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Consumers' growing awareness of environmental protection and carbon regulations enacted by the government based on strengthened environmental pressure are forcing manufacturers to curb carbon emissions. This paper considers a manufacturer investing in green technology to reduce carbon emissions under the cap-and-trade regulation, selling products to consumers through a direct channel and an online retail platform. The platform could choose to operate either in an agency mode or a reselling mode. A three-stage game is constructed to examine the interactions between the manufacturer's investment and the platform's operation mode under the cap-and-trade regulation, as well as the influences of the regulation on the interactions, and the supply chain coordination. The findings suggest that green technology investment in either operation mode leads to Pareto improvement in profits of both the platform and the manufacturer, and the investment induces the platform to prefer the reselling mode. Besides, the cap-and-trade regulation encourages the platform to opt for the agency mode, while the investment could mitigate the influence of the regulation on the platform's mode choice, with greater investment efficiency resulting in better mitigation. Furthermore, the investment could induce supply chain coordination under two modes through two different contracts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Climate change poses a critical global challenge, impacting not only the social and geopolitical spheres but also economic activity, asset values, and financial stability. Addressing this complex issue requires a [...]

Global knowledge flows are not only important in promoting economic activities but also in addressing global environmental issues. In order to examine the mechanisms of how firms in emerging economies can learn from global partners in finding solutions to environmental challenges, we explore a rich data set covering nearly 190,595 Chinese firms and analyze the knowledge flows that local firms received from foreign firms in developing eco-innovations. We examine both knowledge flows in the same industry and those in the up- and down-stream industries, and, in particular, provide a nuanced consideration around the under-explored industrial conditions and regional institutions of technology spillovers and domestic eco-innovation. We find clear evidence that foreign green technology spillovers have a positive impact on the eco-innovation of domestic firms in China. This superior performance is particularly pronounced in certain industries (e.g., technology-intensive, pollution-intensive, and highly competitive) and cities with higher levels of environmental regulation stringency. Our results show that domestic firms differ significantly in the extent to which they benefit from global knowledge flows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study discusses how Bangladeshi libraries have adopted green methods to protect the environment, focusing on the Dhaka University Library (DUL), while exploring the associated opportunities and challenges. As there is no library in the country that is LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified, this study outlines how the DUL can be transformed into a green library and aims to inspire other libraries to implement similar techniques. The work also provides a framework for libraries that are designing a new green building, renovating existing structures, and educating the public and library professionals about the benefits of creating and operating sustainable green libraries for both the users and the environment. A mixed-methods research design drives the study with 404 DUL patrons and 15 staff members participating in surveys and face-to-face interviews. This study revealed important perceptions of the DUL users and library professionals toward a green library. Finally, it identifies several challenges, including a lack of knowledge about green technology, budget constraints, low public awareness, and insufficient willingness among users and staff. In addition, the study highlights some opportunities, such as offering a healthy indoor and outdoor environment and initiating a project that could inspire other libraries to adopt green practices, with a particular focus on DUL. The insights gained from this study would help the DUL execute a green library concept and pave the way for further research on green libraries in Bangladesh.

Taking the implementation of China's Stock Connect program as a quasi-natural experiment, we use the difference-in-differences (DID) method to document the relationship between the capital market opening up and corporate green technology innovation from 2007 to 2020. The results show that the capital market opening up significantly promotes corporate green technology innovation by reducing financing constraints and raising firms' environmental protection awareness. However, this effect is more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises and enterprises with higher initial productivity, higher regional marketization degree, or fiercer industrial market competition. Additionally, by improving corporate green technology innovation, the capital market opening up can further promote the total factor productivity of firms. Using evidence from China, we verify from the micro level that the capital market opening up is crucial for developing economies in their sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Under the drive of China's carbon neutral target policy, informatization has become an effective means for China to coordinate economic development and achieve a low-carbon pathway. Taking China's information benefiting people pilot policy in 2014 as a quasi-natural experiment, we deploy a difference-in-differences regression to investigate how informatization affects carbon emission efficiency (CEE) in 282 cities in China. We find that information benefiting people pilot policy effectively promotes CEE. Further, for China as a whole, the information benefiting people policy will enhance CEE by promoting green technology innovation; for developed eastern regions, both green technology innovation and digital financial inclusion are well-mediated positive transmission variables. Taken together, the findings of this paper fill the academic gaps for the green effect of informatization policy and help the government to provide valuable references for effective guidance on CEE improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate the relationship among green environmental technologies, resource efficiency, population density and ecological footprint in 38 OECD member countries between 2000 and 2019. The Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQREG) and Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimators are used to analyse this relationship. Based on the results, strong evidence of a negative relationship between