Address Climate Change Issues Research Articles

International collaboration and connections through design thinking: A case study of the Global Classroom for Democracy Innovation (GCDI)

This paper is based on the collaborative development of the Global Classroom for Democracy Innovation (GCDI), and its month-long virtual pilot workshop, the 'Climate Change Design Jam’. The GCDI is an integrated learning partnership between three international universities located in Canada, South Africa, and Sweden, and civil society partners the Vancouver Design Nerds (VDN). Each partner brought unique skills to the GCDI, as new processes and methods for virtual, global student engagement and dialogue were co-designed. The GCDI hosted the Climate Change Design Jam over four consecutive weeks in March 2022. By employing a design thinking methodology, it facilitated online student project development around the interconnected and broad topics of climate change and democracy. Students and student facilitators were guided through the process of design thinking to develop grounded projects that address climate change issues locally and internationally. This paper argues that fundamental principles of fostering genuine connections (both 'online' and 'offline') between students can act as a useful foundation from which project development can be based. Further, this paper illustrates that when faced with 'wicked problems’ such as climate change and challenges to democracy worldwide design thinking methods and collaborative approaches can act as a catalyst for action (Manzini, 2015). Exploring political theory, democracy, and civic agency through dialogue and co-design provides students with innovative approaches to research, critical thinking, and activism. This pilot series provides insight into student engagement across international contexts, and thus the development of cross-cultural and collective intelligence which can be formative for similar projects in the future (Behari-Leak, 2020).

Consideration of Climate Change on Environmental Impact Assessment in Tanzania: Challenges and Prospects.

The potential of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process to respond to climate change impacts of development projects can only be realized with the support of policies, regulations, and actors' engagement. While considering climate change in EIA has become partly mandatory through the EU revised Directive in Europe, African countries are still lagging. This paper assesses Tanzanian policies, laws, regulations, and EIA reports to uncover consideration of climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation measures, drawing from the transformational role of EIA. The methodology integrates content analysis, interpretive policy analysis, and discourse analysis. The analyses draw from environmental policy, three regulatory documents and three EIA reports in Tanzania using a multi-cases study design. The aim was to understand how considering Climate Change issues in EIA has played out in practice. Results reveal less consideration of climate change issues in EIA. The policy, laws, and regulations do not guide when and how the EIA process should consider climate change-related impacts mitigation and adaptation. The practice of EIA in the country is utterly procedural in line with regulations provisions. Consequently, environmental impact statements only profile the climatology of the study area without conducting a deeper analysis of the historical and future climate to enhance the resilience of proposed projects. The weakness exposed in the laws and regulations contributes to the challenges of responding to the impacts of climate change through the EIA process. It is possible to address climate change issues throughout the project life cycle, including design, approval, implementation, monitoring, and auditing, provided the policy and regulations guide how and when the EIA process should consider climate change issues. Additionally, increasing stakeholders' awareness and participation can enhance the EIA process's potential to respond to the impacts of climate change.

Nursing Academic Staff and Students in Oman's Level of Knowledge about Climate Change Issues and their Level of Compliance to The Go Green, Be Climate Positive Campaign

Higher education institution students, faculty, and staff give environmental awareness and green initiatives high emphasis for several reasons: promoting environmental awareness: Students are the future leaders of the planet and will oversee addressing climate change issues. Students’ environmental sensitivity is necessary for the advancement of a sustainable future, and college initiatives like “go green” and climate change awareness make this feasible. The study is a descriptive correlational study that aims to explore the student and faculty’s level of awareness regarding climate change and the level of compliance with the Go Green Be Climate Positive Campaign. The study population comprised of nursing students and nursing faculty members from Oman College of Health Sciences-Dhofar. The sample was obtained using consecutive sampling with a response turnover of 75%. The researchers devised an online questionnaire consisting of three parts which were tested for reliability and validity. The study utilized SPSS Version 25 to run descriptive and inferential tests. Result showed the majority of the respondents were females, singles, students who are Omanis and living in a rural setting within the dominant age range of 20-25. Level of awareness above the mean average of 3.50 and the level of compliance the mean average of 2.30. The study demonstrates that age and awareness levels are associated, and that compliance levels are related to awareness levels.

