Development Of Green Economy Research Articles

Dynamics between energy intensity and carbon emissions: What does the clustering effect of labor and capital play?

Energy depletion and environmental degradation have emerged as pressing concerns in the era of China's high-quality green economic development. We present an integrated framework that incorporate energy consumption intensity, industrial clustering, and carbon emissions into the STIRPAT framework. Our study examines 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2017. Unlike previous analyses, our study measures industrial clustering from two dimensions: labor and capital clustering. Specifically, the benchmark results confirm that a 1% increase in energy consumption intensity will, on average, raise regional carbon emission intensity by 0.03389%. Moderating analysis shows that labor and capital clustering significantly lower carbon emission intensity by reducing energy consumption. These findings have been consolidated after performing a panel vector autoregressive model. Interestingly, the promoting effect of energy consumption intensity on carbon emission intensity tends to be tightened when labor clustering surpasses a threshold. In contrast, the corresponding effects substantially weaken after capital clustering exceeds a threshold. In all, these findings provide new evidence to understand the energy-emission nexus from an industrial clustering perspective.

Innate green propensity: Precursors of ecopreneurial intentions among Indonesian Education Human Resources University

The dynamic growth of the human population has played a significant role in changing purchasing patterns, thereby contributing, along with other influences, to a major impact on the global environment. Entrepreneurship is now shifting to focus on ecological sustainability in response to environmental changes. The Indonesian Education Human Resource University (EHRU) seeks to integrate ecopreneurship into its curriculum to support the green economy and sustainable development goals (SDGs) with a role as prospective teachers and education drivers. The limitations of previous research lie in the lack of specific evaluation of ecopreneurial intentions among Education Human Resources University students. Moreover, previous research has ignored the importance of environmentally friendly education that is aligned with the SDGs. In addition, existing research has not discussed the potential for technological advances in entrepreneurial intentions, creating a significant gap. This study examines the support for ecopreneurship and its impact on the intentions of EHRU students in Indonesia. Using survey-based quantitative methods, data were collected from a sample of 309 student respondents at two prominent EHRU institutions in Indonesia, namely, the Indonesian Education University and Surabaya State University. The research data underwent an analysis process using the variance structural equation model with SmartPLS (partial least squares). Results show that conceptual support positively affects entrepreneurial self-efficacy, particularly in ecopreneurship. EHRU students have great potential to become agents of change in sustainable business practices. Technology plays an essential role in influencing entrepreneurial self-efficacy and student ecopreneurship intentions. Students’ self-efficacy is very important in motivating them to develop strong ecopreneurship intentions. However, reform of educational programs and state policies regarding ecopreneurship education must support the role of EHRU students as a concrete vision of the green economy.

Green Economy and Sustainable Development in India-Challenges and Opportunities

Green Economy and Sustainable Development in India-Challenges and Opportunities

A short review of marine renewable energy: Generation, storage, and applications

Renewable energy is a sustainable and green energy converted from renewable energy resources in the nature. There is a huge amount of renewable energy resources in the ocean that can be changed into useful energy like electricity, store for long time use, or apply in the daily energy consumption. These marine renewable energies (MRE) include wave energy, ocean thermal energy, tidal energy, ocean current energy, salinity gradient energy, and offshore energy. With a big area, the oceans have been prospected that it brings endless renewable energy sources for social development and human demand. The renewable ocean energy shows many advantages of sustainable energy, clean energy, and non-carbon dioxide emissions by generating from wave and water in the ocean with an enormous amount of natural energy resources. The MRE can service at many areas of off-shore, on-shore, and remote areas where need energy to drive daily living demands. The MRE reveals some disadvantages such as the influence of daily, monthly, season, and period of time. The solutions have been developed to solve the limitations of the MRE such as developing the storage method to store energy for long time use or making the balance of the output performance to improve quality of the renewable energy. The MRE has also received many concerns from countries by promulgating policies, strategies, and plans to develop the renewable ocean energy such as green economy development, blue economy strategy, carbon dioxide emission reduction, and encouragement of using marine renewable energy. This paper reviews current marine renewable energy with its generation, storage, and application. The work also mentioned some advantages, disadvantage, policies, strategies, and solutions to encourage the development of the renewable ocean energy in over the world. The results hope that it will be spread development, exploitation, and application of marine renewable energy in the near future. Keywords: Marine renewable energy, energy storage, generation, application, sustainable energy