green environmental technologies, resource efficiency, population density and ecological footprint emerges, suggesting that these factors contribute to environmental improvement in OECD economies. Overall, the findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics among these variables and provide valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders striving for sustainable environmental management and policy formulation. In this context, countries should develop standard guidelines and best practices on green technologies and resource efficiency, making it easier for sectors to adapt in these areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• A green transition should be "fair", encouraging income distribution in the domestic economies and reducing asymmetries between the center and periphery in the global economy. • The political relationship between industry coalitions and green transition coalitions is an essential factor affecting the process of ecological transition. • Reducing the green technological gap will undoubtedly increase the wage share and positively influence the employment rate only if the "ecological structural change" impact on the non-price competitiveness is higher than its impact on the price competitiveness. • An increase in the political power of the green coalition could produce a positive effect on the wage share but a negative one on the employment rate. A democratic green alliance could foster green technological progress and a just transition. • International cooperation in favor of technological catching up in green technologies in the periphery and institutional change favoring stronger social protection and faster technological diffusion should be at the core of the agenda for a fair green transition. The paper presents a model discussing the political economy dimension of the green transition. There are brown sectors whose share in value-added and employment should contract and green sectors whose share should increase. Green technological changes require more skilled workers, potentially exacerbating inequalities between them and unskilled workers. Trade unions advocate for a "Just Transition", ensuring income protection and creating new "green jobs". However, the green restructuring of the economy demands highly subsidized investments in the short run. A political economy problem arises: how to regulate brown capitalists, support green capitalists, and prevent unskilled workers from joining forces with brown capitalists to block the green transition. The solution can be positive feedback between green technical change, non-price competitiveness, and employment. The BOPCG model allows for highlighting the role of catching up in green technologies in non-price competitiveness and endogenous institutional change to give rise to a growth path consistent with the idea of a "just green transition". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Decompose the two-sided effects of environmental regulations on green innovation. • The green innovation effects of environmental regulations are bilateral. • Environmental regulations highlight the negative impact on green innovation. • China's energy-intensive provinces require focused attention. Green technology innovation is an important means to achieve sustainable development. The study is an exploration of the bilateral perspective on the relationship between different types of environmental regulations and green innovation. Based on the data set of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2018, the two-sided effects of command-and-control environmental regulation and market-based environmental regulation on green innovation are analysed and the net effects are calculated by using the two-tier stochastic frontier models. First, empirical research shows that the effects of command-and-control environmental regulation and market-based environmental regulation on green innovation are both highlighted by negative characteristics. Command-and-control environmental regulation has a smaller effect on green innovation, with an average positive effect of 0.00005, which is smaller than the average negative effect of 0.0008. Meanwhile, the positive effect of market-based environmental regulation on green innovation is 0.00291, smaller than the negative effect of 0.00461. Second, the negative impact of command-and-control environmental regulation on green innovation underwent a "back-to-N" change process in 2006–2018, while the negative effect of market-based environmental regulation on green innovation did not decline until after 2011. Third, the provinces where command-and-control environmental regulation policies have a greater negative effect are concentrated in the energy-intensive regions of central and western China, while the provinces where market-based environmental regulation policies can promote green innovation are from the energy-intensive or developed eastern regions of China. Based on the research conclusions, to better promote green innovation, there is a need to implement environmental regulatory policies that address regional differences and to establish a national system of green innovation markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the influencing factors of the green innovation efficiency of patent-intensive industry based on grounded theory and interpretive structural model (ISM), on this basis, the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method is applied to reveal the configuration paths to high green innovation efficiency of the industry based on provincial panel data from 17 typical provinces in China from 2017 to 2019. Results of the paper indicate that: (1) all influencing factors of green innovation efficiency of patent-intensive industry can be classified into organizational factors, institutional factors, environmental factors, capital factors and technical factors; (2) among all 24 specific sub-factors which belong to these five categories, intellectual property protection, economic development level, trade openness, infrastructure construction, foreign direct investment, outward foreign direct investment and government support are the underlying factors that play the principle role in affecting the efficiency; (3) there are configuration paths to high green technology R&D efficiency, high green achievement transformation efficiency and high overall efficiency in patent-intensive industry. Research of the paper will contribute to promote green innovation and low-carbon transition in patent-intensive industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This study focused on the development of a new‐to‐world ingredient harnessing the natural potential of fresh Jasminum grandiflorum flowers to self‐ferment by its phytobiome revealing flower content. Analytical investigations were conducted to highlight specific phytocompounds generated during the natural fermentation of flowers in comparison to a conventional extraction. The synergy with