Article
Thermodynamics
Jeffrey G. Shrader, Christy Lewis, Gavin McCormick, Isabelle Rabideau, Burcin Unel
Summary: The emissions impact of operating an energy storage system depends on its efficiency and the generation mix of the grid, potentially leading to increased emissions. Policies such as the Clean Peak Standard are not very effective in reducing emissions, as they reinforce existing incentives for storage operators without significantly influencing discharge behavior or capturing high-frequency changes in marginal operating emissions rates. Alternative policies like a carbon tax are more effective in mitigating emissions increase from storage operations.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Saleem H. Ali
Summary: The advancement of green technologies relies on a secure supply of essential metals.
Article
Economics
Dierk Herzer
Summary: There is consensus among scientists that the risk of catastrophic global warming can only be avoided by significantly reducing global CO2 emissions. This study aims to examine the effects of domestic and foreign government-funded clean energy R&D on domestic CO2 emissions. The findings suggest that government-funded clean energy R&D has a measurable negative impact on domestic CO2 emissions, and spillovers from foreign R&D occur through imports of environmental goods.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Megan L. Purchase, Gary D. Bending, Ryan M. Mushinski
Summary: This study provides a unique investigation of NOy fluxes on a landscape scale, considering land-use types, human influence, and seasonality, to determine large-scale heterogeneity and provide a basis for future modeling and hypothesis generation. The study finds significant differences in functional potential and activity of nitrifying and denitrifying soil microbes linked to NOy emissions, and suggests that human influence is a more significant effector of soil NOy emissions than land-use type.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xing Wang, Arthur W. H. Chan
Summary: This study compares the particle and gas phase emission factors between cooking with an air fryer and a pan, finding that air frying chicken wings and breast results in higher PM10 emission factors compared to pan cooking. However, by increasing the amount of oil, air frying can achieve higher PM10 emission factors for French fries and asparagus. The emission factors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are also generally higher for air frying.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lijian Han, Weiqi Zhou, Weifeng Li, Yuguo Qian
Summary: China's air quality has improved, but challenges remain. We evaluated the impact of pollution control on air quality improvement and found significant improvements in urban air quality, particularly in cities with higher pollution levels. To ensure continuous improvement, greater financial inputs and more adaptive policies are necessary.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Sai Sudharshan Ravi, Chris Brace, Charles Larkin, Muhammad Aziz, Felix Leach, James W. G. Turner
Summary: With each passing second, society is becoming more aware of the impact of carbon dioxide emissions and is increasingly willing to participate in sustainable efforts, such as investing in electric vehicles. However, there is a debate between e-fuels and EVs regarding their environmental impact, with concerns raised about the sustainability and emissions of both options. This article critically analyzes these concerns to provide perspectives and answer some of the pressing questions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Joseph B. Sobieralski
Summary: This paper examines energy consumption and emissions from domestic intercity air travel, finding a 40% decrease in emissions per passenger over the past two decades, while total emissions have increased by 10% over the past 8 years. Market factors such as changes in route frequency, fleet deployment, and fleet efficiency are highlighted as the leading factors contributing to the decline in intercity emissions.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pak Sokharavuth, Sophearith Thiv, Chea Nara, Chandath Him, Sam Sokyimeng, Daven K. Henze, Ryan Holmes, Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna, Christopher S. Malley, Eleni Michalopoulou, Jessica Slater
Summary: Cambodia's 16.5 million people are exposed to air pollution exceeding WHO guidelines, and the government has implemented regulations since 2000. However, rapid economic growth and energy consumption continue to impact air pollution. Cambodia's first Clean Air Plan aims to reduce pollutant emissions over the next decade. The plan includes 14 measures that could substantially reduce emissions and avoid approximately 900 premature deaths per year in 2030. It also contributes to Cambodia's climate change goals by reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 19%.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anastasia L. Yang, Nandula Raghuram, Tapan Kumar Adhya, Stephen D. Porter, Ananta Narayan Panda, Himadri Kaushik, Anuradha Jayaweera, Sarath Premalal Nissanka, Asif Reza Anik, Sharmin Shifa, Shaima Chowdhury Sharna, Rajendra Joshi, Muhammad Arif Watto, Anju Pokharel, Aminath Shazly, Rifaath Hassan, Sangeeta Bansal, David Kanter, Smriti Das, Roger Jeffery
Summary: Assessing and managing nitrogen sustainably is crucial for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This paper provides new insights into nitrogen-related policies in South Asia and emphasizes the need for more integrated approaches to address nitrogen pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yurun Wang, Ian C. Faloona, Benjamin Z. Houlton
Summary: This study examines the spatio-temporal patterns of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in different land cover types across California from 2009 to 2020. The results show that NO2 concentrations continue to decline in urban areas, but are insignificant or rapidly increasing in rural regions, particularly in remote forests. The study also finds that rising temperatures and decreasing precipitation due to climate change contribute to increased soil NOx emissions, explaining a third of the observed NO2 rise in non-urban regions. Furthermore, the rise in wildfire frequency since the 21st century is attributed to the trends or their absence.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chungheon Shin, Aleksandra Szczuka, Matthew J. Liu, Lorelay Mendoza, Renjing Jiang, Sebastien H. Tilmans, William A. Tarpeh, William A. Mitch, Craig S. Criddle