Experiment and simulation of non-catalytic thermal decomposition of CH4 for CO2-free hydrogen production in a vertical tube

To address climate change issues, there has been growing interest in low-carbon H2 production technologies with the potential for zero-CO2 emissions. Non-oxidative CH4 pyrolysis is a promising method for producing H2 and solid carbon without generating CO2 emissions. This study presents experimental and numerical studies on non-catalytic CH4 pyrolysis using a vertical tube reactor (28 mm in diameter and 1800 mm in height). A three-dimensional (3D) Eulerian computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model coupled with chemical reaction and heat transfer was developed and validated against the experimentally determined axial temperature profiles and methane conversion (XCH4). The hydrodynamics, reaction kinetics, and heat transfer characteristics were investigated using the validated CFD model. The highest XCH4 of 99% was achieved at 1200 °C with a gas flow rate of 0.5 LPM. Heat transfer combined with natural and forced convection was confirmed by the CFD simulation of the tubular reactor. The heat transfer coefficient in the reaction zone ranged from 43 to 46 W/m2/°C. The CFD simulation served as a viable tool for examining the influence of the hydrodynamics, heat transfer, and reaction kinetics on the performance of the reactor with a given geometry and under specified operating conditions in non-catalytic CH4 pyrolysis.

Impact of Green Features on Rental Value of Residential Properties: Evidence from South Africa

In recent years, scholars have called for an increase in the usage of green features in the built environment to address climate change issues. Governments across the developed world are implementing legislation to support this increased uptake. However, little is known about how the inclusion of green features influences the rental value of residential properties located in developing countries. Data on 389 residential properties were extracted and collected from a webpage. Text mining and machine learning models were used to evaluate the impact of green features on the rental value of residential properties. The results indicated that floor area, number of bathrooms, and availability of furniture are the top three attributes affecting the rental value of residential properties. The random forest model generated better predictions when compared with other modelling techniques. It was also observed that green features are not the most common words mentioned in rental adverts for residential properties. The results suggest that green features add limited value to residential properties in South Africa. This finding suggests that there is a need for stakeholders to create and implement policies targeted at incentivising the inclusion of green features in existing and new residential properties in South Africa.

Exploring The Reasons Of Indonesian Young Adult Consumers Toward Sustainably Packaged Food & Beverages Product

Sustainable packaging in the F&B industry is now widely used and developed by companies to address climate change issues or reduce costs and increase consumer product value. However, targeted consumers do not always buy products in sustainable packaging for various unknown reasons. The originality of this study is the creativity of young adults as participants, as most researchers do not have a deeper understanding of why consumers are most likely and least likely to purchase sustainably packaged products. It is a consumer survey. In addition, this study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of young adult consumers, purchasing intent, and awareness of sustainable packaging of F&B products. The purpose of this qualitative study was to thoroughly investigate why consumers are most likely and least likely to purchase sustainable packaged F&B products. Twenty-two young adult consumers aged 18-24 were asked the open-ended questions to gain a more in-depth understanding of the topic under the study. Most participants associate sustainable packaged F&B products with price, quality, and appearance as reasons for deciding whether to buy the product. However, some participants also mentioned digital marketing efforts: social media marketing, influencer use, and trend tracking, as reasons for being involved in the product. This study suggests that companies are leveraging digital and traditional strategies to create a complete green marketing mix that reaches a broader range of customers.