another extraction technology maximized the generation of biocompounds for an interesting efficacy. Methods: Jasmine extract was elaborated by combining two patented technologies: the phytofermentology™, inspired by plant–microorganisms interaction and designed to develop ingredients obtained by natural fermentation of the vegetal using its own phytobiota; and the PSR™ technology allowing the extraction of bioactive phytocompounds such as small RNAs from plants. Results: Analytical investigations of Jasmine extract highlighted uniqueness and richness of the phytocompound profiles, such as organics acids and phenolic compounds, markers of fermentation only obtained after phytofermentology in comparison to conventional extraction. Jasmine extract has the particularity to contain jasmintides, flower small peptides belonging to the family of cysteine‐rich peptides (CRPs). Antioxidant and global anti‐ageing properties were investigated in cell‐free assays demonstrating interesting results: about 20% scavenging of free radicals from 0.5% of Jasmine extract and protection from DNA damage of 26% in comparison to a stressed control. Conclusion: Phytofermentology™ technology combined with PSR™ technology, meant to be respectful of the environment, allowed to development of biofunctionals very close to nature with a unique analytical signature as Jasmine extract, using the potential of fresh flowers phytobiota to self‐ferment. The efficacy of the ingredient on global antioxidation and anti‐ageing via hyaluronidase/tyrosinase inhibitions was highlighted by cell‐free evaluation assays. Further and complementary studies should be conducted to confirm the bioefficacy of this ingredient with in vitro / ex vivo assays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent studies demonstrated that green innovation and environment-related technologies reduce energy intensity and improve energy efficiency, contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions. However, the existing studies employ linear estimation methods to examine the relationship between green innovation and energy intensity and do not consider the indirect implications of institutional quality for the effect of green technology on energy intensity. Institutional quality is found to be an essential driver of innovation, and countries may need to achieve at least a minimum level of institutional quality to promote green innovation and improve their energy intensity. To test this hypothesis, this paper examines the relationship between energy intensity and green innovation using a panel dataset from 72 countries between 1996 and 2017 and a panel threshold model when institutional quality is considered a threshold variable. The findings highlight that green innovation reduces the energy intensity if and only if countries surpass a certain threshold of institutional quality. Therefore, countries need to improve their institutional quality to promote green innovation and benefit from green technologies in improving their energy intensity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to examine the emerging Environmental Phillips-Curve (EPC) hypothesis across G7 nations from 1990 to 2022, employing the cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lags (CS-ARDL), wavelet coherence, and wavelet causality techniques. CS-ARDL analysis reveals negative impacts of the unemployment rate on CO2e, with economic growth exerting positive effects on CO2e over short- and long-term periods. Additionally, renewable energy and technological innovations demonstrate mitigating effects on CO2e, while population is identified as a contributor to CO2e in the long-term. Concurrently, economic policy uncertainty emerges as a significant driver of heightened CO2e over the short- and long-term. The inverse relationship between CO2e and unemployment rate corroborates the validity of the EPC hypothesis within G7 nations. Furthermore, country-specific wavelet coherence and causality analyses unveil varying degrees of co-movement and causal links among variables across diverse frequencies and time intervals. Key findings indicate an out-of-phase nexus between the unemployment rate and CO2e, thus cross-validating the EPC hypothesis. These results underscore the necessity for creative solutions to address the trade-off between CO2e reduction and potential employment impacts. Policymakers must promote green-tech adoption and sustainable practices to mitigate environmental harm while fostering green employment growth. Addressing economic policy uncertainty is imperative to ensure environmental sustainability. G7 nations should enact policies that incentivize green investments through higher capital gains, tax-free investments, and subsidies for environmental technologies to catalyze long-term green employment and growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telecommunication plays a crucial role in the modern society, and its importance in Ghana's rapid digital and economic transformation is very relevant. Ghana is however confronted with huge telecommunication towers doted in the skylines of its major cities with some towers mounted in homes and on roof top of structures. The objective of this research was to investigate the major challenges associated with the urban deployment of the towers and suggest sustainable approach to its deployment. Using quantitative descriptive design, data was collected from the three leading telecommunication companies in Ghana receiving a response rate of 77.6%. Analysis of responses showed that, land acquisition and use challenges, compliance with regulatory and statutory issues, community occupational health issues, neighbourhood challenges and urban planning regulations are the key factors that affect the deployment of towers in Ghana. The research postulates that the urban deployment of telecommunication towers would require an integrated and regulated planning approach that constrains environmental impact, diminishes land use, optimises existing urban infrastructure through co-location and the deployment of advanced technologies such as Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites, High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) and Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G in managing the growing urban demand for urban telecommunication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A combination of complementary and substitute products are very significant for any business industry to make all-round profit from various prospect. How deterioration affects complementary products or substitute products is discussed in this study. A deterministic production inventory control model for complementary and/or substitute items with a constant deterioration rate is studied. Here a shortage is also allowed. During shortage period, the demand of available item increases due to the shortage of substitute items. Similarly, the demand of available item decreases due to the shortage of