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Environmental Sciences
Glauco De Vita, Chengchun Li, Yun Luo
Summary: The study reveals a significant impact of foreign direct investment on energy intensity, particularly in non-primary sectors. Specifically, in non-primary sectors, when the sectoral R&D level is below a certain threshold, foreign direct investment inflows increase the energy intensity level, but this effect decreases when the R&D level is above the threshold.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Romualdas Ginevicius, Yuriy Bilan, Grzegorz Kadzielawski, Miloslav Novotny, Tomasz Kosmider
Summary: The development of national economic development depends on the energy sector, and assessing its condition can be done in two ways. This study suggests that evaluating fluctuations over a longer period is more accurate than just looking at the situation over the last year. The empirical results show that the proposed methodology provides a more relevant approach to researching issues related to national economic development.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ghazala Aziz, Suleman Sarwar, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Nasir Malik, Rida Waheed
Summary: This article examines the role of creativity in controlling carbon intensity in OPEC countries. Panel estimation techniques are used to analyze annual data from 1990 to 2018. The empirical evidence shows that patent rights and innovation are policy factors that help control carbon intensity, leading to an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly society. However, the impact of innovations is stronger than that of patents. On the other hand, urbanization and economic growth are key determinants that increase carbon intensity, while renewable energy has an insignificant effect. The empirical analysis, particularly on creativity, provides practical implications for authorities in controlling carbon intensity and improving energy efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gang Du
Summary: This study aims to estimate the impact of green finance and renewable energy on carbon intensity in 10 Asian economies. The results show that green finance has a negative significant impact on carbon intensity in both the short and long run, while the negative significant impact of renewable energy consumption is only in the long run. These results confirm that green finance and renewable energy consumption help reduce carbon intensity in Asian economies. The study also provides important policy suggestions for carbon neutrality targets.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Economics
Honghong Wei, Radhika Lahiri
Summary: This paper investigates the relationship between urban population and CO2 emissions, exploring the link between urbanization and CO2 emissions through energy-use intensity and technological inefficiencies in different sectors and levels of development. The study finds that energy-use intensity is particularly important in the manufacturing sector, and the overall link between urbanization/development and emissions is conditional, requiring deeper analysis and sector-based approaches. The findings highlight the significance of addressing technological inefficiencies in residential and manufacturing sectors to reduce carbon emissions. The study suggests a targeted approach based on sectors and considering development levels, rather than a universal global policy.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yacouba Kassouri, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: This study presents a new perspective on the drivers of environmental sustainability at the sector level. By constructing country-level sectoral dynamic indices for technology adoption and emission intensity, the study examines the environmental efficiency effect of technology adoption and technology diffusion across tradable and non-tradable sectors. The results indicate long-term effects of technological changes, with a U-shaped nexus between technology adoption and carbon emission in technology-intensive sectors, and trade networks playing a role in reducing emission intensities and improving technology diffusion.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaocan Xu, Daoye Zheng, Yu-Sheng Lin
Summary: This work presents the integration of terahertz electrical split-ring metamaterial with a microfluidic chip, which exhibits multiple resonances in the THz spectrum and selective trapping of microparticles. The eSRM array arrangement generates various resonant modes and shows high sensitivity to the environmental refractive index. The microparticles are trapped using elliptical barricades on the eSRM surface, and the chip demonstrates trapping and sensing abilities for various applications.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Business
Askar Akaev, Tessaleno Devezas, Yuri Ichkitidze, Askar Sarygulov
Summary: This paper predicts the potential dynamics of labor income share for G7 countries based on a factor-augmenting CES function. The decrease in labor income share may be due to an increase in relative labor intensity and a decrease in the ratio of investment to output. If this trend continues over the next 30 years, there may be a 5-16% average decrease in the share of labor income in G7 countries.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Azam, Saima Nawaz, Zubair Rafiq, Nasir Iqbal
Summary: The study reveals that the industry sector in Pakistan has above-average performance in economic efficiency and energy use efficiency, while the agriculture sector performs averagely in structure effect and intensity effect. The service sector shows mixed results across all factors, highlighting the need for government attention to energy use structure and innovation to improve technical efficiency for achieving target carbon emission levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Business
Shiwei Yu, Jie Liu, Xing Hu, Peng Tian
Summary: The study found that increasing renewable energy development has a significant impact on reducing energy intensity, while economic development and non-renewable energy consumption structure have different effects on energy intensity. In order to improve the technical content of international trade products, all countries should increase renewable energy consumption.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ruxu Sheng, Juntian Du, Songqi Liu, Changan Wang, Zidi Wang, Xiaoqian Liu
Summary: The research found that the changes in solar PV investment in China are influenced by the effects of national energy investment growth (NEG) and structure (NES), neighboring-nation solar PV investment competition (NNC), and region-neighbor solar PV investment competition (RNC). In eastern and central provinces, NNC and RNC play dominant roles, while NEG and NES have relatively small impacts; in western provinces, NEG and NES have a larger scale of influence. Comparing NNC and RNC, it was found that RNC played a prominent role in the eastern and central regions, while NNC played a dominant role in the west.