A Comprehensive Review on the Power Supply System of Hydrogen Production Electrolyzers for Future Integrated Energy Systems

Hydrogen energy is regarded as an ideal solution for addressing climate change issues and an indispensable part of future integrated energy systems. The most environmentally friendly hydrogen production method remains water electrolysis, where the electrolyzer constructs the physical interface between electrical energy and hydrogen energy. However, few articles have reviewed the electrolyzer from the perspective of power supply topology and control. This review is the first to discuss the positioning of the electrolyzer power supply in the future integrated energy system. The electrolyzer is reviewed from the perspective of the electrolysis method, the market, and the electrical interface modelling, reflecting the requirement of the electrolyzer for power supply. Various electrolyzer power supply topologies are studied and reviewed. Although the most widely used topology in the current hydrogen production industry is still single-stage AC/DC, the interleaved parallel LLC topology constructed by wideband gap power semiconductors and controlled by the zero-voltage switching algorithm has broad application prospects because of its advantages of high power density, high efficiency, fault tolerance, and low current ripple. Taking into account the development trend of the EL power supply, a hierarchical control framework is proposed as it can manage the operation performance of the power supply itself, the electrolyzer, the hydrogen energy domain, and the entire integrated energy system.

Local multilevel governance arrangements for climate change planning and management in Kumasi, Ghana

Institutions play crucial roles in addressing and building resilence to climate risks. Whereas planning for and addressing climate change issues through multilevel goverence (MLG) has become inevitable, there has been a disparity in the attention given to different levels of MLG. The focus of MLG research has predominantly centered around supranational and national levels, with limited empirical studies on subnational MLG governance; hence, this research. This study thus focuses on the city of Kumasi (specifically, Kumasi Metropolitan Area) in Ghana as a case study to examine the role of MLG at the subnational level in climate change planning and management. Seven relevant climate change and local/city planning agencies were sampled purposively for appropriate data. It was clearly revealed that these actors who operate at various levels and jurisdiction, address climate challenges in accordance with their respective primary responsibilities. While such MLG arrangement exists for addressing climate change in the city of Kumasi, there are many challenges that derail effective collaboration and any meaningful outcome within such governance framework. The collaboration among the authorities involved in planning and managing climate change action in Kumasi remains weak coupled with overlaps in their formal roles and responsibilities. Additionally, there is no evidence of any meaningful action being undertaken within such governance arrangement to address climate change contrary to the expectation that MLG should have enhanced interactions in terms of planning for climate change. The study recommends that the MLG framework should encourage learning across different levels and facilitate interactions among various organizations, promoting innovation in climate adaptation and mitigation initiatives.

「스마트농업 육성 및 지원에 관한 법률」 제정에 따른 향후 과제

The Act on Promotion and Support of Smart Agriculture, which was approved during the plenary session of the National Assembly in June 2023, is scheduled to take effect from July 2024. Comprising 6 chapters and 25 articles, this legislation addresses key aspects such as the framework for nurturing and supporting smart agriculture, the establishment of a foundation dedicated to smart agriculture, and the promotion and expansion of smart agricultural practices. Anticipated to serve as a foundational milestone, the Act is poised to facilitate diverse policy initiatives grounded in legal principles in the future. Additionally, it will play a crucial role in consolidating the objectives and orientations of various policy endeavors that have, until now, lacked a clear legal foundation.
 However, as many of the provisions are focused on supporting policy projects currently being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, there are still some issues that are insufficient in content or require further consideration. Primarily, it may be deemed inappropriate to explicitly designate ‘promoting unmanned agriculture’ as the primary objective of the law, for various reasons. Considering the various social issues related to smart agriculture, it seems somewhat inappropriate that the Act does not include a provision stipulating the priority of application of laws to prevent contradictions or conflicts in the interpretation and enforcement of laws in the future. In addition, the absence of provisions related to support for domestic and international sales of products or treatment of smart farm by-products is also considered to be an area that needs to be supplemented in the future.
 In fact, Korea's ‘smart agriculture’ did not initially rely on clear definitions and concepts. Instead, it evolved by incorporating and refining similar or adjacent concepts, such as facility agriculture, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture, to a certain extent. This development was guided by addressing specific issues and aligning with policies. It is also a major characteristic of smart agriculture in Korea that the discourse on smart agriculture has been spread by the government, rather than naturally growing the pie of related industries centered on the private sector and the market like major countries abroad. Despite these limitations, smart agriculture has emerged as a major topic in agriculture, not only as a response to the agricultural sector's transition to a digital economy, but also as a way to increase agricultural productivity for food security, respond to the declining and aging farm population, and address climate change and environmental issues in the agricultural sector.
 Therefore, complementary work such as revising the law prior to the full-scale implementation of the Act on Promotion and Support of Smart Agriculture, resolving doubts and building consensus in the agricultural field, emphasizing the agricultural mission of stably supplying food and maintaining rural society, upgrading the smart agriculture policy promotion system centered on ‘data’, and setting goals and strategies for ‘Korean-style smart agriculture’ in a way that broadly recognizes and utilizes the problems and resources of the agricultural field as well as domestic climate conditions will be the future challenges of domestic smart agriculture sector laws and policies.

