How to leverage the role of social capital in pro-environmental behavior: A case study of residents’ express waste recycling behavior in China

Hua, Yifei; Dong, Feng; Goodman, James

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124376

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“…Considering the influences of BTEX on human health, national and local policymakers should implement international regulations and increase both accessibility to the new-energy vehicle industry products [ 57 ] and the ecological behavior of the social capital [ 58 ].…”

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The Seasonality Impact of the BTEX Pollution on the Atmosphere of Arad City, Romania

Popitanu

Cioca

Copolovici

et al. 2021

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Benzene, toluene, and total BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) concentrations registered for one year (2016) have been determined every month for one high-density traffic area. The assessment was performed in Arad City, Romania, to evaluate these pollutants and their influence on the inhabitants’ health. The contaminants were sampled using a static sampling method and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Benzene was the most dominant among the BTEX compounds—the average concentrations ranged from 18.00 ± 1.32 µg m−3 in December to 2.47 ± 0.74 µg m−3 in August. The average toluene concentration over the year was 4.36 ± 2.42 µg m−3 (with a maximum of 9.60 ± 2.39 µg m−3 in November and a minimum of 1.04 ± 0.29 µg m−3 in May). The toluene/benzene ratio (T/B) was around 0.5, indicating substantial contributions from mobile sources (vehicles). The emission and accumulation of different aromatic compounds (especially benzene) could deteriorate the urban air quality. The lifetime cancer risk (LTCR) for benzene was found to be more than 10−5 in winter, including the inhabitants in the “probable cancer risk” category.

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The Seasonality Impact of the BTEX Pollution on the Atmosphere of Arad City, Romania

Popitanu

Cioca

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“…But due to the public health issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become more aware of the importance of environmental protection. The public’s awareness of environmental protection has gradually increased, and people are paying more attention to green projects (Hua et al 2021 ). As the EU government implements the economic recovery plan, it will actively guide the public’s expectations for the development of the green economy, resulting in a change in the public’s investment intentions.…”

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Exploring volatility of carbon price in European Union due to COVID-19 pandemic

Dong

Gao

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System is the most important means for the EU to achieve carbon neutrality, but it has been severely affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe, and carbon price have fluctuated sharply. Research on the driving factors of carbon price during this period will help maintain the stability of the carbon emissions trading market and promote the realization of carbon neutrality. This study selected the EU carbon allowance futures price as the research object and applied the Bai–Perron structural break test to analyze the factors that influences carbon price fluctuations using the Johansen cointegration technique and the Newey–West regression estimation. Studies have shown that the outbreak of COVID-19 and the “€750 billion green recovery plan” both had a significant impact on EU carbon price. Carbon price has also undergone significant structural changes. Under the influence of these two factors, the relationship between the level of economic development and carbon price displayed a short-term negative correlation. At the same time, oil price and interbank dismantling rates were also important factors affecting carbon price, while the impact of the clean development mechanism on carbon price was not significant. The study confirmed the effectiveness of the EU’s “green recovery plan” in stabilizing the carbon market during the COVID-19 pandemic and will provide a reference for the formulation of economic recovery policies of countries around the world.

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“…Some scholars put forward many suggestions to protect the environment. Hua et al ( 2021 ) believed that waste recycling behavior is a newly developing pro-environment behavior. More targeted measures are needed to reduce air pollution and protect the environment.…”

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Threshold effects of COVID-19-confirmed cases on change in pollutants changes: evidence from the Chinese top ten cities

Wang

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Graphical abstract A more comprehensive understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in pollution could serve us to better deal with the environmental challenges caused by the pandemic. Existing studies mainly focused on the linear impact of the pandemic on the pollutants without considering the impact of other factors. To fill the research gap, the nonlinear relationship between pandemic and pollutants with considering the temperature factor was explored by developing panel threshold regression approach. In the proposed approach, the number of confirmed cases was set as explanatory variable, concentrations of NO 2 and PM2.5 were set as explained variables, temperature was used as threshold variable, and other air pollution indicators were used as control variables. The results showed that there is a threshold effect between the changes in confirmed COVID-19 cases and the concentrations of PM2.5 and NO 2 , confirming the impact of the pandemic on pollutions was nonlinear. The results also show that the negative impact of pandemic on pollution increased when the temperature was rising. This work had theoretical and practical significance. The nonlinear research perspective of this article provided a methodological reference for exploring the relationship between epidemic and pollutant-related variables. Furthermore, this study expanded the scope of application of the threshold panel regression model and enriched the quantitative analysis of epidemics and pollutants.

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How to leverage the role of social capital in pro-environmental behavior: A case study of residents’ express waste recycling behavior in China

Cited by 96 publications

References 84 publications

The Seasonality Impact of the BTEX Pollution on the Atmosphere of Arad City, Romania

The Seasonality Impact of the BTEX Pollution on the Atmosphere of Arad City, Romania

Exploring volatility of carbon price in European Union due to COVID-19 pandemic

Threshold effects of COVID-19-confirmed cases on change in pollutants changes: evidence from the Chinese top ten cities

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