yuandong Zhao, Ming Xu, Bin Zhang
Summary: This study identifies critical transmission sectors for CO2 emissions in China in 2012, such as the Chemical industry, Metallurgy, and Electricity production sectors. Improving production efficiency in these sectors has the potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions downstream and upstream in their supply chains.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Jingxiao Zhang, Weixing Jin, Guo-liang Yang, Hui Li, Yongjian Ke, Simon Patrick Philbin
Summary: The study finds that the construction industry in China needs to reduce CO2 emissions by around 10%, with most provinces having the potential to do so. The East region of China contributes significantly to the total reduction amount, while about one-third of provinces face significant pressure to reduce emissions by more than 10% from the 2017 base level. This research provides valuable insights and guidance for evaluating regional allocation of CO2 emissions in the construction industry, which can be a reference for other countries and industries.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Guangming Rao, Jiao Liao, Yanping Zhu, Lin Guo
Summary: This paper explores the decoupling state of sector economic growth from CO2 emissions in the input-output process. It proposes a methodology of correlation effects decoupling index to analyze the decoupling status and sources of sector CO2 emissions. Through a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt sectors in China, the results show a high correlation effects of CO2 emissions in the energy-intensive sectors and a decrease in the decoupling of economic growth from CO2 emissions, primarily influenced by the deterioration of correlation effects in the energy-intensive sectors.
Article
Management
Lisa M. Ellram, Wendy L. Tate, Lance W. Saunders
Summary: Freight transportation emissions reduction has become part of many organizations' environmental sustainability agenda, but it is not a priority on the overall organizational sustainability agenda. The research found that in most organizations, reducing freight emissions is managed within the Transportation function, and there is a lack of organizational focus on outsourced freight transportation emissions reduction.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peipei Chen, Shaohui Zhang, Jing Meng, Tianyang Lei, Boxi Li, D'Maris Coffman
Summary: This study analyzes the energy consumption, decarbonization pathways, and synergistic impact of air pollutants in China's steel and cement industries, and finds that innovative technologies are needed to achieve carbon neutrality targets. The study also suggests that the net-zero emissions pathway relying on these innovative technologies requires less investment than the NDCs scenario. Additionally, the deployment of electric arc furnaces and carbon capture, utilization, and storage should be concentrated in specific provinces.
Article
Economics
Juan Du, Yanhong Xu, Yi Wang
Summary: In order to reduce carbon emissions and achieve green development, reallocating resources to adjust industrial production scales is an effective approach. This paper develops a performance-oriented model using data envelopment analysis to determine optimal sustainable production scales for various industries. An empirical study on 15 industries in China from 2006 to 2019 verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method and provides interesting insights.
Article
Economics
Edwin Buenano, Emilio Padilla, Vicent Alcantara
Summary: The study examines the relationship between economic structure and CO2 emissions from fossil sources in Ecuador, identifying 19 relevant economic sectors, with 8 classified as key sectors. Despite the low direct emissions, certain sectors indirectly contribute significantly to total emissions due to their production chains. The research provides guidance for effective mitigation policies, distinguishing between sectors requiring technological improvements and intersectoral policies.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Huijuan Xiao, Ya Zhou, Ning Zhang, Daoping Wang, Yuli Shan, Jingzheng Ren
Summary: China has committed to reducing its emission intensity by 60% to 65% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Economic structure adjustment and improvement in CO2 emission efficiency are key to emission reduction. Technical feasibility analysis shows certain regions face significant challenges in achieving emission reduction goals.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dongdong Liu
Summary: This paper studies the convergence trend of manufacturing energy carbon emission efficiency in China, and draws some important conclusions. Firstly, China's manufacturing energy carbon emissions and efficiency show an increasing trend, with coal being the main emission source. Secondly, the manufacturing energy carbon emission efficiency exhibits convergence, but has industry heterogeneity. Finally, by reducing emissions, adopting differentiated policies, adjusting industry scale, and improving technology intensity, the energy carbon emission efficiency of manufacturing can be improved to promote high-quality economic development.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Hu Li, Yuandong Yan, Shicheng Yan, Zhentao Yu, Zhigang Zou
Summary: By assembling a core-shell In@InOxHy architecture on carbon black, a CO2-to-formate catalyst with high selectivity was prepared. The stable CO2-to-formate reaction is attributed to the presence of steritic frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) on the InOxHy shell, which can capture and activate CO2 selectively to produce formate.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Correction
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Junya Kumagai, Mihoko Wakamatsu, Shizuka Hashimoto, Osamu Saito, Takehito Yoshida, Takehisa Yamakita, Keiko Hori, Takanori Matsui, Michio Oguro, Masahiro Aiba, Rei Shibata, Tohru Nakashizuka, Shunsuke Managi
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Economics
Kanesh Suresh, Clevo Wilson, Annette Quayle, Uttam Khanal, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: Tourists' perceived value of nature-based tourism attributes in national parks is influenced by encounter frequency of large species, habitat quality, and proximity to wildlife. They prefer to choose less-visited parks with large mammals and tend to spend only a limited amount of time there. Less-visited parks offer potential for future growth in tourism due to their unique attractions.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Alexander R. Keeley, Kento Komatsubara, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: Studies have shown that in Japan, factors such as proximity to existing power plants, natural capital, among others, significantly affect individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for renewable energy. Visible solar PV plants negatively impact WTP, while less visible plants at high elevations do not have a negative impact on social acceptance.
ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chao Li, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: This study explores the relationship between long-term average air pollution concentration and the city-level case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 globally. The results show that air pollution factors are positively associated with the city-level COVID-19 CFR, and the effects of air pollution on health vary spatially among cities. Long-term exposure to air pollution is negatively related to the COVID-19 health outcome, and the relationship is spatially non-stationary.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Takafumi Ikuta, Hidemichi Fujii
Summary: Japanese companies are rapidly progressing in SDG efforts, with larger and more profitable companies being early adopters. The food and electrical equipment sectors already have active SDG initiatives. Designing appropriate measures based on company size and incentivizing social contribution activities are important for encouraging companies to act on the SDGs.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Andrew Chapman, Hidemichi Fujii
Summary: This study examines the potential role of flying vehicles in advancing the energy transition and considers the ethical, legal, and social issues associated with their implementation. The research finds that flying vehicles can drive the energy transition and the hydrogen economy, resulting in shared socio-environmental benefits.
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shunsuke Managi, Hidemichi Fujii, Andrew Chapman
Summary: This editorial summarizes a special issue consisting of twenty-one papers that apply economic and technological analysis to evaluate and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals at regional and global levels. The research helps to understand current progress and research directions in the field of economic analysis supporting the achievement of the SDGs.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Kenichi Yoshida, Kenichi Kurita, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of managerial entrenchment on firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The findings suggest that an increase in managerial entrenchment leads to a decrease in CSR activities. Additionally, the study reveals that after the enactment of Japan's Corporate Governance Code in 2015, managerial entrenchment no longer significantly affects CSR activities, and foreign institutional investors play a role in promoting CSR activities.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Janaki Imbulana Arachchi, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: This paper examines the impact of social capital (SC) on subjective quality of life to address the limitations of current observable indicators in informing public policy. The study analyzes a large-scale survey of 100,956 respondents from 37 countries, encompassing both developed and less developed nations. The empirical findings reveal that SC has a stronger association with improved subjective health and higher satisfaction in low-income countries compared to high-income countries. Additionally, low-income countries perceive lower levels of economic inequality at the community level when SC is higher, while high-income countries exhibit higher levels. The study also highlights the positive impact of higher levels of educational attainment on the perception of economic inequality, which decreases with SC. Enhancing SC may contribute to enhancing quality of life in most low-income countries, with lifestyle and cultural factors also playing a significant role. These findings emphasize the importance of non-economic factors in promoting better lives, necessitating further research into the social aspects of life.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mari Ogata, Tomoaki Nakaishi, Hirotaka Takayabu, Shogo Eguchi, Shigemi Kagawa
Summary: Biodiesel fuel (BDF) is a potentially carbon-neutral fuel with the potential to help prevent global warming, but its high production cost presents challenges. This study evaluated the production efficiencies of 35 BDF plants in Japan and estimated the potential cost reduction associated with improved efficiency. The analysis revealed that most plants have inefficient production, with two main types of inefficiencies. Improving production efficiency could lead to a significant reduction in production costs.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
H. -O. Poertner, R. J. Scholes, A. Arneth, D. K. A. Barnes, M. T. Burrows, S. E. Diamond, C. M. Duarte, W. Kiessling, P. Leadley, S. Managi, P. McElwee, G. Midgley, H. T. Ngo, D. Obura, U. Pascual, M. Sankaran, Y. J. Shin, A. L. Val
Summary: Earth's biodiversity and human societies are threatened by pollution, overconsumption of resources, urbanization, demographic changes, inequalities, and habitat loss, which are worsened by climate change. This review examines the connection between climate, biodiversity, and society, and proposes a roadmap for sustainability. The roadmap includes limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and preserving and restoring ecosystems on a significant portion of land and water. It emphasizes the need for interconnected protected areas and shared spaces to enhance biodiversity, and the ability of people and nature to adapt to and mitigate climate change. It calls for bold policy interventions and interconnected systems at all levels to promote human, ecosystem, and planetary health for a livable future.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chao Li, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: Japan is a highly urbanized and severely aging society that requires a high-resolution and accurate gridded population dataset for studying population changes and environmental issues. We created an open access annual dataset from 2001 to 2020, using a random forest method to fill the gaps in Japan's nationwide census data collected in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. The dataset includes total, male, and female population counts for each grid at a resolution of 500 m.
Article
Business
Jun Xie, Yoshitaka Tanaka, Alexander Ryota Keeley, Hidemichi Fujii, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: Although financial materiality is important for shareholders' interests, the current sustainability ratings' consideration of financial materiality is questionable. This study reassessed environmental performance by mapping financial materiality of environmental information based on the SASB industry-specific accounting metrics. The results show significant pricing anomalies and higher environmental risk for companies with lower SASB-based environmental scores, indicating that integrating financial materiality based on the SASB could effectively capture corporate environmental risk.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Wasantha Athukorala, Boon L. Lee, Clevo Wilson, Hidemichi Fujii, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: The paper is motivated by the concern over heavy pesticide use in developing countries and the lack of government efforts to address the problem. It investigates the impact of pesticide use on farm level efficiency using a metafrontier framework with stochastic frontier analysis. The results show that farmers overuse pesticides due to higher expectations of future returns, leading to increased inefficiency.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Jun Xie, Wataru Nozawa, Shunsuke Managi
Summary: This study examines the impact of top executives' attributes on firm performance by analyzing their strategic choices for capital structure and investments using a unique and extensive dataset. The study identifies the big five personalities and four other essential personal attributes of top executives from over 970,000 observations in Japanese firms. The results show that in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), top executives' attributes significantly mediate the relationship between their attributes and firm performance, while this is not the case for large firms.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)