Investigating the Nexus Between Fuel Ethanol and Co2 Emissions. A Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach

This research paper fills a literature gap by tapping into Europe’s Just Transition to green energy production and consumption models and introduces empirically derived trends. The mix of analysed variables was targeted at sustainable energy transformation models according to complementary economic research areas. Based on the clustered heat maps method, double dendrograms were constructed to identify socioeconomic and environmental patterns that characterize highly economic-efficient and sustainable transition patterns from the standard energy production and consumption model to the environmental-friendly and cost-efficient model in the European area. Results show that Austria, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, and Luxembourg followed the patterns of highly economically performant European countries that turned energy and resource productivity in their favour based on multiple factors: recycling, R&D, innovation, digitization. The opposite was observed in the case of many South-Eastern European countries. Robustness checks were performed based on the linear discriminant analysis methodology and results confirmed that Northern European countries lead the change to a more sustainable future. In this context, this research brings empirical results for decision-makers and aims to facilitate a better understanding for adapting policies according to national needs, as well as to the patterns of success identified in the case of European leaders.

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“…Method Findings Cepoi et al (2020) The environmental Kuznets curve and the STIR-PAT model, smooth transition regression (PSTR)…”

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Transition to a Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption Model – Mapping the Patterns of Success

Popescu

Constantin

Chiripuci

2022

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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“…In this regard, Porter's diamond model for the assessment of competitiveness has seen a viable and practical application in the agricultural sector (Constantin et al, 2022). Agricultural competitiveness could be measured by taking into consideration costs, prices, the quality of the commodities commercialized, as well as their suitability as input for other production processes in different, yet connected economic sectors (Cepoi, Bran and Dinu, 2020).…”

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The Resilience of Agricultural Comparative Advantage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Constantin¹,

Piștalu²,

Pătărlăgeanu³

et al. 2022

New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption

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The agricultural sector is crucial for economies around the world, not only due to its role in ensuring food security, but also for capitalizing on the competitive advantages in a profitable and sustainable manner. The competitiveness of the agricultural sector has been highly debated in the literature. There are many welldeveloped methods for quantifying the different facets of agricultural competitiveness, most of which have a strong economic valence. One of the facets of competitiveness is resilience, the capacity to withstand the challenges that occur during periods of crisis while maintaining initial functions, if not improving them. Although the competitiveness of the agricultural sector has caught the attention of scholars, the literature is not abundant in studies dedicated to the analysis of the resilience of the agricultural sector's competitiveness. Thus, this study was aimed at bringing its contribution to the literature by tapping into the resilience of the agricultural comparative advantage in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research was to assess Romania's agricultural comparative advantage and its associated resilience levels in the face of the negative effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the global agri-food supply chains by resorting to the Balassa index. Data were extracted from the International Trade Center INTRACEN database and used to calculate the revealed comparative advantage for two different periods: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings showed that tobacco-based products were the most resilient and not only did those products maintain their level of competitiveness, but they also managed to become more competitive. On the other hand, although Romania is highly competitive in terms of exporting cereals, the resilience of this agri-food category proved to be poor during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same was observed in the case of oil seeds and oleaginous fruits. The drought from 2020 significantly contributed to these unfavorable results for Romania. This paper provides support and assists decision makers in the process of adopting measures aimed at increasing the resilience and competitiveness of the Romanian agricultural sector.

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“…Irrigation is one of the main water consumption sources: 70% of water abstracted from freshwater systems is destined for agriculture, due to the high demand of water for crop irrigation [25] necessary for sustaining 40% of the global food production [26]. To add the energy component into the equation, many multidisciplinary assessment studies have been conducted to evaluate the dynamic between socio-economic factors, climate change, and bioenergy, in relation to land-use [27][28][29][30][31][32]. In this context of successfully meeting water, energy, and food security globally in a sustainable manner, the nexus has received increased attention in the literature, especially since 2015 after the 2030 agenda for sustainable development was published by the United Nations [33].…”

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Water, Energy, Food, Waste Nexus: Between Synergy and Trade-Offs in Romania Based on Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance

et al. 2021

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Boosting the externalities across the water, energy, food, and waste (WEFW) sectors is challenging, especially considering tightening constraints such as population growth, climate change, resource-intensive lifestyles, increased waste production, sanitary crises and many others. The nexus approach supports the transition to a more sustainable future because intersectoral trade-offs can be reduced and externalities exploited, making imperative for decision makers, entrepreneurs, and civil society to simultaneously engage, with respect to all the components of the nexus. This research addressed intersectoral synergies and trade-offs in the case of the WEFW nexus in Romania, judging from the perspectives of entrepreneurial activity and economic results. The objective of this research was to explore the nexus in-depth by statistically analyzing the financial and economic indicators reported by active enterprises at county-level, based on the Romanian Ministry of Public Finance data. Research results describe the effects of the policies implemented in the fields of WEFW sectors. At the same time, attention was paid to the quality of the entrepreneurial activity, analyzed from the perspective of economic performance. This paper fills a research gap regarding the WEFW nexus by resorting to an economic and entrepreneurial performance assessment in order to find sectoral pathways toward policy cohesion in Romania. Findings suggested the existence of major trade-offs among sectors, owing to the fact that each county has a different development degree.

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Investigating the Nexus Between Fuel Ethanol and Co2 Emissions. A Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach

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Transition to a Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption Model – Mapping the Patterns of Success

Transition to a Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption Model – Mapping the Patterns of Success

The Resilience of Agricultural Comparative Advantage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Water, Energy, Food, Waste Nexus: Between Synergy and Trade-Offs in Romania Based on Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance

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