Article
Thermodynamics
Nadia Doytch, Seema Narayan
Summary: The study shows that renewable energy enhances growth in the services sector of high-income countries and the manufacturing sector of middle-income countries, with growth effects primarily due to industrial energy consumption. Effective renewable energy incentives policy should be directed at manufacturing enterprises in middle-income countries and at the services sector in high-income countries.
Article
Urban Studies
Mariana Giannotti, Joana Barros, Diego B. Tomasiello, Duncan Smith, Bruna Pizzol, Beatriz M. Santos, Chen Zhong, Yao Shen, Eduardo Marques, Michael Batty
Summary: This study compares transit accessibility inequalities between the metropolitan regions of Sao Paulo in Brazil and London in the UK, using different occupational groups as proxies for analysis. The results show that transit accessibility inequalities are greater in Sao Paulo than in London. By comparing the characteristics of the public transport systems and spatial mismatch between residential and workplace locations in the two regions, the study aims to explore this inequality.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, Raufhon Salahodjaev
Summary: This study uses panel data techniques to investigate the relationship between renewable energy and CO2 emissions intensity in the top carbon intense countries from 2000 to 2015. The results show that renewable energy has a significant negative effect on CO2 emissions, while GDP per capita has a negative impact on carbon emissions. Additionally, an increase in the share of women in parliament has a positive effect on environmental quality.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Izabela Dembinska, Sabina Kauf, Agnieszka Tluczak, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska, Lukasz Marzantowicz, Giuseppe Ioppolo
Summary: The research evaluates the impact of spatial development structure on the level of ecological footprint, finding a decrease overall in European countries from 2009 to 2019. However, the changes are unevenly distributed among countries, with Latvia and Lithuania showing the greatest increase in demand for biosphere natural resources, while Cyprus observed the largest decrease in ecological footprint.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lourdes Isabel Patino, Emilio Padilla, Vicent Alcantara, Josep Lluis Raymond
Article
Environmental Studies
Lidia Andres, Vicent Alcantara, Emilio Padilla
Summary: This study develops an input-output subsystem analysis based on the Ghosh model to complement the traditional demand-driven model for studying emissions in the transportation and storage sector in Spain in 2014. The outcomes show that the supply-driven model provides a more comprehensive explanation of subsystem emissions and helps to identify the main activities responsible for emissions more accurately.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Lourdes Isabel Patino, Vicent Alcantara, Emilio Padilla
Summary: This study analyzed the driving factors of CO2 emissions and energy intensity in Colombia, finding that the increase in emissions is mainly caused by affluence and population growth, while the decrease in energy intensity is primarily contributed by sectoral efficiency improvements.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vicent Alcantara, Emilio Padilla
Summary: The study examines the CO2 emissions of construction activities in 2007 in Spain, during the peak of the construction boom, using an input-output subsystem method. By decomposing total emissions into four explanatory components, the study classifies different sectors based on their relationships with the rest of the economy. The analysis of these interrelations provides insights for environmental policy implications.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mariateresa Silvi, Emilio Padilla
Summary: Research on pro-environmental behaviors in the EU's 28 member states in 2018 found that intrinsic motivation significantly influences adoption rates, and a two-pronged policy approach considering both intrinsic motivation and external conditions is needed to increase observance rates.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
(2021)
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
Energy & Fuels
Vicent Alcantara, Emilio Padilla, Pablo Del Rio
Summary: The research analyzed the main drivers of CO2 emissions in the electricity generation sector in Spain from 1991 to 2017, identifying the impact of different effects such as carbonization, transformation, fossil intensity, electricity intensity, and production effects. The study found that the relevance of these drivers changed over four subperiods, with fossil intensity, electricity intensity, and production effects playing a significant role in emissions increase in the first half of the period, while carbonization and fossil intensity effects were dominant in emissions reductions from 2006 to 2010. This research provides insights into the effectiveness of different measures in reducing emissions.
ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Mariateresa Silvi, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: Most environmental decisions involve sacrificing immediate gratification for future benefits, such as investing in energy efficiency. Individual temporal preferences play a role in the decision to invest in energy conservation, and priming participants with future-oriented messages can increase the likelihood of choosing energy-efficient appliances.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Martin Bordon-Lesme, Jaume Freire-Gonzalez, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: This study estimates the direct rebound effect (DRE) of households' electricity consumption in Spain using an econometric estimation method. The findings show a DRE between 26% and 35% in the short run, and around 36% in the long run. Additionally, the study identifies significant influences of other energy sources that appear to complement electricity consumption. These results suggest that improving the energy efficiency of an energy service may impact its own energy consumption as well as the energy consumption of other energy services.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Martin Bordon-Lesme, Jaume Freire-Gonzalez, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: This study estimates the direct rebound effect (DRE) of electricity demand in Paraguayan households and finds that there is a positive rebound effect after energy efficiency improvements, although it does not completely eliminate energy savings. Low-income households have a lower rebound effect, likely due to their different electricity usage patterns and sources. Additionally, there is a mismatch between electricity supply and consumption in Paraguay, especially in low-income households.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Emilio Padilla Rosa, Evans Jadotte
Summary: This study analyzes the differences in CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita between developing countries and investigates the influencing factors. The research finds that GDP per capita, agriculture share, urbanization, and the share of potentially active population are correlated with emissions per capita. Using a regression-based inequality decomposition method, the study identifies economic affluence and the potentially active population as the main contributors to inequality in CO2 emissions between developing countries.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Vicent Alcantara Escolano, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: Using an alternative input-output analysis, we determine the relevant sectors in energy consumption in Spain based on the responsibility of sector production. Our approach offers a different perspective to guide environmental and energy policies. The analysis highlights the importance of energy consumption by different sectors. Measures to improve energy efficiency and substitute energy-intensive inputs would be effective in sectors like Food, beverages and tobacco products and Construction, while sectors like Electricity and gas and Land Transport would benefit from technological improvements and best practices. Policies aimed at reducing the final demand of sectors like Electricity and gas, and Coke and refined would be effective.
ENERGY SOURCES PART B-ECONOMICS PLANNING AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Mariateresa Silvi, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: Most collective dilemmas have an intertemporal component where rewards for defection are immediate while rewards for cooperation are delayed and future-oriented. This also applies to carbon taxes, as they imply additional costs for individuals but benefits for future generations, which undermines political support. However, public support can be increased by allowing individuals to pre-commit to future policies and framing emission cuts in more ambitious terms.
Article
Environmental Studies
Alberto Roca Florido, Emilio Padilla Rosa
Summary: One of the objectives for the European Horizon 2021-2027 is to eliminate harmful fishery subsidies completely. Spain, as the top recipient of the previous European Marine Fishery Funds, is examined for the potential impacts of removing these subsidies in marine resource sectors. By utilizing an input-output model and disaggregating marine resource activities into fishing, aquaculture, and seafood processing sectors, it is found that the removal of harmful subsidies will result in significant reductions in value-added for the analyzed sectors, affecting their input supply and demand and subsequently impacting the overall economy. Policy recommendations are proposed to facilitate a smooth transition to a fishery-related industry without harmful subsidies.
