Air pollution, water pollution, and robots: Is technology the panacea

Song, Jian; Chen, Yang; Luan, Fushu

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117170

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“…Robotics, as a digital technology, has a clear dependence on electricity. With the popularization of ARA, agricultural electricity consumption will continue to rise (Song et al, 2023). China's electricity production currently relies on coal-fired power generation (Yang et al, 2022).…”

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Robotics, environmental regulation, and agricultural carbon emissions: an examination of the environmental Kuznets curve theory and moderating effects

Li,

Chen

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionReducing carbon emissions from agriculture is essential to ensuring food security and human prosperity. As a country with approximately 20% of the global population, China has begun actively practicing the low-carbon agricultural development conception. Against the backdrop of disruptive technologies that continue to be integrated into various industries, the massive application of agricultural robots has opened the way to intelligent agriculture. This paper tries to answer whether there is some non-linear nexus between the application of agricultural robots and agricultural carbon emissions in China. As an essential tool for carbon emission reduction in China, does environmental regulation moderate the nexus between agricultural robot applications and agricultural carbon emissions? If so, how does this effect manifest itself?MethodsThis work takes China as an example by collecting macro-regional panel data from 30 provinces from 2006 to 2019. The environmental Kuznets curve theory is extended to agricultural carbon emissions, and we carried out empirical tests utilizing the panel fixed effects model and the moderating effects model.ResultsThis study verifies the inverted U-shaped nexus between agricultural robotics applications and agricultural carbon emissions in Chinese provinces, i.e., the agricultural carbon emissions (ACE)-Kuznets curve holds. The higher the level of formal environmental regulation, the larger the peak of the ACE-Kuznets curve and the more the inflection point is pushed back. The higher the level of informal environmental regulation, the lower the peak of the ACE-Kuznets curve and the later the inflection point.DiscussionThe findings in this paper represent the first exploration of the environmental Kuznets curve in agricultural carbon emissions. It is noteworthy that the moderating effect of formal environmental regulation does not lower the peak of the curve as we expect. This appearance is attributed to the reality that China is still in a phase of rising agricultural carbon emissions, which is exacerbated by the overlapping positive effects of agricultural robotics applications and formal environmental regulations. Informal environmental regulation is more effective than formal environmental regulation in reducing agricultural carbon emissions at this stage.

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Robotics, environmental regulation, and agricultural carbon emissions: an examination of the environmental Kuznets curve theory and moderating effects

Li,

Chen

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…However, some studies have offered different opinions. Using enterprise-level data, Song et al found that IIG reduced the intensity of pollution emissions but did not necessarily help to lower overall pollution levels [29]. Additionally, because there are many types of pollution, IIG has been reported to have different effects on different types of pollution and not to reduce all types of pollution.…”

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Chasing Green: The Synergistic Effect of Industrial Intelligence on Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction and Its Mechanisms

Shen

Yang

2023

Sustainability

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The coordinated promotion of pollution control and carbon reduction is intended to build a more beautiful China. Intelligent industrial technology plays an important role in the fight against climate change and in improving the ecological environment. Based on panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2020, we used a two-way fixed effects model to evaluate the synergistic effects of industrial intelligent transformation on pollution control and carbon reduction and its mechanisms. The results showed that the introduction and installation of industrial robots by enterprises significantly reduced carbon emissions and the concentration of fine particles in the air, as well as having the synergistic effect of reducing pollution and carbon. This conclusion was still robust after using instrumental variable methods to perform endogenous tests. The study also showed that industrial intelligence reduced pollution and carbon through mechanisms that promoted green technological innovation and improved energy efficiency. The conclusions of this study could provide evidence for the use of digital technologies to promote environmental protection and achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, as well as play a significant role in the promotion of economic and societal green transformation.

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“…Nearly 35% of the world's population may experience a water access crisis in the coming years due to the impacts of pollution, inadequate water management, and climate change on this life-essential resource (WHO 2022). Industrialization is among the major causes of environmental degradation and contamination of surface water bodies (e.g., ponds, rivers, streams), putting ecosystems and human health at risk (Song et al 2023). Industrial wastewater is produced in large volumes and, in most cases, is discharged into the environment without being treated, releasing a wide variety of pollutants into the aquatic environment, including heavy metals and organic compounds (Batley and Campbell 2022).…”

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Single and combined phytoextraction of lead and cadmium on submerged plants Potamogeton pusillus L.: removal, bioaccumulation pattern, and phytotoxicity

Rivela,

Griboff,

Arán

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Under the present investigation, the submerged plant Potamogeton pusillus has been tested for the removal of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). P. pusillus removal e ciency and accumulation capacity were examined in separated Pb and Cd solutions, at 0.5, 1.0, and 2 mg L -1 , and in solutions where both metals were present at the same concentration (0.5, 1.0, and 2 mg L -1 ), under laboratory conditions for 3, 7, and 10 days. Also, we examined the removal e ciency and accumulation capacity when a set of plants were exposed to 0.5 mg L -1 of Pb (or Cd) and increasing concentrations (0.5, 1, and 2 mg L -1 ) of Cd (or Pb) for 10 days. The effect of Cd and Pb was assessed by measuring changes in the chlorophylls, carotenoids, and malondialdehyde contents. Results showed that P. pusillus could accumulate Cd and Pb from individual solutions. Roots and leaves accumulated the highest amount of Cd and Pb followed by the stems. Some phytotoxic effects were observed, especially at individual Cd exposures, but these effects were not observed in the two-metal system. The removal and accumulation of Pb by P. pusillus were signi cantly enhanced in the presence of Cd under certain conditions, presenting a good alternative for the removal of these metals from polluted aquifers. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the rst report on both enhanced phytoextraction of Pb in the presence of Cd and bioaccumulation of these heavy metals by P. pusillus.

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Air pollution, water pollution, and robots: Is technology the panacea

Cited by 54 publications

References 53 publications

Robotics, environmental regulation, and agricultural carbon emissions: an examination of the environmental Kuznets curve theory and moderating effects

Robotics, environmental regulation, and agricultural carbon emissions: an examination of the environmental Kuznets curve theory and moderating effects

Chasing Green: The Synergistic Effect of Industrial Intelligence on Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction and Its Mechanisms

Single and combined phytoextraction of lead and cadmium on submerged plants Potamogeton pusillus L.: removal, bioaccumulation pattern, and phytotoxicity

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