Summary: Treatment of domestic wastewater can recover valuable resources, including clean water, energy, and ammonia. The comparison between conventional and nonconventional process trains shows that the latter can significantly reduce embodied energy and GHG emissions while decreasing reliance upon long-distance water transport.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mi Zhou, Hongxun Liu, Liqun Peng, Yue Qin, Dan Chen, Lin Zhang, Denise L. Mauzerall
Summary: This study analyzes the air-quality, health, and carbon interdependencies of different heating options in northern China, finding substantial benefits in air quality and health from clean heating options, along with increased heating costs. By 2030, heat pumps show the largest health-carbon synergies among the options analyzed, despite high capital costs, they have lower operating costs and are competitive for long-term use. Increased subsidies for heat pumps can further improve air quality and carbon mitigation in the clean heating transition.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiang Li, Yaodong Zhou
Summary: The Clean Heating Policy in northern China targets excessive energy consumption and severe air pollution caused by central heating. Through empirical analysis of panel data from 65 cities in northern China from 2010 to 2019, this paper constructs a dynamic spatial DID model to study the carbon reduction effect of the policy. The results show that the Clean Heating Policy significantly reduces carbon emissions by optimizing energy structure and improving thermal efficiency, with variations across cities and emission fields.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. Rafael, L. P. Correia, A. Ascenso, B. Augusto, D. Lopes, A. Miranda
Summary: Green roofs are seen as a solution for creating healthy cities. This study investigated the impacts of green roofs on air quality and found that they can promote energy efficiency and reduce emissions, while also affecting temperature in different seasons.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Giulia Bazzan, Carsten Daugbjerg, Jale Tosun
Summary: This article argues that the challenge of implementing the Farm to Fork Strategy lies in achieving cross-sectoral policy integration. While the EU has successfully integrated policies in the environmental sector, the scope of the F2F extends beyond that, requiring the integration of climate-related concerns into sectoral policies. Therefore, an innovative approach to policymaking is necessary.
APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Jale Tosun, Maria Tullia Galanti, Michael Howlett
Summary: Can relatively short-term political leadership affect long-term national policy styles, and if so, how? We examine these questions in order to explain the temporal dynamics in national policy styles observed in several recent studies whose findings have challenged the traditional view that policy styles lend continuity and stability to policy-making. In its original formulation, the concept of policy styles refers to the extent to which governments are committed to anticipatory or reactive policy-making, as well as to whether they seek to reach consensus with societal groups over policies or simply impose decisions on them. Following these definitions, we contend that political leaders can alter a long-held policy style and often do so due to strategic considerations, either in an attempt to improve their policy performance or in response to an exogenous shock, such as an economic crisis. We illustrate this argument by using longitudinal records of changes in country-level governance indicators which include data on dimensions of policy styles. Specifically we examine how two of the Sustainable Governance Indicators compiled by the Bertelsmann Foundation changed for Ireland, Italy, Malta, and Poland between 2014 and 2020. As the cases show, government leaders sought to alter long-standing processes and the arrangements of governance and policy-making. Our empirical findings support the overarching argument that the study of national policy styles should be combined with that of political leadership.
POLITISCHE VIERTELJAHRESSCHRIFT
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Francisco Simoes, Jale Tosun, Antonella Rocca
Summary: This study investigates the impact of individual, parental, and social factors on young adults' job-finding intentions. The findings show that individual factors are the most decisive, while social factors and country-level factors also play a role. The study reflects on the importance of education as a means of improving professional aspirations and providing adequate services to help young people through the school-to-work transition.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jale Tosun, Christin Heinz-Fischer, Rui Luo
Summary: Global cooperation is needed among major emitting economies to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. The study focuses on the EU Commission's leadership in the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and Mission Innovation (MI) initiatives. The EU Commission has shown greater leadership in MI compared to the CEM, surpassing even the United States. Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, and Denmark stand out as particularly active in these initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Israel Solorio, Jale Tosun
Summary: This study aims to assess whether different presidents have different styles of involving intermediaries in the policy process and found that the different presidents had different policy styles and therefore varied in how they included climate intermediaries. This finding has important implications for research on policy styles as well as climate intermediation.
Article
Political Science
Fabrizio De Francesco, Jale Tosun
Summary: This study analyzes the implementation of public participation in rulemaking in the European Union and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development countries. It finds that countries with a highly independent judiciary are less likely to enact comprehensive provisions for public participation, highlighting a paradox.