Climate transition risk and bank lending

AbstractWe investigate whether and how banks in the global syndicated loan market adjusted the pricing and supply of credit to account for higher climate transition risk (CTR) in the years following the 2015 Paris Agreement. We measure CTR by considering the pollution levels of borrowers and the engagement of countries where borrowers are headquartered in addressing climate change issues. The evidence is mixed and points to nonlinear relations between lending variables and CO2 emissions. Policy events such as the Paris Agreement and government environmental awareness are significant climate risk drivers that, when combined, may amplify banks' perception of CTR.

음악산업의 환경적 지속가능성 실천을 위한 시론적 논의

This study aims to initiate a theoretical discussion on environmental sustainability practices in the live music industry. To achieve this, the study examined major trends and current situations, and reviewed practical cases from the United Kingdom, where “Julie's Bicycle”, “Glastonbury Festival” and “Coldplay” have taken a proactive approach to environmental sustainability. The research findings suggest the need for the establishment of a collaborative structure and policy support to collectively recognize and address climate change issues throughout the entire value chain of the live music industry, including supports for standardized criteria and green guidelines, research collaboration for data-driven on-site studies, and environmental expertise personnel.

Effects of Leaf Removal on Free and Glycoconjugate Aromas of Skins and Pulps of Two Italian Red Grapevine Varieties.

Leaf removal is a cultural practice mainly aimed at improving cluster zone microclimates and impacting primary and secondary metabolites, such as volatiles. This research aimed to assess the impact of defoliation on free and glycosylated aromas of a neutral ('Nebbiolo') and a semi-aromatic ('Aleatico') red variety. Defoliation was performed at fruit set (BBCH 71) and, for 'Nebbiolo', also at berries touch (BBCH 81) phenological stages. Skins and pulps were separately analyzed by Solid Phase Extraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Results showed that the response to defoliation was variety-dependent. For 'Nebbiolo', especially when performed at the berries' touch stage, defoliation had a significant effect on the accumulation of free volatiles and glycosidic precursors. Differently, free and bound 'Aleatico' volatiles were less impacted by defoliation. Interestingly, in both grapevine varieties, defoliation significantly enhanced the accumulation of aroma precursors in grapes' skins, which is of particular relevance for red wine production and their aging potential. Moreover, results could be helpful for the management of grape quality, as defoliation is currently considered as a strategy to address climate change issues.

Climate change awareness in ELT: Ethnography in connected learning and ecojustice pedagogy

This research article explores the integration of climate change education in the context of English as a Foreign Language teacher education. As climate–induced disasters are on the rise, the mitigation of climate change necessitates an interdisciplinary approach to climate education. While science education has extensively addressed climate change education, the field of language education and literacy has not taken drastic measures to participate in climate change education. The article heeds the call for more research on climate change education in second/foreign language and literacy programs. Using the connected learning and ecojustice pedagogy, we engaged 20 preservice teachers in exploring climate change issues within a semester-long creative writing course. Analyses of classroom discussions, reflective writing, and picture book projects showed that the preservice teachers’ awareness of climate change issues developed as they delved into the projects that required their understanding of the global climate issues with the local connection. The article concludes by arguing that connected learning and ecojustice pedagogy support the development of climate change awareness while facilitating preservice teachers’ multimodal writing skills. It recommends that language educators engage in interdisciplinary participation to address climate change issues through curricular engagements that support multimodal-based climate literacy learning.

