Adoption Of Green Technology Research Articles

Farmers' adoption of agriculture green production technologies: perceived value or policy-driven?

Understanding the underlying reasons for farmers' AGPT adoption in the context of resource environment tightening and agricultural carbon reduction has become crucial to promote agriculture sustainable development. This paper uses multiple ordered regression model and probit model to test the impact of farmers' perceived value on their adoption of agricultural green production technologies (AGPT) by using the first-hand data from 613 rice farmers in Hunan, and explores the effect and mechanism of policy subsidies and market incentives on the adoption of AGPT, and investigates the differences in the impact of perceived value on the adoption of green technologies in different production stages. The results showed that, (1)farmers' AGPT adoption is significantly affected by their perceived value, in which perceived benefits significantly promotes farmers' AGPT adoption, while the perceived risks is the opposite. But farmers' AGPT adoption in different production stages is influenced by different perceived value. The adoption of soil testing and fertilization technology (STFT) in the pre-production stage is significantly influenced by the perceived benefits; adoption of green pest control technology (GPCT) in the mid-production stage is significantly influenced by both the perceived benefits and the perceived risks; and adoption of straw return technology (SRT) in the post-production stage is significantly influenced by the perceived risks. (2) Farmers' adoption of green technologies can be encouraged by policy subsidies, which also have the moderating effect of decreasing the negative influence of perceived risks on farmers' adoption behaviour. (3) Further analysis reveals that market incentives can compensate for the limitations of policy subsidies, greatly promote farmers' adoption of AGPT, and regulate farmers' perceived risks and perceived benefits to encourage them to use green technologies. Consequently, the Government should actively publicize and organize training on agriculture green technologies, and provide diversified subsidy programmes for different green technologies. And governments should also improve the quality certification system and the market price mechanism for agricultural products, so as to help farmers adopting green technologies to achieve an increase in their income.

DRIVING SUSTAINABLE TRADE: GREEN TECHNOLOGY IMPACT ON CHINA-ASEAN CROSS-BORDER TRADE

The growing cross-border economic ties between China and ASEAN countries has highlighted the importance of their respective trade landscapes. This study looks into this dynamic by studying panel data for both regions from 2000 to 2021. The study uses a fixed effects and gravity model to investigate the impact of green technology determinants on cross-border trade between China and ASEAN. The study's findings provide important insights. Adoption of Green technology appears as a stimulus for ASEAN imports and export from China, with statistical significance. Nevertheless, the new innovation of green tehnology found to be delivering contradictory outcomes. In light of these findings, the paper offers policy recommendations based on the research findings. Recognizing the impact of green technology on Chinese imports, governments may consider measures to strengthen the integration of green technologies into ASEAN's sectors. Similarly, insights into the export dimension could guide policies targeted at increasing ASEAN's position in the Chinese market through green technology routes.

The Influence of Construction Project Management on the Planning and Design of Residential Green Buildings

