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Environmental Studies
Katerina Pekarcikova, Michal Vanek, Radmila Sousedikova
Summary: The article explores the determinants of economic growth in OPEC member countries and reveals that daily oil production, oil exports, and oil prices have a positive impact on GDP, while unemployment and exchange rates have a negative impact. No correlation is found between inflation, population growth, oil demand, and GDP.
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Economics
Larissa Batrancea, Malar Kumaran Rathnaswamy, Ioan Batrancea
Summary: The research examines the determinants of economic growth in non-Basel Committee member countries, finding that bank capital to assets ratio plays a significant role in driving economic growth. The empirical results provide insights for national authorities to enhance overall economic growth.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2022)
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Economics
Guohua Feng, Jiti Gao, Bin Peng
Summary: This study proposes an integrated framework that addresses parameter heterogeneity, cross-sectional error dependence, and variable selection in empirical growth analysis. The results support the optimistic conclusion of Sala-I-Martin (1997) and reveal previously unidentified cross-country patterns.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMETRICS
(2022)
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Mathematics
Darko B. B. Vukovic, Moinak Maiti, Marko D. D. Petrovic
Summary: This manuscript investigates the relationship between tourism employment and economic growth in selected OECD member states. The study uses the dynamic panel threshold regression method and finds that tourism employment has a positive impact on gross national income, but a negative impact on value added by activity services.
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Energy & Fuels
Haichao Liu, Wing-Keung Wong, Phan The Cong, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Mohamed Haffar, Ayman Abu-Rumman
Summary: This study examines the impact of energy consumption, economic development, urbanization, and energy consumption on carbon emissions using panel cointegration tests and pooled mean group (PMG-ARDL) approaches. The results reveal that urbanization has no significant effect on environmental quality, while energy usage significantly increases environmental harm. Further research indicates that environmental distortion is a long-term consequence of economic expansion. The responsibility of achieving a green and clean environment lies with government officials and politicians, who should prioritize appropriate energy management, urban planning, and pollution reduction without impeding economic growth.
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Economics
Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Leena Mary Eapen, Sthanu R. Nair
Summary: The study found a long-term relationship between economic growth and electricity consumption in the agriculture sector in India, with unidirectional causality flowing from overall economic growth to electricity consumption at the aggregate state level. At the sectoral level, there is a unidirectional causal relationship running from electricity consumption to economic growth for the agriculture sector, and economic growth to electricity consumption for the industrial sector.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
N. P. Ravindra Deyshappriya, I. A. D. D. W. Rukshan, N. P. Dammika Padmakanthi
Summary: Crude oil usage in OECD countries has been significantly higher since the early 1970s, making oil one of the driving forces of the OECD economies. However, fluctuating oil prices have created adverse economic and social impacts. This study examines the impact of oil price on economic growth of 38 OECD countries from 2000 to 2020, finding a mixed impact where an increase in oil price positively affects economic growth only through interest rates, while negatively affecting it through other channel variables such as exchange rate, government expenditure, and investment. The study recommends reducing oil price fluctuations and promoting the use of country-specific renewable energy sources.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Anamul Haque, Syed Mehmood Raza Shah, Muhammad Usman Arshad
Summary: The study shows that sustainable economic growth plays a crucial role in attracting FDI inflow in both low-income and middle-income economies. Factors such as trade openness and exchange rate can increase FDI inflow in low-income economies, while real growth rate and exchange rate are significant factors in middle-income economies. However, inflation negatively affects FDI inflow in both types of economies.
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Environmental Sciences
Alejandro Alcay, Antonio Montanes, Maria-Blanca Simon-Fernandez
Summary: This study reveals an unstable relationship between waste generation and economic development in European countries, with structural breaks identified at unknown periods. Waste generation shows significant dependence on economic evolution, especially in countries with lower per capita income levels. This highlights the need to maintain and reinforce environmental policies in the EU to balance economic development and environmental protection.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Tianlong Jiang, Zhongsheng Chen
Summary: China has become the world's second largest energy consumer. The relationship between energy consumption and economic development varies across regions, and appropriate regional energy consumption policies and strategies are needed.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Economics
E. Desli, A. Gkoulgkoutsika
Summary: The study finds that the overall impact of military spending on economic growth from 1960 to 2017 is negative on a global scale. Particularly, NATO countries are significantly affected, while most countries show a neutral effect in the post-cold war era. At the country-specific level, certain economies consistently benefit or suffer from military spending, with varying impacts over different time periods for most countries, showing no clear pattern.