complementary items during the said period. The demand is both price and stock dependent and the deteriorated items are salvaged. Here the total profit function consist of sales of product, inventory holding cost, green technology cost, carbon tax, production cost and salvage value. Numerical examples illustrate the theoretical results. The Pontryagin Maximum principle is used to solve the said optimal control inventory model. To justify the effectiveness of our model we check the sensitivity analysis. The results of this model are also graphically presented with the help of MATLAB software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the first time under laboratory conditions, the virulence of a unique cypovirus strain, DsCPV-1, which has broad host specificity, was tested on nontarget aquatic organisms (natural species: Gammarus lacustris, Anopheles messeae, Coenagrion lunulatum, Cloeon robusta, Chironomus sp., Ilyocoris cimicoides, and Plea minutissima; laboratory species: Aedes aegypti and Daphnia magna), a terrestrial pollinator species (Apis mellifera), and an entomophage (Podisus maculiventris). The probability of this virus's accumulation in the bodies of invertebrates and of its transmission along a trophic chain was evaluated by two approaches: bioassays and a molecular diagnostic analysis. In the bioassays, there was no significant increase in mortality among all the tested aquatic and terrestrial nontarget species exposed to DsCPV-1 as compared with control groups (no virus). When we fed Podisus maculiventris with caterpillars having active DsCPV-1 infection (i.e., with the virus replicating in the host) no viral replication was observed in bug. No replication was also observed in mosquitos as well as in bee after viral treatment. Thus, the results show that the DsCPV-1 virus has excellent environmental safety toward many invertebrate species and can be recommended for the control of lepidopteran pests in forestry and agriculture as insecticide with light effect on environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the connections among institutional quality (IQ), globalization, technological innovation, and environmental sustainability in China, using time‐series data from 1995 to 2022. The autoregressive distributive lag model (ARDL) and Granger causality, stability, and diagnostics approaches were employed for rigorous data analysis. Results of the ARDL test reveal that IQ and technological innovation have a negative and significant impact on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the long run. In the short run, globalization has an insignificant impact on CO2 emissions; on the other hand, IQ, technological innovation, foreign direct investment, and economic growth significantly affect CO2 emissions in China. The result of Granger causality also confirmed unidirectional causality running from globalization, technological innovation, and IQ toward CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the NARDL analyses supported this research's findings. The study suggests that implementing effective environmental regulations, improving governance, and promoting transparency and accountability can enhance the enforcement of environmental policies. Although allowing the limited short‐term impact of globalization, planned global engagement associated with ecological goals is also recommended. Furthermore, policy recommendations include investing in research and development of green technologies, incentivizing companies to adopt eco‐friendly practices, and supporting startups focused on environmental solutions, which can drive positive change toward environmental sustainability in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of green technology (GT) and green innovation (GI) in green management practices (GMP) is an important key in today's digital and sustainable era. This article discusses how e-learning (EL) acts as an antecedent variable in strengthening green innovation (GI) and the application of green technology (GT) to green management practices(GMP). This study analyzes whether e-learning influences green management practices by mediating green technology and green innovation. This study uses cross-sectional data that collects population data at one point to analyze the prevalence of variables or relationships between variables in the sample. The population consisted of lecturers in higher education in Indonesia. The results show that e-learning influences green innovation, technology, and management practices. Similarly, green innovation and green technology significantly affect green management practices. It is also firmly established that green innovation and technology are effective mediator variables for e-learning and green management practices. Therefore, green management practices in universities cannot ignore the important role of e-learning, investing in green innovation and green technology to support the achievement of sustainable education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCPP) is an important part of achieving "dual carbon" goals and promoting green technology innovation (GTI) in Chinese export enterprises. This study integrates Green Technical Barriers to Trade (GTBTs), LCCPP, and the GTI of exporting enterprises into a unified framework based on data from A-share market Chinese non-financial export enterprises from 2007 to 2021 and discusses how export enterprises should optimize green innovation resource structure with support from LCCPP to facilitate enterprise GTI when facing GTBTs. Several findings are uncovered: (1) GTBTs have a significant negative impact on the GTI of Chinese export enterprises, and the LCCPP significantly mitigates the negative impact of GTBTs on export enterprises' GTI. (2) After distinguishing the heterogeneous characteristics of export enterprises, the moderating effect of the LCCPP becomes even more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises, general trade enterprises, and enterprises whose export destinations are high-income countries. (3) Further exploration of the moderating effect of the LCCPP with different policy instruments and intensities is needed. We found the best moderating effect on export enterprises' GTI under high policy intensity, and only market-based policy instruments had a significant moderating effect. These findings provide direction for policymakers expanding the pilot scope of low-carbon cities as well as theoretical support for realizing foreign trade growth for sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ilex paraguariensis (IP) extract was added to prepare edible films using a central rotational composite design (CCRD) 22 with IP extract and sorbitol concentrations as variables. The IP extract was characterized by color parameters, total phenolic content, caffeine, flavonoids, and chlorophyll content, and antioxidant activity and the edible films were assessed for the same analysis and thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), solubility