A Framework for Problem Formulation in Climate Change Issues: Formulating Policy Recommendations Using Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development

This paper aims to explore the application of William Dunn's framework for problem formulation in the context of addressing climate change issues. The study focuses on formulating policy recommendations by utilizing energy indicators within a sustainable development framework. The objective is to assess two potential policy options: Local Technology Innovation with Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Scheme and Model Energy as a Service. By employing Dunn's framework, the paper provides an in-depth explanation of its utilization during the problem formulation phase. This framework offers a systematic approach to understanding and defining complex problems, such as climate change, by considering various perspectives, stakeholders, and causal factors involved. The paper then proceeds to apply the framework to the climate change issue, specifically by incorporating energy indicators within a sustainable development context. The findings of this study contribute to the ongoing discourse on climate change policy formulation and provide insights into the practical application of Dunn's framework. The policy recommendations derived from this research can assist policymakers, stakeholders, and practitioners in making informed decisions and shaping effective strategies for addressing climate change while advancing sustainable development goals.

Primary Care Clinicians' Attitude, Knowledge, and Willingness to Address Climate Change in Shared Decision-Making.

Climate change poses a threat to the health of people worldwide. Little is known about the awareness of primary care clinicians toward climate change and if they are open and prepared to address climate change issues with their patients. As pharmaceuticals are the main source of carbon emissions in primary care, avoiding the prescription of particular climate-harmful medications is a meaningful contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases. This is a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among primary care clinicians in West Michigan conducted in November 2022. One hundred three primary care clinicians responded (response rate 22.5%). Nearly 1/3 (29.1%) were classified as climate change unaware clinicians who perceived that global warming is not happening, or expressed that it is happening but not caused by human activities or is affecting the weather. In a theoretical scenario on a prescription of a new drug, clinicians tended to prescribe the less harmful drug without discussing options with patients. Although 75.5% of clinicians agreed that climate change aspects have its place in shared decision-making, 76.6% of clinicians expressed a lack of knowledge to advise patients in this regard. In addition, 60.3% of clinicians feared that raising climate change issues in consultations may adversely affect the relationship with the patient. Although many primary care clinicians are open to addressing climate change in their working environment and with their patients, they lack knowledge and confidence to do so. In contrast, the majority of the US population is willing to do more to mitigate climate change. Although curricula on climate change topics are increasingly implemented in student education, programs to educate mid- and late-career clinicians are lacking.

Financial stability influence on climate risk, GHG emission, and green economic recovery of China.

This study examines the nexus between financial stability, climate risks, GHG emission mitigation, and green economic recovery of China. Financing efforts to protect against and reduce the hazards associated with climate change need to consider these risks and resources. Study used the Kalman technique of analysis for empirical inference. This research focuses on the carbon risk in China by employing a Kalman estimation approach. Although environmental mitigation was found to be important at 39%, financial strength and carbon hazards were considerable at 34%. Moreover, the report demonstrates the relationship between climatic threats and environmental drift in China, at a rate of 17%, emphasizing the need to address climate change issues. A state's fiscal health guarantees national economic security while pursuing green economic recovery initiatives. Researchers concluded that precise policy suggestions were needed to promote green economic development.

Ethical Dimension and Divergence of Climate Change; An Approach to Climate Change Morality