ECONOMIC CHANGE AND RESTRUCTURING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Liu Geng, Olivier Joseph Abban, Yao Hongxing, Charles Ofori, Joana Cobbinah, Sarah Akosua Ampong, Muhammad Akhtar
Summary: This study examines the impact of military expenditure on economic growth in 48 Islamic countries. The results show a negative effect of military expenditure on economic growth and a bidirectional causal relationship between the two variables. The findings suggest that the levels of military expenditure need to be redirected towards more productive non-military spending to improve economic growth performance.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amaia Altuzarra, Catalina Galvez-Galvez, Ana Gonzalez-Flores
Summary: Gender equality in education has a positive impact on economic growth, especially in sub-Saharan African countries. The female-male ratio in the labor market does not significantly affect economic growth. There is a significant link between women's presence in parliaments and economic growth in all developing countries, but this relationship is negative in sub-Saharan African countries.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alexandra Fratila (Adam), Ioana Andrada Gavril (Moldovan), Sorin Cristian Nita, Andrei Hrebenciuc
Summary: Maritime transport, related investments, and air pollution from maritime transport have a positive correlation with economic growth in EU countries. It is recommended that policymakers and stakeholders take action to reduce environmental impacts through green investments in port infrastructure and ecological ships in line with current European trends.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mingdou Zhang, Qingbang Wu, Weilu Li, Dongqi Sun, Fei Huang
Summary: This study examines the impact of industrial specialization agglomeration and diversification agglomeration on urban economic resilience by measuring the economic resilience of 241 cities in China. The results show that the effect of industrial agglomeration on urban economic resilience varies depending on the type of agglomeration and the stage of economic recovery. This study provides valuable references for policymakers concerned with enhancing urban resilience.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Barbara Plank, Jan Streeck, Doris Virag, Fridolin Krausmann, Helmut Haberl, Dominik Wiedenhofer
Summary: The global material stocks of infrastructure, buildings, machinery, and consumer products are increasing rapidly, with China leading the way in stock-building. However, international data on economy-wide material flows is limited and does not integrate material processing. Further developments are needed to improve data transparency, uncertainty assessments, and the representation of socio-economic material cycles.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philipp Semenchuk, Christoph Plutzar, Thomas Kastner, Sarah Matej, Giorgio Bidoglio, Karl-Heinz Erb, Franz Essl, Helmut Haberl, Johannes Wessely, Fridolin Krausmann, Stefan Dullinger
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Robert Gross, Jan Streeck, Nelo Magalhaes, Fridolin Krausmann, Helmut Haberl, Dominik Wiedenhofer
Summary: This article investigates the roles of the European Recovery Program (ERP) and the Organization for European Economic Co-Operation (OEEC) in pushing France towards a pathway of petroleum dependency. The study shows that the OEEC Refinery Expansion Program had significant impacts on petroleum product supply in France, the French position in global crude oil and petroleum product trade, and the interrelatedness of the petroleum sector with agriculture, transport, and mobility.
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
(2022)
Article
Business
Xiaoling Wang, Tianyue Zhang, Jatin Nathwani, Fangming Yang, Qinglong Shao
Summary: By using the vector error correction model and analyzing Chinese industrial data, this study explores the relationships between CO2 emissions, energy efficiency, economic performance, environmental regulation, and technological innovation. The empirical results provide support for the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis, weak Porter Hypothesis, and Jevons' Paradox.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Christian Lauk, Lisa Kaufmann, Michaela C. Theurl, Fritz Wittmann, Michael Eder, Stefan Hoertenhuber, Bernhard Freyer, Fridolin Krausmann
Summary: Food provision is essential for society, but it also contributes to environmental change. This study examines the urban food system of Vienna and investigates the potential for reducing its environmental footprint through changes in food consumption. The results show that dietary changes have the greatest impact on reducing both land and greenhouse gas footprints, while regionalization has a comparatively smaller effect.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gerald Kalt, Philipp Thunshirn, Fridolin Krausmann, Helmut Haberl
Summary: Transforming and expanding the electricity sector is crucial for mitigating climate change and alleviating energy poverty. However, future energy systems based on renewable sources may require more materials during construction, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions. By analyzing 281 global electricity sector pathways until 2050, this study quantifies the material requirements and trade-offs involved. The findings suggest that scenarios aligned with the 1.5°C target have significantly higher material requirements compared to scenarios exceeding a global temperature rise of 2°C. The study highlights the importance of considering material-efficient technologies and low-carbon processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to bulk materials.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Afra Bashira Binth Arman, Fridolin Krausmann, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Sujauddin
Summary: This article addresses the need for comprehensive research and policy directives to achieve a circular bioeconomy in Bangladesh. The study highlights the high extraction rate and increasing import dependency and animal product consumption in the country. The findings suggest that Bangladesh should focus on creating a resilient and sustainable food system, reducing waste flows, and promoting cascading use of crop residues to achieve circular bioeconomy goals.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anke Schaffartzik, Juan Antonio Duro