in water, fluorescence, photodegradation and UV/Vis light barrier, FT-IR, thermogravimetry, and differential exploratory colorimetry. Sorbitol increased thickness and WVP, while the extract influenced the concentration of phenolic compounds in the films. The optimum concentrations of extract and sorbitol were 10% and 15%, respectively. Films presented thermal resistance (until 230 °C) and an excellent barrier to UV light. Furthermore, these films could carry compounds originally in IP, showing good functional properties concerning the water vapor barrier (showing a great variation scale due to the possibility to increase sorbitol or not, between 3.33 and 5.27 g mm/m2 day KPa). The films showed great potential to replace conventional primary packaging, and if consumed with food, as a bullet paper, they can add nutritional value to the packaged product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Olefin metathesis, which is well established in the petrochemical industry, is also emerging as a green technology in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals. Arylbenzofurans are of interest for potential medicinal applications. In this paper we report on the synthesis of various 2-aryl- and 3-arylbenzo[ b ]furans with natural substitution patterns from readily available starting materials in a strategy that applies ring-closing metathesis with the Grubbs second generation catalyst as key step. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green technology innovation (GTI) has been increasingly adopted by firms worldwide to promote sustainable development, whereas its potential downsides have been largely overlooked. Drawing on moral licensing theory, we devise a framework to reveal the potential dark side of firms' GTI on corporate social responsibility (CSR). We argue that with the global eco-awakening, GTI has been an efficient means for firms to meet their stakeholders' expectations and environmental legitimacy. This may cause a moral licensing effect for senior executives' ethical strategic decision-making, due to their belief that existing GTI could balance the firm's subsequent moral neglect, thereby minimizing firms' CSR. Using the Chinese listed manufacturing firms as a sample, we find empirical support for our prediction. In addition, we investigate how firms' environmental awards and honors may exacerbate the negative impact of GTI on CSR, whereas the presence of women executives may mitigate the relation. Our findings can trigger firms' reflections on GTI's downsides, and contribute to research and practice in comprehensively understanding firms' GTI consequences, CSR decisions, and moral balance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Management of crustacean shell waste (SW) through an eco-friendly technique is an environmental obligation to control pollution. The present study showed a novel approach through the simultaneous application of proteolytic and chitinolytic bacteria to effectively degrade unprocessed crustacean SW. For this, the bacteria with concurrent chitinolytic and proteolytic activity (Bacillus subtilis, Priestia megaterium, or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) were applied either alone or in combination with one proteolytic strain (Paenibacillus alvei) in the unprocessed lobster, crab, and shrimp SW. The method degraded the shells with high deproteinization (> 90%) and demineralization efficiency (> 90%). The degradation was confirmed through scanning electron microscopy. The highest weight loss achieved with shrimp, crab, and lobster shells was 93.67%, 82.60%, and 83.33%, respectively. B. amyloliquefaciens + P. alvei combination produced the highest weight loss in crab and lobster SW, whereas all combinations produced statistically similar weight loss in shrimp SW. There was a concurrent production of N-acetyl glucosamine (up to 532.89, 627.87, and 498.95 mg/g of shrimp, lobster, and crab shell, respectively, with P. megaterium + P. alvei and B. amyloliquefaciens + P. alvei in all SW) and amino acids (4553.8, 648.89, 957.27 μg/g of shrimp, lobster, and crab shells, respectively with B. subtilis + P. alvei in shrimp and B. amyloliquefaciens + P. alvei in crab and lobster). Therefore, it is concluded that, for the first time, efficient degradation of crustacean shell waste was observed using chitinolytic and proteolytic bacterial fermentation with the obtention of byproducts, providing a basis for further application in SW management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The growing demand for sustainable and healthy practices has led to an increased interest in the electrolyzed water (EW) application. This technology has garnered widespread acceptance as a sanitizer within the food industry. It also enhances the nutritional, functional, and sensory properties of food products to improve quality and safety. This review undertakes a comprehensive review of the recent advancements in electrolysis technology, exploring its applications in fruits and meat industry and its impact on nutritional, functional, microbiological, safety, and sensory characteristics. It is concluded that the EW should be considered an essential component of industrial equipment sanitization and food product decontamination by offering antimicrobial benefits and promoting functional component accumulation. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of EW can be compromised by the presence of organic matter and equipment corrosion. Furthermore, it provides a concise overview of EW generation, elucidates the influential factors governing its production, and delineates prospective directions for research and development in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relentless devastating impacts of global warming and other climate change effects leading to incessant ecological damages have compelled governments across the globe to rethink the pattern of natural resource depletion. This has motivated policymakers, governments, international organizations, and research pundits alike to advocate for a transition to sustainable consumption and production of natural resources. Consequently, there is a growing call for sustainable production and consumption practices, as outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG‐12). This research probes how natural resource production and consumption facilitate or hinder environmental sustainability in G7 economies from 1996 to 2020. The empirical evidence incorporates green energy, green technology, green finance, environmental tax, financial development, economic growth, and population as control variables within the STIRPAT theoretical framework. Second‐generation estimating techniques are utilized for empirical verification. An outstanding contribution of this study among others is the estimation of the moderating effects of green energy in mitigating the ensuing impact of natural resources on environmental sustainability. The results indicate that