Article
Construction & Building Technology
Rongrong Li, Lejia Li, Qiang Wang
Summary: Emissions from the transport sector contribute significantly to China's carbon emissions. This study examines the carbon emissions from the transportation industry in 30 Chinese provinces from 2005 to 2019 and finds that energy efficiency and urbanization have a limited inhibitory effect on carbon emissions compared to the promoting effect of income growth, private vehicles, and cargo turnover. Considering the nonlinear effects of carbon emissions is crucial for developing more effective policies to curb emissions in the transport sector.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Buhari Dogan, Lan Khanh Chu, Sudeshna Ghosh, Huong Hoang Diep Truong, Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente
Summary: The paper explores the impact of an environmental tax on carbon emissions for the G7 nations from 1994 to 2014, as well as the importance of factors such as energy use, economic complexity, natural resources rent, and economic growth in driving emissions. The study confirms the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for the G7 countries and examines the marginal effects of an environmental tax on traditional energy consumption, natural resources rent, and renewable energy consumption. The findings suggest that environmental taxes effectively reduce emissions for the G7 countries, and the marginal effects of the tax vary with the level of taxation.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe, Eyup Dogan
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of real income, renewable energy consumption, and their interaction effect on carbon emissions in low-income countries. The results show that renewable energy reduces emissions, but the interaction effect remains positive. Policymakers should promote the adoption and use of renewable energy to mitigate carbon emissions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Muhammad Wasif Zafar, Muhammad Mansoor Saleem, Mehmet Akif Destek, Abdullah Emre Caglar
Summary: The study found that remittances help reduce environmental degradation, export diversification can lower CO2 emissions, and renewable energy contributes to decreasing CO2 emissions. Conversely, economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Education was found to be a significant factor in environmental degradation.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin Zhao, Mandeep Mahendru, Xiaowei Ma, Amar Rao, Yuping Shang
Summary: This study investigates the impact of environmental regulations on green economic growth and renewable energy development in China. The results indicate non-linear effects and spatial spillover effects of environmental regulations on both green economic growth and renewable energy development.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hetong Wang, Shaozhou Qi, Chaobo Zhou, Jingjie Zhou, Xiaoyan Huang
Summary: The Green Credit Guidelines in China have a significant positive impact on the quality of enterprise green innovation, especially in state-owned enterprises and more developed regions. Fiscal decentralization can positively influence enterprise green innovation, and the improvement in green innovation can further increase economic returns for enterprises.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siow Hwa Teo, Chi Huey Ng, Aminul Islam, G. Abdulkareem-Alsultan, Collin G. Joseph, Jidon Janaun, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Shahjalal Khandaker, Gazi Jahirul Islam, Hussein Znad, Md Rabiul Awual
Summary: Textile dye is a significant water pollutant worldwide, especially in developing countries where dumping textile effluent is common. Recycling wastewater is an important option to reduce environmental pollution, and adsorption is a promising method for treating dye-contaminated water. This review critically assesses various adsorbents for dye removal, focusing on efficient adsorbents and cutting-edge processes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fengsheng Chien, Ching-Chi Hsu, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif, Muhammad Sadiq
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of clean energy, urbanization, and economic growth on greenhouse gas emissions in ten Asian States from 1995 to 2018 using a cross-sectional autoregressive distributed lagged (CS-ARDL) model. The study finds that clean energy and GDP(2) play a constructive role in reducing GHG emissions, while urbanization and economic growth contribute to increased emissions. The findings have policy implications for energy economics and environmental sustainability.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Bradha, Nagaraj Balakrishnan, A. Suvitha, T. Arumanayagam, M. Rekha, P. Vivek, P. Ajay, V Sangeetha, Ananth Steephen
Summary: The study explores the implementation of IoT expertise in the renewable energy sector, focusing on the restoration of dye-sensitized solar cells and the synthesis of organic dyes from natural sources, resulting in the production of eco-friendly and cost-effective NDSSCs.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marzia Sultana, Mahbub Hasan Rownok, Meherunnesa Sabrin, Md Hafezur Rahaman, S. M. Nur Alam
Summary: Effective and low-cost removal of dye and heavy metals from wastewater is still a challenging task for researchers. Chemical modifications of activated carbon have been extensively studied for improved adsorption capacity, with acid, base, and impregnation being the most commonly used methods. Systematic documentation of these modifications is needed for enhancing the efficiency of dye and heavy metals removal. This review focuses on chemically modified activated carbon that has shown improved adsorption capacity for dye and heavy metals from aqueous solution.