Article
Ecology
Karina Reiter, Christoph Plutzar, Dietmar Moser, Philipp Semenchuk, Karl-Heinz Erb, Franz Essl, Andreas Gattringer, Helmut Haberl, Fridolin Krausmann, Bernd Lenzner, Johannes Wessely, Sarah Matej, Robin Pouteau, Stefan Dullinger
Summary: Land use is a major driver of biodiversity loss. This study examines the correlation between human appropriation of net primary production and the decline of species richness in used landscapes across the globe. The findings suggest that human appropriation of net primary production is a useful indicator of heterotrophic species loss in used landscapes.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qinglong Shao
Summary: Increased residential energy consumption and reduced income during the COVID-19 lockdown measures have worsened energy poverty in vulnerable communities. To address this, six relief measures are proposed: consistent financing for energy suppliers and consumers, various forms of socio-economic assistance, leveraging fiscal stimuli to promote renewable energy transition, identifying vulnerable populations to improve policy effectiveness, designing equitable resource allocation mechanisms, and rethinking socio-economic transition in the post-pandemic era.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Communication
Qinglong Shao, Genia Kostka
Summary: As Internet usage has become more prevalent, digital inequalities have worsened in recent decades. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a surge in internet usage, but it also revealed an increase in digital inequalities in the labor market. The study examines how the pandemic affected Chinese workers' internet usage and how this varied across socioeconomic groups. The findings show that the pandemic significantly increased overall internet usage in China, deepening digital inequalities in the labor market, particularly among younger, wealthier workers in urban areas. Furthermore, internet usage increased among employees in state-owned enterprises, indicating a growing digital inequality gap between these enterprises and other sectors.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Christina Plank, Christoph Goerg, Gerald Kalt, Lisa Kaufmann, Stefan Dullinger, Fridolin Krausmann
Summary: Vienna's large biomass demand relies heavily on regional and global production. This raises concerns about the impact of urban consumption on socioecological conditions worldwide and the need for mitigation measures by urban actors. The focus of this study is on the city's biodiversity footprint and the spatial mismatch between the ecological impacts of biomass production and consumption and available governance instruments at the city level. The findings highlight the need for higher-scale regulation, mandatory measures, and reduced consumption and production to effectively address the spatial mismatch and biodiversity loss.
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Limei Ma, Qianying Wang, Dan Shi, Qinglong Shao
Summary: China's renewable energy innovation is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality targets and the low-carbon transition, but research on its characteristics and spillover effects has been limited. This study examines the distribution and trends of renewable energy innovation from a spatiotemporal perspective and identifies the factors that significantly impact its development using China's provincial panel data from 2006 to 2019. The findings reveal distinct spatial differences in renewable energy innovation across provinces, positive spatial correlation, and the significance of R&D investment and GDP per capita. More market-oriented policies and regional coordination mechanisms are recommended for enhancing renewable energy innovation.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sonia Graham, Melanie Wary, Fulvia Calcagni, Merce Cisneros, Claudia de Luca, Santiago Gorostiza, Ola Stedje Hanserud, Giorgos Kallis, Panagiota Kotsila, Sina Leipold, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Tristan Partridge, Anna Petit-Boix, Anke Schaffartzik, Galia Shokry, Sergio Tirado-Herrero, Jeroen van den Bergh, Patrizia Ziveri
Summary: In order to effectively tackle the climate crisis, a new interdisciplinary approach is necessary to incorporate various understandings of transitions in interconnected social-environmental systems. The concept of tipping points, commonly used in natural sciences and increasingly in social sciences, can help to explain processes underlying major social-environmental transitions. By introducing the concept of social-climatic tipping points, which consider desirability and intentionality as crucial factors, along with stable states, feedbacks, reversibility, and abruptness, we demonstrate the insights provided by our interdisciplinary framework through the analysis of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation slowdown and flooding in the Ahr Valley as a social-climatic tipping point. This framework can contribute to more sustainable and equitable futures by prioritizing social-climatic tipping points for interdisciplinary research, identifying opportunities for action, and evaluating the nuanced desirability and acceptability of proposed solutions.
Article
Business
Songran Li, Qinglong Shao
Summary: This study explores the effects of financial market development and environmental policy stringency on renewable energy innovation and whether renewable innovation differs with levels of stringency of environmental policy and levels of development of the financial market. The results show that as financial development increases, its impact gradually declines, and that as environmental policy becomes more stringent, its impact rapidly increases. This study confirms the validity of the Porter Hypothesis and the financial development effect on renewable innovation in OECD countries.
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)