SWISS POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Jale Tosun, Emiliano Levario Saad
Summary: This study used an original dataset of 293 ENGOs to explore the extent to which they tackle climate change issues and the factors influencing this variation. It was found that generalist ENGOs are more likely to prioritize and address climate change issues. Additionally, the specific issue areas and alignment with climate action of specialist ENGOs explain the differences among ENGOs in different countries.
NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Marcus A. Koch, Jale Tosun, Laura Kellermann, Charlene Marek, Markus Kiefer, Mike Thiv
Summary: A growing number of farmers' cooperatives cultivate crops without chemical pesticides, but also without organic certification. This intermediate form of agriculture between conventional and organic production can contribute to a successful transition towards more sustainable agricultural systems. The research findings from the AgroBioDiv project on the farmers' cooperative KraichgauKorn in Germany suggest that while the biodiversity on KGK cereal fields is higher than conventional fields, it is lower than organic fields. This model also shows a higher presence of endangered wild species on KGK fields compared to conventional fields.
COGENT FOOD & AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Jale Tosun, Simon Schaub, Charlene Marek
Summary: Is there a rural-urban divide in citizens' views on European Union agricultural policy? We analyze data from a Special Eurobarometer survey and find that the place of residence significantly predicts attitudes towards agricultural policy. Rural populations are less likely to prioritize environmental and climate action, and sustainable food production, but prioritize rural job growth and fair living standards for farmers. This rural-urban divide highlights the need for policymakers to address differing perspectives.
POLITICAL STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Jale Tosun, Jan Pollex, Laurence Crumbie
Summary: The European Climate Pact is part of the European Green Deal, aiming to achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 2050. It is a volunteer-based initiative that appoints European Climate Pact Ambassadors to inform and inspire their communities about climate change. Each ambassador has a dedicated webpage hosted by the EU Commission, allowing for personalized engagement. This paper offers guidance to non-policy professionals in navigating their ambassadorship and encourages them to personalize their roles and activities within the program's overarching goals and principles.
POLICY DESIGN AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jale Tosun, Emiliano Levario Saad, Johannes Gluckler, Alejandra Irigoyen Rios, Rosa Lehmann
Summary: Transnational public-private governance initiatives (TGIs) have become important elements in global governance, especially in the governance of sustainability. Research has focused on why TGIs emerge and their impacts on political outcomes and legitimacy. This study explores the domestic-level patterns of participation in TGIs and national factors that determine the types of organizations involved. The study finds cross-country variation in the composition patterns of 29 sustainability TGIs in Latin American countries, suggesting that national conditions matter for organizational participation in TGIs. By improving knowledge of national conditions, a more comprehensive analysis of participation and effectiveness of TGIs in global sustainability governance can be provided. An agenda for future research on this topic is developed.
Article
Economics
Jale Tosun
JCMS-JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Jale Tosun, Paul Tobin, Fay Madeleine Farstad
Summary: The urgency and threats of climate change have raised the issue's profile in the policy process, leading to increased focus on climate politics and climate change governance. However, the role of intermediating actors in climate politics, known as climate intermediaries, has been largely overlooked in conceptualization and analysis, except for certain contexts. This Special Issue aims to bridge this research gap by analyzing the strategies, interactions, and impacts of these go-betweens in the policy process across three continents. The concluding article summarizes the insights provided by the individual contributions, addresses the research questions guiding the Special Issue, and suggests future research avenues.
Article
Public Administration
Paul Tobin, Fay Madeleine Farstad, Jale Tosun
Summary: Climate change governance systems involve various actors, including climate intermediaries who connect different actors and levels of governance. This Special Issue explores two under-researched forms of climate intermediaries: those that are unrelated to climate change and new or uncommon forms. In this Introduction, the conceptual framework is presented, existing research on intermediaries is summarized, and an overview of the contributions included in the issue is provided.
Article
Law
Jale Tosun, Lucas Geese, Irene Lorenzoni
Summary: The study analyzed the web profiles of European Climate Pact Ambassadors (PAs) as of January 2023 to explore their commitment to young and future generations. It found that older generations, parents, and grandparents are more likely to justify their engagement based on the interests of young and future generations. While young people do target other young people as PAs, educators are also more likely to focus on young people as their target audience.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RISK REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hallie Eakin, Nadine Methner, Gina Ziervogel
Summary: There is a growing need to involve private actors in public adaptation in urban systems. Urban administrators have limited control over urban dynamics, and the actions of private actors have a significant influence. A conceptual framework combining cognitive and behavioral theory, institutional analysis, adaptive capacity, and research on urban adaptation governance is used to understand the potential for private provisioning. The case of Cape Town's response to drought illustrates the complex interactions that shape private actors' willingness to engage in public-oriented adaptation.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2024)
