A vertical greening system is becoming increasingly crucial in resolving the energy crisis and environmental problems in a sustainable ecosystem. Researchers have conducted a comprehensive study on vertical greening systems from technology, functiona...
The relationship between Taiwan’s groundwater resources recharge strategy and flood disasters is significant. The adaptation strategies of traditional urbanization areas simulate the spatial distribution of permeable pavements under different rainfal...
This study presents a mathematical model for forecasting the development of Ukraine’s Integrated Power System (IPS) until 2040, with a specific focus on the expansion of nuclear energy as a cornerstone of the nation’s low-carbon transitio...
The low-carbon pilot city policy is an important initiative to explore the path of a win-win situation for both the economy and the environment. Since 2010, China has established 87 low-carbon pilot cities. This policy implementation aims to encourag...
With the rapid development of the social economy, the demand for water resources is gradually increasing, and the corresponding impact of water pollution is also becoming more severe. Therefore, the technology of sewage treatment is developing rapidl...
Environmental regulations have a certain impact on regional green technology innovation affected by regional differences. Using the panel data of 30 provincial-level administrative regions in China (excluding Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) from...
The heating and cooling industry underpins everything we do, e.g., manufacturing, commercial and residential applications. Many of these applications invariably use mechanical refrigeration technologies, consequently contributing significantly to the...
The global digitization trend provides a favorable development environment for the efficient acquisition of knowledge and technology. However, restrictions imposed by countries on digital trade have hindered this trend. This study is based on 60 samp...
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the global employment structure is undergoing profound transformations, significantly impacting social sustainability. This study utilizes panel data from 30 Chinese provinces spa...
Climate change has attracted global attention, highlighting the critical role of low-carbon technologies in addressing environmental challenges. Due to the multidisciplinary nature, complexity, and diversity of research content on low-carbon technolo...
Studies on the determinants of low-carbon innovations in developed countries already exist. We test here the institutional environment in Poland (science–government–enterprise) as supporters of the technological change in industry towards a low-carbo...
The government of China has introduced a series of energy-saving and emission reduction policies and energy industry development plans to promote the low-carbon development of the power sector. Under relatively clear and specific low-carbon developme...
Waste management is a key step for addressing both the environmental impact and the growing demand for resources in the construction industry. To answer these challenges, various technologies are available, carrying different environmental impacts an...
An emission trading system (ETS) is a powerful emission reduction tool for achieving low-carbon economic development in the world. Focusing on the industrial subsectors, this paper comprehensively analyzes the environmental and economic effects of th...
Reducing the embodied and operational energy of buildings is a key priority for construction and real estate sectors. It is essential to prioritize materials and construction technologies with low carbon footprints for the design of new buildings. Of...
Innovation in key low-carbon technologies plays a supporting role in achieving a high-quality low-carbon transition in the power sector. This paper aims to integrate research on the power transition pathway under the “dual carbon” goals w...
In recent years, the impact of technology management and technological capability on new product development performance has aroused widespread concern. As a result, research models based on the notion of fit between technology management and technol...
The present work is devoted to the study of the influence of the parameters of the structural anisotropy of rolled products on the low-temperature impact strength of alloyed steels. A quantitative metallographic analysis of the microstructure of roll...
In response to the international appeal of developing low-carbon economy and realizing carbon peaking and neutrality goals, China has been exploring the construction of the carbon emissions trading market for years. Without the guidance of advanced t...
Green technological innovation, government policies, and the low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry are critical for promoting high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. This study, based on input–output and t...
The subject of the article is the assessment of the environmental impact of the technology concerning the use of low-quality post-process gas for the production of electricity and heat, along with the treatment of post-process wastewater. This assess...
To achieve a low-carbon energy transition, it is essential to ensure that, as long as fossil fuels are needed, their production is sustainable, minimizing the environmental impact and securing resources for advancing greener technologies, in alignmen...
This paper focuses on the impact of carbon intensity on economic resilience in the context of the low-carbon development model and the promotion of sustainable development. Based on the provincial panel data from 2010 to 2021, this paper establishes...
17 August 2022
The relationship and mechanism between agricultural low-carbon technology application and farm household returns are not yet clear, especially the lack of evidence from developing countries. This paper takes large-scale farming households in Jiangxi...
Low-carbon transition is a wide-ranging and deep economic and social transformation. Can we enhance high-quality development of the manufacturing industry (HQDM) during the low-carbon transition process? The enactment of the low-carbon city pilot pol...