both production and consumption of natural resources, particularly coal and oil negatively affect environmental sustainability. Furthermore, green technology, energy, and finance as well as environmental tax are found to play a crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability. Green technology plays significant part in subduing the deteriorating effects of natural resources on the ecosystem. The robustness analyses further buttress the main analyses. Policy recommendations are proposed based on the empirical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green technology has received continuous attention and facing challenges of transformation because of the growing environmental concern, especially the carbon emissions resulting in global warming. In the Industry 4.0 era, green technology transforms into smart green technology benefits from the convergence with digital technologies. However, little research investigates the role of green and digital technology convergence (GDC) on carbon emission reduction. This study proposes a novel measurement of the GDC level of enterprise based on the network method and examines its pattern and dynamic. Moreover, we empirically analyze the impact of GDC on carbon emission reduction. Results show that GDC has a significant carbon reduction effect. Moreover, GDC reduces enterprises' carbon emissions by improving green innovation quality. Furthermore, an enterprise's technology convergence capability moderates the focal relationship. The heterogeneity analysis results reveal that the carbon reduction effect of GDC is stronger in large, state-owned, non-labor-intensive and heavy-pollution enterprises. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the fusion of greening and digitalization and provide useful insights for sustainable development policy-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the strategic role of the younger generation in environmental preservation as a form of non-military national defense, with reference to the reflection of the 79th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence. This study uses literature reviews from various international sources indexed by Scopus and other reputable journals to explore the contribution of youth in environmental conservation and its relationship with national resilience. This article also discusses the methodology used in previous studies on youth and environmental conservation, as well as their impact on public policy. The method used is a literature review that focuses on the contribution of youth in environmental conservation programs and the use of green technology. The results of the study show that youth involvement is very important in strengthening national resilience, both through public policy, participation in conservation, and technological innovation. In addition, support from the private sector, NGOs, and the government is urgently needed to empower youth so that they can play an active role in strengthening national sovereignty and environmental sustainability. The research also highlights the great potential of the use of digital technology and social media to increase youth engagement in environmental movements and support the role of national defense. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay examines struggles over a water drainage tunnel as a window into the politics of mining, infrastructure, and national development in early twentieth-century Peru. It argues that the Peruvian mining elite operated as an organized network of entrepreneurs, mobilizing capital, environmental technology, and the power of the state to challenge the rising hegemony of US interests in Peru's copper corridor. Unlike the classic literature on nineteenth-century mining in Peru, which has presented Peruvian mineowners as a struggling bourgeoisie, this study focuses on this group's innovations and dynamism in the wake of the copper bonanza. It also studies its discursive strategies, which appealed to preexisting skepticism of free trade and anxieties about foreign influence. Altogether, this essay contributes to the literature on US imperialism and capitalist penetration by centering local actors and studying US hegemony as a contentious and contingent process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ecological identity involves all aspects of how individuals or collectives identify themselves with nature. This paper aims to examine the discursive construction of corporate ecological identities in corporate sustainability reports in China and evaluate how these identities are legitimated through the lens of ecolinguistic discourse analysis. Our data was drawn from a collection of English-language sustainability reports of Huawei Technologies Corporation (2016–2020). The findings suggest a mix of ecological identities across all texts, among which stewarding nature dominates and it relates to the belief that humans are obligated to steward nature for the sake of sustainability. These ecological identities are discursively legitimized in terms of defining characteristics, social roles, and community memberships. Innovativeness, leadership and ethicalness are legitimated as the corporation's dominant characteristics which serve as moral identity standards, allowing further legitimation of the social roles and community memberships that the corporation claims. In the case of social roles, green manufacturing depends on green technologies, and both of them point to the instrumentality and rightness of technology in advancing sustainability. These construals uncover the ecological sustainability in the Chinese cultural context, that is, achieving the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. In legitimizing community memberships, hierarchical relationships between the corporation and other participants are revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amid the increasingly severe global climate change situation, green technology innovation has become an important means to promote carbon reduction and achieve the transition to a low-carbon economy. This study aims to systematically analyze the relationship between green technology innovation and carbon emission performance in the urban agglomeration of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, exploring the degree of coupling and coordination between different cities. Utilizing data from 2011 to 2021, we employ methods such as the Coupling Coordination Degree Model and fixed effects model to achieve our objectives. Our findings reveal that both green technology innovation and carbon emission performance in this region are on an upward trend; however, the growth rate of green technology innovation showed a slowdown in 2021. Notably, there are disparities in the coupling coordination degree among cities, with economically developed areas exhibiting a faster growth rate. Moreover, green technology innovation significantly enhances carbon emission performance, and heterogeneity