<p>我國綠建築評估系統EEWH至今已有20年歷史，然而在住宿類建築當中綠建築標章案件數仍僅占總使用執照數量1%以下，標章案之總樓地板面積僅占總使用執照總樓地板面積20%以下，因此對於推廣綠建築之成果仍有進步空間。分析綠建築申請率低的原因，包含大眾認為綠建築之成本較高、綠建築標章之總建築專案期程較久、所需之審查資料繁多…等。再者，申請綠建築標章時之分數常少於申請候選綠建築證書時之分數，甚至有案件未申請綠建築標章。專案管理係指對於專案生命週期之各項工作項目予以妥善管理，以減少專案成果與預期目標的落差。於過往在建築業的案例與相關研究中，指出專案管理對於管控建築成本與工期具有實際績效，然而案例多為大型工程與廠辦類建築物，對於住宿類建築物之探討相對較少。故本研究先透過專家問卷探討建築專案管理管控綠建築指標項目之能力，以提出在專案管理思維下，設計住宿類綠建築時可優先考量採用之建築技術，以消除大眾對於綠建築在成本與時程上之顧慮。研究成果顯示，不同綠建築技術與設施設備之採用情形，對於建築專案的管控能力確實具有差異性。在EEWH-RS版本下之指標項目，以日常節能指標與二氧化碳減量指標下之指標項目，較能夠受專案管理管控。但綠化量指標、水資源指標以及汙水垃圾改善指標等，由於其技術已經成熟、成為標準配備或已規格化，致使專案管理對其無法具有較高的影響能力。研究成果係可協助建築設計師於住宿類綠建築規劃設計時，擬定出較易管控成本與時程之方案，進而提升業主採用綠建築技術與設施設備之意願。</p> <p> </p><p>Taiwan’s green building assessment system (EEWH) has a history of 20 years, but the number of green building label cases in residential buildings still accounts for less than 1% of the total number of Building Use permit, and the total floor area of the label cases are less than 20% of the total building which get Building Use permit. So there is still room for promoting the achievements of green buildings. Analyze the reasons for the low green building application rate, including the public’s view that the cost of green building is relatively high, the overall construction project period of the green building label is longer, and the amount of review information required is more than general building... Furthermore, the score for applying for a green building seal is often less than the score for applying for a candidate green building certificate. There are even cases where the green building seal is not applied. Project management refers to the proper management of various work items in the project life cycle to reduce the gap between project results and expected goals. In the past cases and related research in the construction industry, it was pointed out that project management has actual performance in controlling construction costs and duration. However, most of the cases are large-scale projects and factory buildings, and there is relatively little discussion on residential buildings. Therefore, in this study, an expert questionnaire will be used to discuss the ability of the construction project management to control the green building index project, in order to put forward the construction technology that can be considered first when designing residential-type green buildings under the project management thinking, so as to eliminate the public’s cost and schedule for green buildings Concerns. The research results show that the adoption of different green building technologies and facilities and equipment has indeed different management and control capabilities for construction projects. The indicators under the EEWH-RS version are more able to be controlled by the project management based on the daily energy saving indicators and the CO2 reduction indicators. However, the greenery indicators, water resource indicators and sewage and garbage improvement indicators, etc., because their technology has matured, become standard equipment or has been standardized, the project management cannot have a high influence on it. The research results can assist architects in the planning and design of residential-type green buildings, and draw up plans that are easier to control costs and schedules, thereby enhancing the owners’ willingness to adopt green building technologies and facilities.</p> <p> </p>

Voluntary green technology adoption: The effects of regulatory uncertainty and competition

Stricter environmental regulations force firms to adopt green technology. However, firms have realized that the more they voluntarily adopt green technology, the higher the probability that stricter new regulations will be enforced. Thus, firms may delay adopting green technology to resist stricter regulations. Conversely, some firms choose voluntary adoption to gain a market advantage over their rivals. Considering the impact of firms’ adoption decisions on the enforcement of new regulations and product competition, this study develops a two-period game model to investigate how competing firms adopt green technology when facing a potentially stricter regulation. The Nash equilibrium shows that if the basic probability of the new regulation is moderate, firms will differentiate their products through green technology to alleviate price competition; if the probability is high, firms will voluntarily adopt green technology; otherwise, they will wait until the government enforces a stricter regulation and mandates them to adopt green technology. Interestingly, our results show that potentially stricter regulations will induce firms to behave strategically. When firms’ green cost difference is small, competing firms will collude to delay stricter regulations by not adopting green technology. However, when firms’ green cost difference is significant, the low-cost firm tends to adopt green technology to lobby for new regulations and gain a cost advantage. Our work not only provides an economic explanation for the different adoption behaviors of firms but also provides managerial insights for competing firms as well as policy insights for the government.

The Effect of Investment in Green Technology and Renewable Technology Adoption on Energy Efficiency and Carbon Emissions Reduction in Indonesian Manufacturing Companies

This research explores the interactions between green technology investment, renewable technology adoption, and their effects on carbon emission reduction, energy efficiency, and job satisfaction in manufacturing firms. Using a diverse sample of manufacturing firms, this study employs Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) to analyze the relationships among these key variables. The findings suggest a strong positive impact of green technology investment and renewable technology adoption on carbon emission reduction. In addition, green technology investment emerged as a significant driver of energy efficiency. The study also highlights the challenges in fully optimizing energy efficiency and reveals the positive impact of renewable technology adoption on job satisfaction. These insights have far-reaching implications for policymakers and industry leaders looking to drive sustainable practices in the manufacturing sector.