The study examined the ethical dimension and divergence of climate change; an approach to climate change morality which has raised imminent concerns and propositions. People’s attitudes, behaviours, wrong perceptions and involvement in unhealthy acts engenders climate change; hence putting our ecosystems, environment and biodiversity in danger. Considering the excesses and negative impacts of climate change, various stakeholders involving governments, corporations, NGOs, groups, and individuals are taking practical steps in addressing climate change issues, by considering the ethical and moral implications. However, addressing these disturbances draws strength and energy from right motives and guided behavioral approaches. In as much as financial remunerations is required in counterbalancing climate change, human behaviors and attitudes are the best bet and offers a lasting solution. Consequently, globally climate justice and environmental justice are currently being deployed as ethical weapons in addressing global warming. This hopes to provide fresh perspectives on climate change ethics and modifications. it is recommended that orientations, seminars, workshops, symposiums and climate change conferences bothering on ethics, morality and responsibility should be provided at all levels of the socio-strata by various governments of nations to reposition the mind and mindset of the individuals, group of persons and the populace. How to Cite: Osuji E. E., Onyemauwa C. S., Obasi I. O., Nwachukwu E. U., Olaolu M. O., Obi J. N., Nkwocha G. A., Nzeakor F. C., Ifejimalu A. C. T., Iroegbu C. S., Osang E. A., Inyang P., 2023. " Ethical Dimension and Divergence of Climate Change; An Approach to Climate Change Morality." Journal of Agriculture and Crops, vol. 9, pp. 211-221.

Smart Land Governance: Towards a Conceptual Framework

Global environmental governance (GEG) is one of the world’s major attempts to address climate change issues through mitigation and adaptation strategies. Despite a significant improvement in GEG’s structural, human, and financial capital, the global commons are decaying at an unprecedented pace. Among the global commons, land has the largest share in GEG. Land use change, which is rooted in increasing populations and urbanization, has a significant role in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a response, land governance and, consequently, good land governance, have arisen as normative concepts emerging from a series of success factors (notably economic development, environmental conservation, and social justice) to achieve greater sustainability. However, global land governance has shown little success in helping GEG due to the lack of intellectual and flexible thinking over governing the land sector. Consequently, reforming land governance “in a smart way” is one of the most critical actions that could contribute to achieving GEG goals. Hence, we propose a smart land governance (SLG) system that will be well addressed, understood, and modeled in a systemic and dynamic way. A smart system may be smart enough to adapt to different contexts and intellectual responses in a timely fashion. Accordingly, SLG is able to promote shared growth and solve many land sector problems by considering all principles of good land governance. Therefore, in order to enhance adaptive land governance systems, efficient land administration and management are required. This study’s outcomes will raise the comprehension of the problems of land management, providing an excellent framework to help land planners and policy-makers, as well as the development of strategic principles with respect to the principal multidimensional components of SLG.

The MOVING GROUND Project: A Nature-Positive Case Study

This paper is a report on the year-long MOVING GROUND project (MG), initiated by the Isadora and Raymond Duncan Dance Research Center (DDRC). The Duncan Dance Research Center sets out to address climate change issues interweaving the social, physical, and artistic spheres by introducing the concept of a garden both literally and metaphorically to inspire the artistic community and shift mindsets of the local community. By a gradual transformation of its grounds, infrastructure, and social fabric, the long-term goal of the DDRC is to function as a tangible model that can be experienced and replicated as a whole or in parts in the city or elsewhere. The paper discusses the goals, methodologies and strategies introduced during the project aiming towards the regenerative transformation of the institution that drew inspiration from permaculture principles, nature-based solutions and a net-positive design perspective. The paper also discusses the novel experimentation of applying permaculture principles to artistic creation and practices. The paper concludes with a reflection of the outcomes and an assessment of the goals it set out to achieve.

Improving the capacity and diversity of local public health workforce to address climate impacts to health through community partnerships and problem-based learning.

All aspects of society are affected by our changing climate. Individuals and communities experience the health impacts associated with climate change most every day, whether or not they realize it. Increasing both the knowledge and capacity to respond to the health impacts of climate change will be imperative for future public health leaders. This manuscript will highlight three case studies in how problem-based learning was used by California State University, East Bay's Department of Public Health undergraduate students to address climate change issues for local community and government organizations. The results from problem-based learning collaborations between undergraduate students and community and government organizations have been mutually beneficial and increased the knowledge and workforce capacity of climate and health in the San Francisco Bay Area. The authors believe the use of problem-based learning is an effective model to achieve these goals. Both the students and the community benefit from these experiences and results of projects that enhance an organization's ability to prepare for and respond to climate change in their communities.