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Environmental Sciences
Xing Yao, Wasi Ul Hassan Shah, Rizwana Yasmeen, Yongzhong Zhang, Muhammad Abdul Kamal, Anwar Khan
Summary: The study found that some countries have high super-energy efficiency, and value-added trade can significantly improve energy efficiency. In addition, investment in R&D, foreign investment, and human education play a significant role in improving energy efficiency.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuhong Wang, Yuqing He, Malin Song
Summary: The study aims to achieve the dual effects of technological progress and energy conservation and emission reduction in developing countries' participation in global value chains through research on GVC, technological progress, and environmental pollution. The research findings suggest the existence of a value chain threshold in developing countries, where technological progress may lead to an increase in pollution below the threshold but can reduce emissions above it. These results provide a theoretical basis and practical suggestions for developing countries to realize green development while participating in globalized value chains.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yang Gao
Summary: Strengthening environmental regulation and promoting green and sustainable development are inevitable trends in China's manufacturing industry. Technological innovation and the application of artificial intelligence not only drive industry transformation but also enhance the level of global value chains. In addition, artificial intelligence also promotes the leap of the global value chain through replacing low-end labor and reducing labor costs for enterprises.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guimei Zhang, Guangyue Liu
Summary: This study analyzes the mechanism of the impact of GVC embedment on environmental pollution based on the classical theory of Grossman, and conducts empirical tests using panel data from 1998 to 2019 for 16 emerging economies. The results show that GVC embedment has five effects on environmental pollution, and the relationship between GVC embedment and environmental pollution is inverted U-shaped. The density of energy use, the share of fossil fuels, per capita income are positively correlated with environmental pollution, while population density and manufacturing share are negatively correlated.
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Economics
Hanxue Chen, Shuhong Wang, Malin Song
Summary: The rapid development of the global value chain labor division system has both improved the technological level of developing countries and provided opportunities for developed countries to transfer pollution-intensive industries. The embedding of enterprises in the Global Environmental Value Chain (GEVC) affects their production efficiency, with different impacts based on their profitability. Foreign-funded enterprises benefit more from the improvement in production efficiency resulting from GEVC embedding.
STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Samuel Siewers, Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, Leila Baghdadi
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between joining global value chains and firms' environmental performance. The results show that firms participating in GVCs perform better in terms of environmental indicators, such as adopting environmentally friendly technologies, complying with stricter standards and regulations, and monitoring emissions along supply chains. The study also finds that participation in GVCs is associated with more efficient energy use.
Article
Business
G. G. Reis, M. S. Heidemann, H. A. A. Goes, C. F. M. Molento
Summary: Organizational misconduct, including illegal exploitation of environmental resources, can have devastating impacts on the environment, biodiversity, animal welfare, and sustainability. While regulations and traceability measures have been introduced to address the issue, there is a lack of focus on how radical innovations can help prevent such misconduct. By adopting radical technological innovations like cell-based meat, significant transformations can be made in the meat value chain to mitigate environmental and animal welfare issues.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Nimmy Rose Jacob, Shalini Aggarwal, Neha Saini, Rida Wahid, Suleman Sarwar
Summary: The global value chain (GVC) has gained relevance and attracted numerous studies due to its potential in enhancing sustainability. Despite its widespread presence in the literature, GVC-related sustainability research remains a niche area. This paper conducts a scientometric analysis of 753 articles published from 2001 to 2021 to provide insights into research performance and the intellectual structure of the field, as well as propose avenues for future research.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Economics
Yiding Tang, Xingzhi Qiao, Yuke Zhu
Summary: Using two country panel datasets of different magnitudes, this study explores the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on the turning point of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The analysis suggests that countries with higher involvement in GVCs tend to have lower EKC turning points. Additionally, the findings indicate that the forward GVC division may play a dominant role in this relationship.
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Vivek Kumar Chouhan, Shahul Hamid Khan, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli
Summary: Many companies and organizations are estimating their contribution to global climate change and carbon emissions through carbon footprint projects, with carbon taxes being a powerful tool. Researchers are particularly interested in modelling supply chain networks under carbon taxes, inspired by the disorganized disposal of by-products from sugarcane mills.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xuewei Wang, Fayyaz Ahmad, Jie Wang, Hongzhen Luo, Abbas Ali Chandio, Salim Khan
Summary: This article examines the impact of environmental controls on the complexity of export technology and the upgrading of Chinese enterprises' global value chain. The research findings suggest that environmental regulation promotes the complexity of export technology, particularly in processing trade, labor-intensive, and heavily polluting industries. Innovative research and development serve as an important channel through which environmental regulation affects the complexity of export technology. Moreover, as the complexity of export technology increases, environmental regulation becomes more conducive to embedding enterprises into the global value chain.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Dianxi Hu, Jianling Jiao, Yunshu Tang, Xiaofei Han, Huaping Sun
Summary: This study examines the transformation and environmental issues of the manufacturing industry under an open economy, finding that a higher GVC position benefits green technology innovation efficiency, with environmental regulations playing a positive moderating role in this relationship.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huiqun Liu, Lixin Chen, Yibing Shan
Summary: This study empirically investigates the relationship between environmental regulation and GVC position in service sectors. The findings indicate that environmental regulation significantly promotes the increase of GVC position in service sectors, with a greater effect on environmental health than ecosystem vitality. The influence of environmental regulation on GVC position is heterogeneous across different quantiles.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yubo Zhao, Shijing Zhu, Wei Kong, Liang Ren
Summary: Under the reality of global value chain (GVC) restructuring, this paper proposes that different GVC locations have differential effects on pollution emissions. Using industrial pollution data and two models, the study finds that increasing upstreamness in GVC reduces pollution emissions, while increasing imported upstreamness raises pollution emissions. The study also highlights the importance of the GVC position in influencing green production efficiency and suggests enhancing external industry regulations and internal technology absorption capacity to mitigate environmental problems caused by GVC participation.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
B. Bruned, J. Mahseredjian, S. Dennetiere, N. Bracikowski
Summary: This article proposes a new optimized and reduced order Jacobian formulation for the simultaneous solution of control system block-diagrams with feedback loops in the simulation of electromagnetic transients, improving upon previous methods with a faster formulation and efficient heuristics for the Feedback Arc Set (FAS) problem.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY
(2023)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.