Analysis of knowledge management process towards minimizing supply chain risks under the green technology: a direct and configurational approach.

Adopting green technologies is crucial for a sustainable supply process and organization development. In this construct, the current study analyzes how green technology adoption (GTA) and knowledge management (KM) processes could minimize supply risk in large manufacturing companies. The current study utilizes research techniques based on the resource-based view and contingency theories to minimize supply chain risk. The present study selected green variables (learning, productivity, raw materials, and resource utilization) along with KM processes (acquisition, sharing, and utilization) to investigate these connections to achieve the research objective. The author collected the data (203) from manufacturing firms in Zhengzhou city and used PLS-SEM, fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to examine the study aims. The relationship between the adoption of green technologies and the KM process, which may reduce supply risk, was verified via PLS-SEM. fsQCA is employed as a combined strategy with green technology and the KM dimension to examine supply risk. The study results showed a significant correlation between the KM process's ability to reduce supply risk under the GTA. The results of the fsQCA specify the numerous dimensions of green implementation enablers, and the KM process produced superior results in terms of supply risk minimization. This research contributes to bridging gaps and understanding the interrelationship between green measurement and the supply risk process minimization. The current study provides practical and social justification for enlightening the relationship between GTA and the KM process, aiming to minimize the supply risk. Based on the study outcome and ground information, this study reported limitations and future research direction.

Does it matter who spreads and to which farmers? The influence of video extension on Chinese farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior

Does it matter who spreads and to which farmers? The influence of video extension on Chinese farmers’ green control technology adoption behavior

Digital finance, government intervention, and carbon emission efficiency in China.

In accordance with the "dual carbon" objective, China is required to effectively pursue economic expansion and environmental preservation while concurrently enhancing carbon emission efficiency (CEE). This study examines the influence of digital finance on CEE and evaluates the moderating effect of government intervention. The analysis uses panel data collected from 282 cities in China at the prefecture level and above, spanning the period from 2011 to 2021. The findings indicate the following: (1) CEE in China is relatively low, and there are notable regional disparities. Specifically, there is a discernible downward trend in CEE throughout the eastern, central, and western areas. (2) In general, the implementation of digital finance has the potential to enhance the efficiency of carbon emissions. The observed effect is significant in the eastern and central regions but not in the western region. (3) Government subsidies have the potential to amplify digital finance's impact on CEE in the eastern region. Conversely, in the central and western regions, its influence can be increased by environmental regulations. Based on these findings, this study presents recommendations for advancing digital finance, enhancing the targeting and assessment of government subsidies, refining environmental regulations, and encouraging the adoption of green technologies.

What happened in COVID to conflict: Re-examination of financial inclusion and green development nexus in China natural resource sector

This study aims to provide insights into the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the intersection of financial inclusion and green development in the natural resource sector. Specifically, this study explores the dynamic relationship between financial inclusion, green development in the natural resource sector, with a focus on China. Using cross-sectional data from 3 natural resource exploitation industries in China, we employ a panel cointegration approach to analyze the relationship between financial inclusion and green development. The dataset covers the pre-COVID and COVID-19 periods, allowing us to examine the impact of the pandemic on this nexus. Our findings shed light on the role of financial inclusion in promoting sustainable practices within the natural resource sector during times of crisis. We observe that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a heightened focus on the interplay between financial inclusion and green development. This is particularly evident in the context of China's natural resource exploitation industries, where initiatives to enhance financial inclusion have been instrumental in driving sustainable practices and mitigating the adverse environmental impacts of resource extraction. Furthermore, our research underscores the importance of aligning financial inclusion strategies with broader environmental objectives, especially in light of the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP27) and its focus on global climate action. By leveraging financial inclusion measures to facilitate the adoption of green technologies and practices, the natural resource sector can make significant progress towards sustainable development. This study contributes to the existing literature by offering empirical evidence of the linkages between financial inclusion, green development, and the natural resource sector in the context of China. Our findings provide valuable insights for policymakers, industry practitioners, and stakeholders seeking to enhance sustainability and promote inclusive growth within the natural resource sector.