Clean air policy and green total factor productivity: Evidence from Chinese prefecture-level cities

Clean air policy is an important mechanism for improving the urban environment and promoting green economic development. Green total factor productivity (GTFP) is an important way to measure these impacts. We apply the super-efficiency slack-based measure model, considering undesirable output, and the Global Malmquist-Luenberger index to measure the GTFP of 278 prefecture-level cities in China from 2005 to 2020. We find that GTFP growth is driven by both green technology progress (GTC) and green technology efficiency change (GEC). The traditional total factor productivity is overestimated, because energy and environmental factors are not considered. GTFP growth is higher in the cities in the eastern coastal regions compared to the western regions. We analyze the effect of clean air policy on GTFP using a difference-in-differences model and spatial-difference-in-differences model, and further conduct a heterogeneity analysis and mechanism analysis. The results show that clean air policy promotes GTFP growth. In addition, there is a significant negative spatial spillover effect with respect to the impact of clean air policy on GTFP. The heterogeneity analysis results show that the impact of clean air policy on GTFP growth is lower in resource-based cities and cities in the northern region, compared with non-resource-based cities and cities in the southern region. Further, the impact of clean air policy on GTFP growth is mainly achieved through GTC, GEC, innovation, and financial development. In resource-based cities and cities in the northern region, clean air policy decreases GTFP by inhibiting GTC, innovation, and financial development.

Towards green governance and real economy development: how digital technology affects health human resource allocation?

ABSTRACT The adoption and integration of digital technology have profoundly reshaped societal and environmental governance within the healthcare sector. This study aims to explore the influence of digital technology development on the allocation of healthcare human resources, intending to contribute to the net-zero carbon process. Utilizing panel data from 30 provinces and cities across mainland China during the period 2011 to 2020, we computed three unique indices for health resource density. Employing the spatial Durbin model, our analysis unveiled a gradual augmentation in the overall level of healthcare human resource allocation in China due to the spatial impact of digital technology development. Robustness tests substantiated a noteworthy positive spatial spillover effect of digital technology, contributing to the augmentation of healthcare human resource allocation at the regional level. Heterogeneity results revealed a notably more pronounced promotional effect in the eastern region, contrasting with the central and western regions. From the perspective of sustainable development, the development of digital technology can contribute to the advancement of environmentally friendly healthcare by optimizing the allocation of healthcare human resources. In conclusion, this study offers valuable insights for China to formulate effective policies for healthcare human resource allocation, contributing to the attainment of sustainable development goals.

Cross-Fertilisation Between EU Green Policies and Instruments Applied by Public Management: Dilemmas and Opportunities

This article aims to contribute to discussions held by the academic community that has extensively researched the EU’s green transition. The author underlines that a transdisciplinary approach involving legal, economic, and political tools provide a comprehensive cross-fertilisation methodology. The article observes implications related to EU green policies and public management instruments from two perspectives: the broadening of green transition to socio economic dimensions; and the role of government intervention in economic and green business development to illustrate examples of relevant practices in the EU. The author argues that such a methodological approach can help one to assess the actions and measures related to the green economic and business development trends that require societal support as well as the improvement of economic efficiency at the EU and national level. This contribution offers insights into the concept of green economic transitions and innovation as well as the impact of public services focused on societal change. The article concludes that a decision-making process that is based on a cross-fertilisation approach allows the implementation of green policies in national economies in the most effective manner and, in turn, provides welfare effects due to the enhancement of public administration services in their coordinated actions with entrepreneurial activities and business investments. On a wider regional scale, government/private business green partnership represents a tool that inevitably helps increase the environmental and green competitiveness of the EU and its Member States.

Does tourism development, financial development and renewable energy drive high-quality economic development?

