Carbon neutrality target for G7 economies: Examining the role of environmental policy, green innovation and composite risk index

Qin, Lingui; Kırıkkaleli, Derviş; Hou, Yao; Xu, Minpeng; Tufail, Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113119

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“…Along the same lines, Ma et al [49] found that investment in R&D, technology innovation and renewable energy usage reduces the CO 2 emissions in the case of China. The validity of the EKC hypothesis in the case of G7 economies was endorsed by Qin et al [50]. The study results depict that research and development in renewable energy decrease carbon emissions.…”

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“…Numerous studies have investigated both energy consumption and total energy consumption on the environment in the available literature. As per the findings of Qin et al [50], consumption of non-renewable energy increases CO 2 emissions; however, the usage of renewable energy improves the environmental quality. Renewable energy consumption enhances the environmental quality in Mexico, but in the case of Morocco, renewable energy with interactions of financial development and FDI reduces the CO 2 emissions [24].…”

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confidence: 71%

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FDI, Green Innovation and Environmental Quality Nexus: New Insights from BRICS Economies

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One major concern about foreign direct investment (FDI) is the potential negative environmental impact due to increased CO2 emissions. However, there is a possibility that FDI mitigates CO2 emissions through green innovation and creates a cleaner environment. In the existing literature, there is no significant empirical evidence on the linkage among FDI, green innovation and CO2 emissions in the context of BRICS countries. Hence, this study aims to analyze the impact of FDI and green innovation on the environmental quality of BRICS economies for 1990–2014. The study employed Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimators for empirical data analysis. The study’s findings depict that foreign direct investment, energy use, and economic growth have a significant and positive impact on the CO2 emissions of BRICS economies. Moreover, green innovation has a significant inverse impact on CO2 emissions. The results show bidirectional causalities between CO2 emissions and green innovation, trade openness and CO2 emissions, energy use and CO2 emissions, and urbanization and CO2 emissions. Additionally, the findings reveal a one-way causality from CO2 emissions to GDP and CO2 emissions to urbanization. This study offers essential policy recommendations for the environmental sustainability of BRICS countries through green innovation.

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“…[1,2] It is the key to combating climate change by controlling the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere and the inevitable way to achieve "carbon peaking", followed by "carbon neutrality". [3,4] Beyond increasing carbon sequestration and carbon capture to offset the CO 2 or greenhouse gas emissions, it is vitally essential to reduce CO 2 to C, H, and O compounds such as CO, [5,6] CH 4 , [7] HCOOH, [8] CH 3 OH, [9] C 2 H 5 OH, [10,11] and other high value-added organic fuels through advanced scientific and technological measures to achieve "carbon neutrality". [12] Electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 (CO 2 RR) is considered one of the most efficient ways to mitigate CO 2 emission and rebalance the carbon cycle by high productivity, mild reaction conditions, and environmental friendliness.…”

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High Performance 3D Self‐Supporting Cu−Bi Aerogels for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Formate

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The electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 (CO 2 RR) to CO, formate, methane, and other high-value compounds is a promising technique. However, current electrocatalysts suffer from drawbacks such as few active catalytic sites, poor selectivity and low stability, etc, which restrict the practical application. Although monatomic metal catalysts have been widely reported in recent years, high performance non-noble metal aerogels were rarely investigated for electrocatalytic CO 2 RR. Herein, CuÀ Bi aerogels with boosted CO 2 RR activity were well constructed by a simple one-step self-assembly method. The resultant Cu 1 Bi 2 exhibits excellent CO 2 RR activity with high faradaic efficiency (FE) of 96.57 % towards HCOOH at a potential of À 0.9 V vs. RHE, and the FE HCOOH remains over 80.18 % in a wide potential window (À 0.8 V to À 1.2 V vs. RHE). It demonstrated that the enhanced CO 2 RR activity of CuÀ Bi aerogels could be attributed to the 3D self-supporting structure of the catalysis, synergistic effect, and low interfacial charge transfer resistance.

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“…It is a widely held view that higher education institutions have the capacity to influence climate change responses not only through their research and education, but also through their commitments to renewables and climate change mitigation and adaptation within their operations [9][10][11][12]. Reassessing a university's quest to achieve sustainability through commitments and implementing sustainable development policies are important steps towards reducing its GHG emissions and achieving carbon neutrality [13,14].…”

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Achieving Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education Institutions: A Review

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Universities and higher education institutions play an important role in achieving a sustainable future through their teaching and by undertaking cutting edge research to combat climate change. There have been several efforts towards a sustainable future and achieving carbon neutrality at higher education institutions in Australia and around the world. This study has reviewed the sustainability strategies of numerous universities in Australia and has identified as study cases six universities that are committed to and leading the implementation of initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality. The initiatives implemented at the selected universities were classified into eight “sustainability categories”, namely, built environment, energy, food and gardens, GHG emissions, natural environment, resource and waste management, transport, and water. Among the selected leading universities in sustainability, Charles Sturt University and the University of Tasmania (UTAS) are the only universities in Australia certified as carbon neutral. An interesting aspect of this review is the way in which universities are implementing sustainability initiatives in line with their mission and strategies. Despite striving towards the same end goal of achieving carbon neutrality, different institutions offer individually unique approaches towards sustainability. For example, UTAS values the creation, expansion and dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of continual learning, which is clearly demonstrated through its initiatives and policies. The findings in this review are critical in identifying those institutions of higher education which are role models in their strong commitment to achieving carbon neutrality. Such role model universities can pave the way for similar climate action at other universities.

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Carbon neutrality target for G7 economies: Examining the role of environmental policy, green innovation and composite risk index

Cited by 168 publications

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FDI, Green Innovation and Environmental Quality Nexus: New Insights from BRICS Economies

FDI, Green Innovation and Environmental Quality Nexus: New Insights from BRICS Economies

High Performance 3D Self‐Supporting Cu−Bi Aerogels for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Formate

Achieving Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education Institutions: A Review

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Carbon neutrality target for G7 economies: Examining the role of environmental policy, green innovation and composite risk index

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FDI, Green Innovation and Environmental Quality Nexus: New Insights from BRICS Economies

FDI, Green Innovation and Environmental Quality Nexus: New Insights from BRICS Economies

High Performance 3D Self‐Supporting Cu−Bi Aerogels for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Formate

Achieving Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education Institutions: A Review

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