How channels of knowledge acquisition affect farmers’ adoption of green agricultural technologies: evidence from Hubei province, China

ABSTRACTFarmers’ adoption of green agricultural technologies (GATs) could reduce the negative environmental impacts of traditional agriculture in China. Despite the benefits of GATs, their adoption rate has not been high. While previous studies have examined the information and communication technologies that influence the adoption of GATs, most have selected only one of the GATs and have not distinguished between public and private channels of knowledge acquisition. In this paper, based on a sample of 732 rural households from Hubei Province, we used a negative binomial model to examine the role of knowledge acquisition channels on GATs adoption. Overall, we found that radio and the government (through its face-to-face channels) are positively associated with farmers’ adoption of GATs; however, farmers adopted more GATs when they had acquired knowledge from the government than from radio. A possible explanation and a policy implication is that direct communication with farmers and practical demonstration of the benefits of GATs are preferred to passive reception of information.

Progress in Green and Low-carbon Technologies development of Building Ceramics Industry

As global and domestic concerns about climate change intensify, the development and adoption of green and low-carbon manufacturing technologies to effectively reduce resource consumption, energy usage, and greenhouse gas emissions have emerged as primary trends in the evolution of the building ceramics industry under the backdrop of the “dual carbon” strategy. This article systematically reviews the commercially applied and research-stage green and low-carbon technologies within the current building ceramics industry. It conducts a carbon emission reduction potential analysis for various technologies, identifies constraints in the technology promotion process, and highlights the substantial carbon reduction potential of clean energy substitution technologies and manufacturing process optimization technologies. Technologies such as raw material substitution, high-quality service, and waste ceramic tile recycling and regeneration contribute significantly to economic and environmental benefits, but are still in developmental stages. The article also discusses the application of methods such as life cycle assessment and carbon footprint analysis in the evaluation of green and low-carbon technologies in the field of building ceramics. It discusses the trends and limiting factors of different green and low-carbon technologies, offering suggestions and support for the building ceramics industry’s transition towards a low-carbon and environmentally friendly direction.

Joint decision of green technology adoption and sailing pattern for a coastal ship under ECAs

In order to comply with the latest Emission Control Areas (ECAs) regulations, ships must use expensive low-sulphur fuel oil or relatively cheap high-sulphur fuel oil (HFO) with desulphurization equipment. This study investigates the choice of green fuel and green technology for a coastal container ship with endogenous decision of sailing pattern. The sufficient and necessary conditions for a ship to adopt scrubber installation (SI) strategy are derived, which is dependent on factors including the equivalent sailing distance, the fuel price ratio, and scrubber parameters. The case study based on the China's coastal area is conducted. Numerical examples show that the introduction of scrubber technology on coastal vessels will reduce their evasion behavior. However, the increased sulphur reduction efficiency of scrubbers increases the evasion strategies of ships, which will increase the total emissions in coastal areas. The numerical example shows that introduction the scrubber technology to the coastal ships will reduce their evasion behavior. However, the scrubber investment will increase ships' sailing speed, increasing emissions within ECA. Therefore, governments can subsidize high abatement efficiencies of the scrubber to reduce actual ship emissions.

Perceived Value, Government Regulations, and Farmers' Agricultural Green Production Technology Adoption: Evidence from China's Yellow River Basin.