Article
Environmental Studies
Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, Arild Angelsen, Andrea Baranzini, W. J. W. Botzen, Stefano Carattini, Stefan Drews, Tessa Dunlop, Eric Galbraith, Elisabeth Gsottbauer, Richard B. Howarth, Emilio Padilla, Jordi Roca, Robert C. Schmidt
Article
Ecology
Simon Rabaa, Robert Wilken, Sylvie Geisendorf
Summary: Energy efficiency measures are crucial for combating climate change, but rebound effects may undermine their effectiveness. This study finds that prior energy efficiency behavior does not hinder subsequent climate-friendly behavior, which is determined by individual demographics and environmental attitudes.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
James R. Meldrum, Patricia A. Champ, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Christopher M. Barth, Abby E. McConnell, Carolyn Wagner, Colleen Donovan
Summary: This study reassessed a previous study using a richer dataset and found that individuals with lower incomes are less likely to participate in cost-sharing programs, and even if they do participate, they contribute a lower share. This indicates potential economic equity concerns.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniel Rueb
Summary: This paper examines the distributional effects of the European Commission's Fit-for-55 package at the household level in seven EU countries and finds that a household-size specific lump-sum refund can mitigate the negative distributional effects of a carbon tax and reduce overall inequality.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Correction
Ecology
Anke Jacksohn, Miguel Angel Tovar Reanos, Frank Pothen, Katrin Rehdanz
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Pierre Chiaverina, Sophie Drogue, Florence Jacquet
Summary: This study investigates the impact of farmers' participation in different short food supply chains (SFSCs) on synthetic pesticide use and crop yields. The findings show that farmers who sell part of their crops through direct-to-consumer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides compared to those who sell through long food supply chains. However, there is no evidence that farmers involved in direct-to-retailer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides. Additionally, there is no indication that SFSC participation affects crop yields.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Kangyin Dong, Yang Liu, Jianda Wang, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: This study uses the generalized method of moments (GMM) model to explore the relationship between the digital economy and energy vulnerability in 110 economies. The findings suggest that the digital economy effectively reduces energy vulnerability, with digital infrastructure and social impact being the main contributors. Furthermore, the digital economy helps upgrade the industrial structure and financial development level, thereby reducing energy vulnerability. Additionally, the negative impact of the digital economy on energy vulnerability is more significant in regions with higher income levels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Romain Espinosa, Nicolas Treich
Summary: This study examines a simple model of consumption of animals with altruistic behavior towards animals. The model reveals a public good issue, where the market equilibrium leads to low quality and excessive quantity of animal lives when they are not worth living. The implications of the findings and the significance of the modeling choices for future economic research on animal welfare are discussed.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Arianna Buratto, Lorenzo Lotti
Summary: Finding ways to steer consumers towards vegetarian and plant-based meals is important for reducing the environmental impact of diets. In this study, we investigated the use of nudges in restaurants to increase sales of vegetarian and plant-based dishes. We found that removing symbols for these dishes increased sales, while adding a low emissions symbol had no effect. However, when the nudge was made transparent through a statement, sales significantly increased. These findings support the use of nudges as cost-effective interventions to address unsustainable food consumption in the hospitality sector.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Emmanuel Paroissien, Timothy K. M. Beatty, Antoine Nebout
Summary: This article provides empirical evidence that the opportunity cost of time explains the frequency of household food waste. The study found that proxies for the opportunity cost of time were positively correlated with the probability of reporting wasting food.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jefim Vogel, Gauthier Guerin, Daniel W. O'Neill, Julia K. Steinberger
Summary: This study explores the vulnerability of livelihoods to a reduction in economic output and introduces a novel analytic framework to describe their relationship. The study finds that the vulnerability is not inevitable but arises from insecurity in wage labor, adequate incomes, and pensions. These conditions are primarily due to profit maximization and neoliberal welfare and labor policies. The study identifies a range of interventions to overcome this vulnerability and make stringent environmental policies socially sustainable and politically palatable.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Franziska Dorn, Simone Maxand, Thomas Kneib
Summary: Understanding the interconnected nature of rising carbon emissions and income inequality is crucial to achieve social and ecological sustainability. The distributional copula model used in this study uncovers complex interdependencies that standard linear regression techniques might hide.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Darius Corbier, Frederic Gonand
Summary: The article investigates the macroeconomic channels of transmission of the low-carbon transition in two official scenarios for the French power system under different oil price scenarios. The results show that technical progress and substitution mechanisms can drive the decarbonization of the economy and growth, with energy demand and durable goods demand being the main transmission channels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gloria Amaris, Stepan Vesely, Stephane Hess, Christian A. Klockner
Summary: The study of human behavior is crucial for the development of policies for sustainability. It is important to consider the possibility of spillover effects in mathematical models, as exposure to related choices can influence subsequent behavior. Our study demonstrates the existence of these spillover effects and showcases the effectiveness of discrete choice models.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Sonia Almeida Neves, Antonio Cardoso Marques, Leonardo Batista de sa Lopes
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of European Union regulations on e-waste exports. The findings suggest that taxation is ineffective in reducing e-waste exports and may even increase them. Additionally, high dependence on foreign raw materials and sub-standard waste collection systems contribute to the increase in e-waste exports. Therefore, investing in e-waste collection facilities can better utilize the valuable resources in this waste.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gregor Semieniuk
Summary: Efforts to decouple economic growth from resource use and negative environmental impacts have yielded inconclusive results, partially due to the uncertainties in historical measurement arising from definitional changes to GDP. This study examines the impact of GDP vintages on decoupling results and finds that a significant number of countries switch between relative decoupling and recoupling, and that GDP vintages also affect environmental Kuznets curve results and the decline in global energy intensity. The inconsistencies in economic measurement introduce ambiguity into historical decoupling evidence and model projections into the future.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