Tourism development is generally agreed upon to be a key tool in promoting economic growth, and green development has emerged as a significant idea and an efficient approach to accomplish this goal in a manner that is environmentally responsible. It is common knowledge that making the switch to renewable sources of energy may act as a catalyst for economic development in both developed and developing nations. Therefore, people all over the globe are beginning to realize the significance of advancing renewable energy's rising importance that suggests that it will be used extensively in the years to come. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect that increasing tourism and adopting renewable energy sources impact on green economic growth development in the region using the AMG test BRICS nations from 2001 to 2022. This research additionally makes use of a rigorous check by means of the CCEMG exam and the DCCEMG test. According to the findings, green economic growth is influenced favorably by the expansion of the tourist industry, renewable energy, and the digital economy, but urbanization and the rise financial industry are detrimental to green economic growth. D-H panel causality test results show that tourism development is causally related to green economic growth, green economic growth to urbanization, and green economic growth to the usage of renewable energy sources. According to these results, the management authorities of BRICS nations should embrace policies of green growth while also controlling environmental pollution in order to achieve sustainable economic development whereas in rural areas. The findings have major policy implications for the nations that make up the BRICS bloc. These implications pertain to the enhancement of tourist development, the digital economy (DIG), and financial institutions, all of which have the potential to improve environmental quality.

Designing Low Toxic Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Green Recycle of Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes.

The Lithium-ion battery (LIB) is one of the main energy storage equipment. Its cathode material contains Li, Co, and other valuable metals. Therefore, recycling spent LIBs can reduce environmental pollution and resource waste, which is significant for sustainable development. However, traditional metallurgical methods are not environmentally friendly, with high cost and environmental toxicity. Recently, the concept of green chemistry gives rise to environmental and efficient recycling technology, which promotes the transition of recycling solvents from organic solvents to green solvents represented by deep eutectic solvents (DESs). DESs are considered as ideal alternative solvents in extraction processes, attracting great attention due to their low cost, low toxicity, good biodegradability, and high extraction capacity. It is very important to develop the DESs system for LIBs recycling for sustainable development of energy and green economic development of recycling technology. In this work, the applications and research progress of DESs in LIBs recovery are reviewed, and the physicochemical properties such as viscosity, toxicity and regulatory properties are summarized and discussed. In particular, the toxicity data of DESs are collected and analyzed. Finally, the guidance and prospects for future research are put forward, aiming to explore more suitable DESs for recycling valuable metals in batteries.

Fostering green economic growth through sustainable management of natural resources

This study examines the importance of promoting environmentally friendly economic growth by effectively managing natural resources. It specifically focuses on the period from 2005 to 2014 in the BRICS nations. By employing the sophisticated Propensity Score Matching with Difference-in-Differences (PSM-DID) model, our research reveals intricate relationships between sustainable practices and the advancement of green economic development. The research reveals that the strategic and environmentally conscious management of resources positively impacts the economic growth of BRICS countries. The study highlights the importance of specific policy interventions, urging a coordinated effort to promote sustainable resource practices. This research contributes to the literature on sustainable development and environmentally conscious economic growth by providing detailed and sophisticated insights into the underlying dynamics. It is a solid basis for making well-informed policy decisions in the changing global context.

The Relationship Between a Green, Low-carbon and Recycling Economy, Economic Policy and Industrial Structure Development

This article critically examines Charles Bonnet’s seminal contributions to experimental science, particularly through his influential work, ‘Research on the Use of Leaves.’ The primary objective is to delineate the functions and forms of natural experimentation as they were understood and practiced in the mid-18th century. During this period, scientists esteemed experimentation as the zenith of scientific proof, acutely cognizant of its multifaceted functional and typological aspects. Their methodology was characterized by a detailed narration of research methodologies, fostering a ‘rhetoric of transparency’ in scientific discourse. Nevertheless, the advent of new norms in scientific discourse during the 19th century, coupled with a paradigmatic philosophical shift in the 20th century, resulted in the marginalization of empirical practices of the Enlightenment era. Contemporary historians are now endeavoring to reconcile significant terminological discrepancies and to recontextualize the divergent methodologies among natural historians of that epoch. This involves a critical distinction between exploratory and demonstrative (or discriminant) forms of experimentation. Bonnet’s systematic preference for discriminant experimentation serves as a quintessential example of the logical approach in natural history. However, this perspective does not wholly represent the 18th-century ‘art of observation,’ which embraced a plethora of methodologies including taxonomy, anatomical dissection, chemical analysis, and physical measurements.