Farmers' agricultural green production technology (AGPT) adoption behavior has attracted extensive attention, while few studies explored the interactive effect of perceived value and government regulations in this process. Therefore, we analyze the interaction effect between perceived value and different government regulations on farmers' AGPT adoption by the Poisson regression model, using micro-survey data from 1491 households in China's Yellow River basin. Furthermore, we examine the heterogeneous effect of perceived value and government regulations on farmers' AGPT adoption behavior considering the change in production scale and farmers' age. The results suggest that perceived value can substitute for incentive government regulation and guiding government regulation, respectively. While binding government regulation can inhibit the promotion effect of perceived value on farmers' AGPT adoption. In addition, the larger the production scale, the more influential the effects of perceived value and government regulations on farmers' AGPT adoption are. In contrast, with the increase in farmer's age, the promotion effect of perceived value becomes weak while the effect of government regulations experiences a U-shaped trend. Finally, the conclusions and policy implications are set forth.

Environmental regulation, green credit, and farmers’ adoption of agricultural green production technology based on the perspective of tripartite evolutionary game

The adoption of agricultural green production technologies (AGPTs) is crucial for achieving agricultural green development in developing countries. This paper establishes a tripartite game model to explore the evolutionary influence mechanism of government environmental regulation policies and bank green credit policies on farmers’ adoption of AGPT under different initial conditions and strategy choices. Through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, we systematically deduce the evolutionary path and equilibrium conditions, as well as examine the synergistic evolutionary effect of these policies. The results demonstrate that government environmental regulation and banks’ implementation of the green credit policies effectively encourage farmers to adopt AGPT. However, conflicts may arise during the dynamic evolution process when banks choose to implement the green credit policy. These conflicts can be mitigated by utilizing market-oriented mechanisms such as loan interest rates, improving bank supervision efficiency, and enhancing farmers’ expected income. The findings of this research provide valuable insights into the development of external incentive mechanisms to promote the adoption of AGPT among farmers and foster green agricultural development.

Green hydrogen: A pathway to a sustainable energy future

The development of sustainable energy sources has become a major challenge for society. Green hydrogen, produced through the electrolysis of water using renewable energy sources, offers a potential solution to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. The paper examines the integration of green hydrogen into various sectors, such as transportation, industry, power generation, and heating, highlighting its potential to decarbonize traditionally carbon-intensive areas. Furthermore, it analyses the strategies and policies employed by the European Union, Australia, Japan, the United States, and Canada to drive the development and adoption of green hydrogen technologies. The challenges and barriers that need to be addressed to fully realize the potential of green hydrogen, such as technological limitations, infrastructure development, costs and economic feasibility, regulatory and policy frameworks, and public perception and acceptance, have been investigated. Recommendations for overcoming these challenges and accelerating the adoption of green hydrogen technologies are provided, and the importance of research and development in this sector is emphasized.

Do Green Production Technologies Improve Household Income? Evidence from Rice Farmers in China

Revealing the behavioral decision-making mechanism and behavioral effects of farmers adopting green production technologies will help motivate farmers to actively adopt green production technologies, thereby promoting the development of green agriculture. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 607 Chinese rice farmers, while the endogenous switching regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors and behavioral effects of farmers adopting green production technologies. The results show that the adoption of green production technologies by farmers can significantly increase household income. Among the green production technologies, soil testing and formula fertilization technology has the greatest impact on farmers’ income, followed by straw returning technology and planting green manure. The main influencing factors of farmers adopting green production technologies are education level, cultivated land area, cultivated land fragmentation, soil fertility, and the distance between home and agricultural technology stations. The results of this study provide an empirical basis for relevant government departments to carry out agricultural technology extension work and formulate relevant policies.

Farmers' green technology adoption: Implications from government subsidies and information sharing

AbstractWhile the previous literature on green technology adoption has not fully considered information sharing, we consider the impact of demand information sharing on the adoption of green technologies by risk‐averse farmers in a vertical agricultural supply chain. We find that government subsidies and information sharing do not always promote farmers' adoption of green technologies. The accuracy of the information plays a vital role in promoting farmers' adoption of green technologies; however, the increased green technology adoption induced by more accurate information may be detrimental to farmer welfare in the presence of production diseconomies. Information sharing can reduce the amount of government subsidies for promoting green technology adoption, thereby suggesting the substitutable role of information and monetary instruments. Nonetheless, information‐sharing may lead to lower water savings and thus should be adopted with caution. Risk aversion has a nontrivial impact on agricultural technology adoption: farmers are more likely to adopt traditional agricultural technologies when their risk aversion is either very low or very high. Finally, we validate our decision model with U.S. Department of Agriculture cotton production data and propose management insights to help farmers make appropriate adoption decisions under information asymmetry and risk‐averse attitudes.