tests indicate that this impact is even more pronounced in cities with weaker environmental regulations. Despite regional differences, the overall trend remains positive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding the impact of farmland size adjustment on net crop carbon emissions (NCEs) is crucial for both effective farmland management and sustainable development, which are essential topics in agri-environmental science. However, studies exploring the relationship between farmland size and NCEs remain limited, particularly in developing countries with scarce farmland, such as China. To fill this gap, this paper discusses farmland size's impact on NCEs using a threshold model combining endogenous switching regression (ESR) and two-stage least squares (2SLS) with survey data from 2600 Chinese farmers. The results show that increasing farmland size curbs the scale and intensity of NCEs. However, their relationship follows a triple threshold effect, where substantial NCEs mitigation occurs only when the per-household farmland size exceeds specific thresholds of 5.1, 15.2, and 46.7 ha. Expanding farmland size can also indirectly reduce NCEs by promoting green agricultural technologies (GAT) adoption. Moreover, lowering farmers' time preferences and enhancing technical training can increase the positive effect of farmland size expansion on GAT adoption and reduce NCEs further. However, the emission reduction effects vary by GAT type. Soil testing and fertilization technology, pest control technology, and water-saving irrigation technology reduce NCEs, while the other GAT have insignificant effects. Overall, our study sheds light on the intricate relationships between farmland size, GAT adoption, and NCEs, and provides valuable insights for low-carbon, sustainable agriculture policies. We suggest that policymakers can reduce NCEs and facilitate agriculture's low-carbon transition by promoting moderate farmland size expansion and locally adapted GAT. Key policy insights Expanding farmland size beyond specific thresholds of 5.1, 15.2, and 46.7 ha significantly reduces NCEs, but this relationship is nonlinear. China should promote appropriate scale management to transition toward low-carbon agriculture. Promoting the widespread dissemination of agricultural carbon mitigation technologies according to local conditions is crucial, especially for large farms to cut carbon emissions. Policymakers should demonstrate the long-term benefits of GAT to raise farmers' valuation of low-carbon agriculture constrained by their time preferences. Governments should provide technology training and learning opportunities to reduce the costs and risks of adopting GAT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green technology innovation is a vital strategic driver for the sustainable development of an organization and is pitched toward energy conservation, pollution mitigation, and waste recycling. This study investigates the influence of the green technology orientation of the top management on a hotel's green competitive advantage. It considers the effects of green human capital, green structural capital, and green relational capital. It adopts a partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to test hypotheses using 380 data samples from top employees of hotels in the USA. The statistical results show that corporate environmental ethics, stakeholder pressure, and market demand for green processes positively affect green technology involvement. Furthermore, findings of green human and structural capital positively affect green competitive advantage. The study sheds light on the significance of green competitive advantage in the hotel industry while providing novel perspectives on the deficiencies and vulnerabilities of the competitive hotel business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary: This study explores the potential of hydrothermal extraction as an innovative valorisation method for the simultaneous production of gelatin and fish oil from fish byproducts. It offers an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional solvent‐based techniques by minimising the use of chemical solvents and water. We researched various major commercial freshwater fish species: striped catfish, catfish, and tilapia, and achieved a gelatin product that reflects commercial standards in chemical structure, gel strength, and pH level. The striped catfish gelatin showed the highest gel strength and viscosity (66.01 ± 0.83 g bloom and 15.3 ± 0.1 cP), but was produced at a lower yield than the catfish gelatin. On the other hand, striped catfish produced the highest yield of fish oil (13.56 ± 0.21%) and has the highest omega 3 content (3.72 ± 0.02%) than other fish oil. This innovative study demonstrates the potential of hydrothermal extraction as a sustainable method for producing gelatin and fish oil, offering eco‐friendly and nutritional benefits across a range of applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Environmental sustainability and the effective use of renewable resources are critical subjects that need to be integrated into our educational systems through practical, hands-on learning. This paper focuses on the fabrication of aluminium-air batteries using waste materials, providing an innovative and cost-effective DIY approach to energy storage education. Utilizing aluminium from food packaging and graphite from pencils, this study demonstrates the construction and functionality of an aluminium-air battery to run an LED, highlighting its potential applications in educational settings and low-cost energy solutions. The paper aims to inspire the adoption of environmentally friendly practices and enhance students' understanding of electrochemical energy conversion through accessible and engaging DIY projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to analyze trends, pioneers, emerging issues, and potential future research in the field of digital technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, fintech, and digital transformation for corporate sustainability. Using VOSviewer, R-studio, and BiblioMagika, this bibliometric review analyses 1251 articles published between 1995 and 2024 from the Scopus database. It highlights gaps in the knowledge and possible areas for further research in digital technologies and sustainability. Based on the findings, it can be determined that recent scholarly work has focused on topics such as digitalisation and sustainability, AI and sustainable development, blockchain and environmental technology, financial technology and green innovation, and energy policy and carbon emissions. This study is useful in helping emerging scholars identify and understand current trends in digital technologies and sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the gaps in understanding green regional path development and the role of firm-level agency in driving regional green transitions. By analysing a large patent dataset covering 