Analyzing The Implementation of Green-Economy Inclusive Strategy in East Java Province Through Urban Good Governance in Green-Economy Framework: The Case of Surabaya

The global uncertainty has forced countries including Indonesia to look on ways to stabilize themselves, one of them being the implementation of green-economy development. The lack of inclusive and environmental-oriented policy has created an urgency for East Java Province to prioritize the green-economy implementation. Therefore this paper analyzes a possible implementation of green-economy through Surabaya City’s green-economy concept. This city is chosen due to its status being the only city in East Java to have the Green Sister City Surabaya-Kitakyushu program. This paper uses green economy city development which has four main dimensions which are; decision making process, Implementation Capacity, green economy system and the socio-ecological dimension. A qualitative-descriptive method will be used in this paper, along with a thematic analysis technique to deeply explain the topic at hand. The result of this research is a strategy that can be referenced by Surabaya to develop the green-economy city as the city already has its basis, especially in its society’s system in approaching green-economy aspects. Aside of that, this research also presents 3 strategies of implementing green-economy policies for cities throughout East Java Province. These strategies are intended for those cities to be able to take the first step in developing a green-economy city by deeper understanding of local context, policy & capacity development, and monitoring & evaluation.

Optimizing the Benefits of Invasive Alien Plants Biomass in South Africa

The current political situation in South Africa is seeking opportunities to promote sustainable development and use of renewable resources for energy, poverty alleviation, economic development, and environmental protection (e.g., mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions). The present study is based on a critical literature review and synthesis of policy advice in South Africa. The study comprehensively examined the knowledge base and gathered relevant empirical findings and perspectives so as to identify the gaps, trends, and patterns in the optimal management and utilization of invasive alien plants (IAPs) biomass, thereby supporting evidence-based practice. Additionally, the literature review was supported by the first-hand experience of invasive alien plants management and its biomass utilization. This research proposes long-term options for optimizing the costs and benefits of invasive alien plants biomass and meeting rising energy demand. Biomass from the country’s approximately 300 “Working for Water (WfW) Projects” might be used for bioenergy, firewood, charcoal, and other value-added forest products, both for internal and international use. The extraction and use of biomass from invasive alien plants for green energy and other valuable products would aid in the elimination of hazardous invasive species and reduce the amount of fuel in the fields, as well as fire and flood threats. Biomass from invasive alien plants clearings can be distributed to rural regions and informal settlements as a supply of firewood with the aim of reducing reliance on nearby forests, conserving the environment and biodiversity, minimizing forest degradation, supporting climate change, and enhancing energy efficiency and wood waste management (e.g., recycling and prevention) for green economic development and industrial transformation. The findings of this study imply that for competitive biomass-to-energy conversion and bio-economic applications for the use of invasive alien plant biomass, cost management, particularly for transportation, and significant regulatory incentives are essential. In addition, effective policy instruments that aid in the promotion of innovative systems and knowledge generation are required so that biomass can be optimally used for bioenergy and other competitive bio-economic applications.

Does the Financial and Innovation Performance of European and Asian–Oceanian Companies Coincide with the Targets of the Green Deal?

The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015 and put into effect in 2016, led to the European Green Deal. It envisages ensuring climate neutrality by 2050. To achieve this, solutions to the climate challenge have to be implemented globally. This research aims to evaluate interactions among corporate financial, innovation, and environmental performance indicators in European and Asian–Oceanian companies. Financial performance refers to the financial capacity and financial resources of companies that enable the creation of more sustainable innovations. More sustainable innovation could contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. Science indicates that global greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut down by 43% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. According to our results, it is possible to compare which region, Europe or Asia, moved towards climate neutrality in the analyzed period of 2008–2019. By determining their starting positions, we seek to disclose how companies can contribute to climate change reduction. The results reveal that for both analyzed regions, financial and innovation indicators have an important impact on environmental performance. We found that the ROA ratio and R&D expenditures are significantly linked to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as an indicator of environmental performance. The interaction between ROA and CO2 emissions was identified as being stronger in Asia–Oceania. The relationship between R&D expenditures and CO2 emissions was more robust in Europe. Therefore, Europe is participating in the race towards sustainable goals by increasing R&D expenditures to stimulate green economy development. In the race to achieve the Green Deal’s long-term 2050 targets, companies will have to combine their strategic decisions, while business survival requires profitability, meaning that the race towards climate neutrality goals will hardly be possible without corporate R&D expenditures.