China’s technical progress on emissions and vast ocean area make the study for CO2 emission reduction suitable in a marine fishery. This study uses the slack variables of SBM and the Malmquist index to analyze the CO2 emission efficiency of Tra...
With the aim to improve technologies for EV or new energy industries and to create society with low environmental impact, Akita Prefecture has carried out the “EV Bus Technology Improvement Project”. The project developed an Akita-original electric b...
30 January 2023
This paper constructs a low-carbon energy vulnerability system with the three dimensions of economy–society–environment, uses the entropy method to measure the low-carbon energy vulnerability index of Organization for Economic Co-operatio...
The impact of low-carbon development on employment quality is multidimensional. On the one hand, it may enhance employment quality through technological innovation and industrial upgrading; on the other hand, structural adjustments and industrial shi...
A considerable part of recent EU policies is currently addressed at developing effective measures to support the transition towards a low carbon society according to the principles and goals of Roadmap to 2050. In this general framework the links bet...
To address the challenge of achieving coordinated development between the economy and the environment in the context of a green economy, this study utilized the SBM-GML model to assess the total factor carbon productivity across 30 provinces in China...
In the context of digital economy and low carbon economy, digital technology is an important tool to achieve the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Based on the panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2011–2019, to empirically test t...
The objective of this work is to predict the impact of technology on employment demand by profession in Spain between 2023 and 2035. The evaluation of this effect involved the comparison of two scenarios: a trend scenario obtained by predicting the e...
As global climate change intensifies, achieving the dual goals of economic efficiency and low-carbon development has become a pressing challenge. Using panel data for 269 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2021, based on their carbon emission efficiencies (...
China has stepped into the assertive stage of transforming the economic development mode and economic growth momentum, while green and low-carbon development is undoubtedly the way to promote high-quality economic development in the new period. As th...
31 January 2023
Digital transformation can increase lending by commercial banks, which may have an impact on economic development and technological progress, thus affecting air pollution. However, a limited amount of literature has discussed the impact of the digita...
Amidst global warming and energy crises, low-carbon building design is essential. China, the largest carbon emitter, commits to peaking emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. This study focuses on low-carbon strategies for industr...
Advancing new productive forces in agriculture requires the adoption of disruptive green technological innovation by agricultural enterprises. This study analyzes the generative mechanisms for promoting disruptive green technological innovation based...
Technological innovation is considered to be an effective way to promote the quality of economic development and green transition under environmental policies, while the specific mechanism of this process is still unclear. Thus, the purpose of this p...
This paper uses the two-way fixed effects model to empirically examine the impact of the World Uncertainty Index (WUI) on Green Patents (GPs). Quantitative results indicate that WUI negatively affects GPs, meaning that world uncertainty significantly...
4 April 2021
People with acquired brain injury (ABI) face limitations when performing activities of daily living, including sexuality. Despite the common use among this group of assistive technology to compensate for or neutralize the limitations deriving from th...
Ireland is currently considered a laggard within Europe in relation to decarbonisation of its society, with future projections estimating increases in greenhouse gas emissions up to and beyond 2030. To accelerate Ireland’s transition towards a...
Open public data is a vital institutional arrangement for overcoming data constraints in corporate low-carbon technological innovation. Using a panel dataset of China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed firms over the 2007–2023 period,...
In light of the growing demand for green and low-carbon development, the advancement of low-carbon agriculture in alignment with China’s specific national circumstances is imminent. Given this urgency, the accounting of non-CO2 greenhouse gas (...
As a scarce strategic resource, the efficient utilization of rare earth resources is crucial for ensuring national economic security and promoting sustainable development. AI, the core engine of the Fourth Technological Revolution, provides a favorab...
The swift advancement of information technology has significantly impacted the energy transition. Being the largest energy consumer globally, China’s acceleration of the urban energy transition will promote sustainable development and pave the...
Digitalization represents a paramount process started some decades ago, but which received a strong acceleration by Industry 4.0 and now directly impacts all the process and manufacturing sectors. It is expected to allow the European industry to incr...
Despite the myriad of possibilities and applications of additive manufacturing (AM) technology, knowledge about the social impacts of this technology is very scarce and very limited in some areas. This paper explores how factors generated by the deve...
This study assesses the impacts of technological innovation in Sub-Saharan African agriculture on local and global economies. Using the Eaton–Kortum model, with θ = 4.0875, the results show that comparative advantage’s positive impact on agricultural...
Under the “two-carbon” goal, the green and low-carbon development of agriculture is a critical way to consummate agricultural modernization and high-quality economic establishment. Digital inclusive finance eases credit restrictions. It e...
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