The impact of environmental knowledge and green supply chain practices in improving sustainable energy production: the moderating role of green behavior and green leadership

Global warming and the dreadful climate condition in China demands the sustainable energy transition and production that must be far away from coal-based energy production. The present article, thereby, intends to assess the effectiveness of environmental knowledge and green supply chain practices on sustainable energy production. The study also introduces green behavior and green leadership as a moderator to evaluate the proposed relationship. Primary data has been collected and assessed by PLS-SEM. The findings reveal that environmental knowledge, green purchases, and internal environmental management (IEM) have a positive association with sustainable energy production (SEP) in China. The outcomes also indicate that green behavior significantly moderates among environmental knowledge, green purchases, and SEP, and green leadership significantly moderates among IEM and SEP in China. The research guides the policymakers in establishing policies related to SEP using green behavior, GSC practices, and environmental knowledge.

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Global warming and the harsh climate conditions in China necessitate a shift towards sustainable energy production that is not reliant on coal. This article examines the impact of environmental knowledge and green supply chain practices on sustainable energy production, with the inclusion of green behavior and green leadership as moderating variables. The study utilized primary data collected and assessed through PLS-SEM. The findings reveal a positive association between environmental knowledge, green purchases, and internal environmental management (IEM) with sustainable energy production (SEP) in China. Additionally, green behavior moderates the relationship between environmental knowledge, green purchases, and SEP, while green leadership moderates the relationship between IEM and SEP in China. The research provides guidance for policymakers in developing SEP policies using green behavior, GSC practices, and environmental knowledge.