KAZAKHSTAN’S ENERGY SYSTEM: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The article analyzes the current state of the energy system of Kazakhstan. The main areas of study are electric and thermal power industry. The author identifies the main issues currently existing in the industry and studies the measures taken by the government to overcome them. The actions of Kazakhstan on development of renewable energy sources and green economy are also analyzed. The article examines the dynamics of government actions on the development of nuclear energy in the country.

Production and Use of Biogas and Biomethane from Waste for Climate Neutrality and Development of Green Economy

Production and Use of Biogas and Biomethane from Waste for Climate Neutrality and Development of Green Economy

Research on the Modernization Construction of the Harmonious Coexistence between Humans and Nature in New Era

Since entering the new era, “beauty” has become one of the goals of China's modernization construction, highlighting the prominent position of ecological civilization construction in the entire modernization construction. This article attempts to systematically construct the writing logic structure of the modernization construction of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through methods such as literature research, comparative argumentation, and comprehensive analysis. From different levels and perspectives, it proposes practical and feasible paths for building modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in the new era reflects the harmonious unity between humans and nature, the harmonious unity between material civilization and ecological civilization, and the harmonious unity between Chinese style and modernization. In view of this, we can focus on establishing the concept of green economic development, accelerating the green transformation of development methods, strengthening the legal norms of ecological environment, building the system of green financial to further expand the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in the new era. This article provides important theoretical reference for the modernization construction of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

Effects of carbon emission trading system on corporate green total factor productivity: Does environmental regulation play a role of green blessing?

Extant studies focus on the impact of environmental regulation on regional economic growth or environmental pollution, and a lot of research outcomes have been made. However, from the perspective of corporate green sustainable development, the question of whether carbon emission trading represents a “green blessing” remains unclear. To address this issue, we employ a staggered difference-in-differences model to investigate the effects and mechanisms of the carbon emissions trading pilot policy (CETPP) on the green total factor productivity (GTFP) of listed manufacturing companies in China. Our results demonstrate that: a) CETPP can effectively promote corporate GTFP, and the robustness of this result is verified through a series of checks; b) the mediating role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is critical in the relationship between CETPP and corporate GTFP, with environmental and governance performance serving as two key transmission channels; and c) CEO green experience and public environmental concern both play the moderating roles on the relationship between CETPP and GTFP; d) CETPP has a stronger positive impact on GTFP of private enterprises and enterprises in the maturity life cycle; and e) CETPP has a spatial spillover effect on GTFP, and the effect will decay as spatial distance increases. Our study offers both theoretical and practical implications for enterprises to achieve their green economic development objectives, so as to promote China's high-quality development.

The impact of National Environmental Policy on Pakistan’s green economic development: evidence from regression discontinuity design

The impact of National Environmental Policy on Pakistan’s green economic development: evidence from regression discontinuity design

Sustainable resource management and green economic growth: A global prospective

The search for green economic development has taken center stage on the international agenda as nations strive to reconcile economic advancement with environmental sustainability. The present research aims to clarify the complex link between long-term financial viability and environmental responsibility by using a huge dataset from the Chinese energy sector spanning the years 2012–2020. This paper examines the important topic of sustainable resource management and how it supports the growth of green economies globally. This study examines the connection between sustainable resource management techniques and green economic growth using an abundance of published literature, case studies, and empirical data. The increasing urgency of environmental concerns such as depletion of resources, biodiversity loss, and climate change highlights the need for effective resource management. Our research sheds light on the methods and strategies that have been used successfully around the world to support the development of green economies via sustainable resource management.