CLEANER ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yunpeng Sun, Haoning Li, Zubaria Andlib, Mesfin G. Genie
Summary: This study explores the relationships among renewable energy consumption, urbanization, economic growth, and carbon emissions in the MENA region. It finds that rapid urbanization and economic growth contribute to higher carbon emissions, while renewable energy consumption is the optimal solution to mitigate them. These results suggest that transitioning towards green and sustainable energies is imperative to neutralize adverse environmental consequences in the MENA region.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Mohsin, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Nadeem Iqbal, Hayot Berk Saydaliev
Summary: This study uses data envelopment analysis to examine the relationship between technological progress, renewable energy, and green economic growth in ECOWAS. The results suggest a limited impact of public policy on green economic growth, and highlight the issue of energy poverty in the sub-region. However, increasing renewable energy deployment and research and development expenditure can contribute to sustainable performance growth.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhuang-Hao Zheng, Xiao-Lei Shi, Dong-Wei Ao, Wei-Di Liu, Meng Li, Liang-Zhi Kou, Yue-Xing Chen, Fu Li, Meng Wei, Guang-Xing Liang, Ping Fan, Gao Qing (Max) Lu, Zhi-Gang Chen
Summary: Flexible thermoelectric materials with high performance and flexibility show potential for converting waste heat into useful electricity. The textured structure design of Bi2Te3 thin films provides high thermoelectric performance and withstands 2,000 bending tests, demonstrating excellent flexibility. A flexible device assembled from 40 pairs of thin films exhibits outstanding output power density under temperature gradient, indicating its potential application in harvesting thermal energy from the environment or human bodies.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
ChangZheng Li, Muhammad Umair
Summary: This study utilizes panel cointegration and causality modeling to analyze the factors leading to the growth of renewable energy in China from 2005 to 2020. The findings demonstrate the value of green finance development and private sector participation in the increase of renewable energy sources. For every 1% increase in renewable energy, trademark registrations will increase by 0.487% and financial development filings by 0.144%. When private sector participation is enhanced by 0.032%, trademarks and patents increase by 0.057%. Investment, trade, and human development moderate these relationships. The empirical evidence of this study provides helpful knowledge for policymakers and environmentalists in creating and implementing long-term financially advantageous environmental projects.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yunpeng Sun, Ahsan Anwar, Asif Razzaq, Xueping Liang, Muhammad Siddique
Summary: This study examines the asymmetric impact of renewable energy consumption, green innovation, globalization, and economic growth on carbon emissions in the top 10 polluted countries. The findings show that globalization contributes to higher carbon emissions across all quantiles, while renewable energy consumption mitigates carbon emissions at extreme lower and extreme higher quantiles. Green innovations only reduce carbon emissions from medium to higher quantiles. Economic growth and population lead to higher emissions across all quantiles.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Livia Cabernard, Stephan Pfister, Christopher Oberschelp, Stefanie Hellweg
Summary: Despite concerns about plastics in the environment, not enough attention is paid to the impacts of the various stages of the plastics value chain globally. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts from plastics are mainly due to their growing production in coal-based economies.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoxin Zhang, Martin Brandt, Xiaowei Tong, Philippe Ciais, Yuemin Yue, Xiangming Xiao, Wenmin Zhang, Kelin Wang, Rasmus Fensholt
Summary: This study tests the hypothesis that urbanization and carbon neutrality are not mutually exclusive, and that sustainably managed urbanization could increase carbon sequestration. The results show that urban greening compensates for initial carbon losses caused by urban expansion, and rural areas experiencing depopulation coincide with extensive aboveground carbon sinks. However, the capacity for carbon removal by forests is limited, and reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning is necessary to achieve carbon neutrality.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yang Li, Ruinong Wang, Zhen Yang
Summary: This paper proposes an optimal scheduling model for isolated microgrids using automated reinforcement learning-based multi-period forecasting. The model improves prediction accuracy by designing a prioritized experience replay automated reinforcement learning algorithm and revising prediction values based on error distribution. The scheduling model considering demand response is constructed and transformed into a solvable linear programming model using sequence operation theory.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siyuan Chen, Jiangfeng Liu, Qi Zhang, Fei Teng, Benjamin C. McLellan
Summary: This study provides an overview of model-based CCUS deployment pathways towards carbon neutrality, as well as the associated risks in financial, technical, environmental, health and safety aspects. The research suggests that the Golden Age of CCUS deployment is projected to be between 2040 and 2060 globally, and between 2030 and 2050 for China. The study also highlights the challenges and constraints faced by CCUS, including inadequate exploration in geologic storage capacity, high failure rate of projects, lack of financial support and market stimulus, as well as incomplete regulation framework and risk-sharing mechanism.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mustafa Tevfik Kartal
Summary: This study examines the impact of energy consumption and usage of fossil sources, nuclear energy, and renewable energy on carbon dioxide emission. The results indicate that coal, oil, and natural gas consumption have a significant effect on CO2 emission, but the impact varies among different countries. The findings highlight the adverse effects of fossil fuels in high carbon producing countries.