30 years, we provide a systematic account of green regional path development in 70 regions across four Nordic countries. We identify six types of green path development – extension, stagnation, extinction, diversification, renewal and creation – and explore how different types of organisations – incumbents and new entrants – contribute to these paths. We show that regions often have multiple green paths, and the dominant types are mostly driven by incumbents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Paris Accord emphasizes the obligation of nations to contribute to Nationally Determined Contributions and mitigate environmental pollution. Consequently, countries worldwide are actively seeking to discern the influence of various factors on improving environmental quality. Among these factors, innovation and financial sector development are indispensable in curtailing environmental pollution. Employing panel data from 1996 to 2018, we investigate the tripartite relationship between environmental pollution, innovation, and financial development within the G-20 countries. The findings of this study reveal that both innovation and financial development contribute to reducing environmental pollution in the long term. However, no significant relationship is observed in the short term between innovation, financial development, and environmental pollution. To further explore these dynamics, we conduct separate analyses for each country to examine the connection between innovation, financial development, and environmental pollution. Our results indicate that the short-term impact of innovation varies considerably across most G-20 countries. Nonetheless, in the long term, enhanced innovation catalyzes diminishing environmental pollution. These findings underscore the significance of innovation as a pivotal factor in alleviating environmental pollution through innovations in products, processes, and technologies. Similarly, financial sector development plays a vital role in promoting environmental quality by facilitating initiatives such as green lending and supporting research on green technologies and renewable energy solutions. Consequently, countries should reassess their policies and take proactive measures to address and mitigate environmental pollution effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green finance contributes significantly to the openness and transparency of carbon quota trading prices, which is conducive to the development of green technology innovation. With known carbon quota trading prices, we construct game‐based operational research models to analyze fixed‐fee and mixed‐fee cross‐licensing strategies for green technologies between two competing firms under the cap‐and‐trade policy. We compare the equilibrium outcomes of no‐licensing, fixed‐fee, and mixed‐fee cross‐licensing strategies. The findings reveal that product pricing under the fixed‐fee cross‐licensing strategy is beneficial to consumers. The mixed‐fee cross‐licensing strategy is optimal in terms of firms' total profits. When the degree of product substitutions is large and the improvement in carbon emissions is small, firms are more inclined to the no‐licensing strategy. We further introduce the revenue‐sharing contract, which can extend the Pareto improvement domain and improve the performance of green technology cross‐licensing strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article uses the spatial Durbin model to examine the spatial spillover effect and mechanism of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on China's green total factor energy efficiency. The study found that, from an overall perspective, outward direct investment negatively impacts local green total factor energy efficiency and has a negative spatial spillover effect on green total factor energy efficiency in geographically related regions. From a regional perspective, the impact of outward direct investment on regional green total factor energy efficiency shows significant regional heterogeneity. In contrast, outward direct investment in the eastern region only promotes improving local green total factor energy efficiency. Mechanism analysis found that outward direct investment negatively impacts the region's green total factor energy efficiency by inhibiting green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading. These research conclusions can provide important references for other countries to optimize their foreign investment policies and achieve sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ability of a low-carbon strategy to promote tourism development is critical to achieving economic development and environmental protection. Taking China's low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy as a quasi-natural experiment, this study evaluates the low-carbon strategy's effect on tourism development by adopting the difference-in-difference method with 275 cities'panel data from 2002 to 2019. The results verify that tourism has significantly developed, driven by the LCCP policy, and this finding is robust even after multiple tests. Mechanism and heterogeneity analyses show that LCCP policy drives tourism development by improving air quality, promoting industrial structure upgrading, and enhancing green technology innovation. Additionally, the pilot construction has a positive spatial spillover impact on the tourism industry in surrounding cities, reflecting the demonstration effect of the pilot city on the neighbouring cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The continuous mechanical mining technology represents the development trend and significant transformation in excavation techniques for non-coal mines. It embodies a systematic and integrated innovation encompassing rock breaking methods, rock-breaking equipment, excavation methods, and excavation processes. Based on the current status of continuous mechanical mining technology in non-coal mines, this paper firstly outlines the technical characteristics of mechanical mining and summarizes the key scientific and technological challenges to be addressed. It provides an overview of various mechanical cutter-based rock-breaking methods, rock mass cuttability, and the development and application of continuous mechanical excavation technology. In response to the problems and challenges facing continuous mechanical mining technology in non-coal mines, this paper proposes a four-tier approach for technological breakthroughs; "process needs-technological breakthroughs-equipment research and development-engineering application." Research will be conducted across multiple aspects, including rock-breaking theory, key technologies, mining equipment, mining methods, and complete sets of processes, aiming to promote the development and advancement of safe, efficient, green, continuous, and intelligent non-explosive mechanical mining technologies and equipment for non-coal mines in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]