Low-carbon transformation of China's smallholder agriculture: exploring the role of farmland size expansion and green technology adoption.

Farmland size and green technology have a significant impact on agricultural carbon emissions. However, more research needs to consider the impact of their interaction on agricultural carbon neutralization. In this paper, the impact of farmland size on the net carbon effect and its underlying mechanisms from the perspective of green agricultural technology adoption were empirically examined using a tracking survey of 2600 farming households. The results show that farmland size expansion at both household and plot levels can increase the net carbon effect of the planting industry, which is more pronounced for grain crops than cash crops. Specifically, a 1% increase in the total area of household farmland or the largest contracted plot area can increase the net carbon effect by more than 3%. Green technology also plays a mediation effect in their relationship. Increasing farmland size can generate sufficient economic incentives to encourage green technology adoption, contributing to carbon sequestration and emissions reduction and increasing the crop's net carbon effect. Furthermore, we find that farmland expansion can significantly encourage the adoption of efficiency-enhancing technologies but not environmentally friendly technologies. Our findings suggest that promoting farmland expansion and green technology extension is effective for the low-carbon transformation of Chinese agriculture. The government should make distinct promotion policies for various green agricultural technologies and differentiating incentives and support policies for different-sized farmers. Our study provides insights into the path to Chinese-style agricultural modernization in the context of a smallholder economy.

State‐society relations and industrial sustainable growth: The case of post‐Revolution Tunisia

AbstractThis paper investigates the effect of state‐society relations (SSR) in the industrial sector on the sustainable economic growth of post‐Revolution Tunisia. The empirical part of the paper depends mainly on qualitative data collected from fieldwork interviews with the most important actors and publications of civil society organizations. The paper suggests the presence of state capture as the defining characteristic of SSR in post‐Revolution Tunisia. The combination of having powerful tycoons, weaker state, and ineffectively organized social actors produced conditions that harmed sustainability. These settings allowed tycoons to violate environmental regulations and prevented Green innovation through the adoption of Green technologies. Yet, factors such as low value‐added creation, increased labor‐intensity, and low environmental awareness or prioritization all interact with state capture to lower sustainability. In those sectors where tycoons are active and dominant, competing social actors are incapable of effectively exploiting the presence of a freer political system, ultimately failing to successfully organize resisting coalitions, as evident in the textile sector. While higher resistance is witnessed where tycoons are not dominant as was the case in the phosphate sector, tycoons could still use the situation to their advantage.

Understanding Corporate Green Competitive Advantage through Green Technology Adoption and Green Dynamic Capabilities: Does Green Product Innovation Matter?

Our study explores the association between the adoption of green technology and the development of green dynamic capabilities to achieve green competitive advantage. This research concentrates explicitly on the mediating function of green product innovation. The study is grounded in the dynamic capabilities theory and seeks to improve understanding regarding how organizations can attain a competitive edge by employing green practices and capabilities. Data were obtained from 312 manufacturing business managers in Bangladesh. We utilized the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method to examine the data and evaluate the proposed hypotheses. The empirical evidence suggests that both green technology adoption and green dynamic capabilities significantly impact firms’ green product innovation and competitive advantage. Additionally, the findings indicate that green product innovation is a mediating variable in the association between green technology adoption-green competitive advantage and green dynamic capabilities-green competitive advantage. This research adds to the current body of literature by presenting empirical findings highlighting the crucial role of green technology and dynamic capabilities in promoting green competitive advantage. Our results reveal that it would be beneficial for organizations to prioritize adopting eco-friendly technologies and cultivating dynamic capabilities to improve their overall green performance. The present study contributes significantly to the literature by offering insights into the strategies managers and policymakers can employ to attain sustainable competitive advantage in the manufacturing sector.