Process assessment, integration and optimisation: The path towards cleaner production

Varbanov, Petar Sabev; Jia, Xuexiu; Lim, Jeng Shiun

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124602

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“…Later, scholars such as Rennings and Zwick ( 2002 ) incorporated sustainable development into their definition of green technology innovation and diversified its connotation. As green development evolves, scholars have classified green technologies in terms of cleaner production, pollution control, and environmental protection (Arslan et al 2022 ; Demirel and Kesidou 2011 ; Varbanov et al 2021 ), broadened their connotation and scope of application, and developed them to micro-enterprise level research, arguing that enterprises are subject to green technological innovation development and are the starting point for technology diffusion (Lu et al 2022 ). Second, research on green technology innovation assessment.…”

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The impact of local government competition and green technology innovation on economic low-carbon transition: new insights from China

Liu

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The government-led Chinese economic development system determines that local government competition is a significant factor affecting the economic low-carbon transition. Driving an economic development mode with green technology innovation as the core is the critical path to realizing an economic low-carbon transition. Consequently, it is of significant practical relevance to investigate the impact of local government competition and green technology innovation on the economic low-carbon transition under the government-led Chinese economic development system. This paper systematically explores the nexus between green technology innovation and economic low-carbon transition in terms of local government competition perspective using the system generalized method of moments, panel threshold model, and geographically weighted regression on the basis of a dataset of 30 provincial administrative areas in China from a period of 2006–2019. The results indicate that green technology innovation significantly promotes the economic low-carbon transition. Local government competition not only significantly dampens the economic low-carbon transition but also considerably inhibits the positive effect of green technology innovation on the economic low-carbon transition. A significant N-shaped association is evident between green technology innovation and the economic low-carbon transition when green technology innovation is applied as a threshold, while such association is insignificant when local government competition is used as a threshold. Compared with high-competition intensity areas, green technology innovation promotes economic low-carbon transition weaker in low- competition intensity areas, while local government competition inhibits economic low-carbon transition stronger. However, local government competition significantly inhibits the positive effect of green technology innovation on the economic low-carbon transition in low-competition intensity areas, while insignificant in high-competition intensity areas. The geographically weighted regression technique as a whole also verified the above results. Therefore, policymakers should not only increase research and development investment in green technologies, but also develop a regionally linked low-carbon emission reduction system to avoid ineffective competition among governments to facilitate the earlier fulfillment of the “dual carbon” goal.

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The impact of local government competition and green technology innovation on economic low-carbon transition: new insights from China

Liu

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Research on a circular economy deals with how to improve the quality of the environment and human life through a more efficient industry. Varbanov et al ( 2021 ) discussed the benefits of recycling, reuse, energy-saving, and waste prevention, while Fan et al ( 2020 ) sought to propose improvements to current WM systems, focusing on recycling and WtE. Samson ( 2020 ) mentioned that the supply chain should be prepared for a big shock, be it a pandemic or natural catastrophe.…”

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Optimal location and operation of waste-to-energy plants when future waste composition is uncertain

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In many countries, waste management is increasingly geared towards a circular economy, aiming for a sustainable society with less waste generation, fewer landfills, and a higher rate of recycling. Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants, which convert waste into heat and energy, can contribute to the circular economy by utilizing types of waste that cannot be recycled. Due to the varying quality of sorting and socio-economic conditions in individual regions, the waste composition differs between regions and has an uncertain future development. Waste composition significantly affects the operation of WtE plants due to differences in energy potential. This paper supports strategic capacity planning for waste energy recovery by introducing a two-stage stochastic mixed-integer linear programming model that captures waste composition uncertainty through scenarios of possible future development. The results of the model provide insights into the economics of operation and identify important factors in the sustainability of the waste handling system. The model is demonstrated on an instance with six scenarios for waste management in the Czech Republic for the year 2030. The solution of the proposed model is to build 14 new WtE plants with a total capacity of 1970 kt in addition to the four existing plants with a capacity of 831 kt. The annual energy recovery capacity is expected to increase almost four times to satisfy EU directives that restrict waste landfilling.

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“…The main focus is the designing phases of MCP's which done effectively can significantly reduce difficulties related to reuse, recycle and disposal. Varbanov, Jia, and Lim (2021) proposed 4 main processes for handling EoL MCP's:…”

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“…The enabling condition for these 4 processes to flourish (except the landfill process) is logistics as Varbanov et al (2021) suggest. Logistics are related to the transportation of MCP's between various supply chain "actors" such as manufacturer, repairer, user, etc.…”

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Circular Supply Chain: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

Radavičius

Tvaronavičienė

2021

International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering"

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Purpose – to review literature about circular supply chain (CSC) theories, methods, frameworks, and appli-cations in industries. For organizations to incorporate circular economy (CE) principles in their supply chain frame-work are required to address the main circular processes. Previous attempts of frameworks aim at the comprehensive approaches or too theoretical for organizations to use them. The objective is to propose a theoretical framework that allows organizations to prioritize main circular processes in order to start improving or introducing new circular pro-cesses in the supply chain. Research methodology – the methodology of the article consists of a literature review and information synthesis for the formulation of the theoretical framework. Web of Science database was used for literature review with the key words of “circular economy supply chain”. Findings – formulated theoretical CSC framework contributes to the CSC research field with a more organization-ori-entated approach. Research limitations – the proposed framework is limited through only theoretical propositions and is more limited in its scope compared to other researchers. Practical implications – organizations in the supply chain such as manufacturers can understand through a framework main processes required for CSC. Originality/Value – compared to other researchers this work emphasizes and proposes CSC development from an organizational perspective rather than from a holistic approach.

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Process assessment, integration and optimisation: The path towards cleaner production

Cited by 18 publications

References 97 publications

The impact of local government competition and green technology innovation on economic low-carbon transition: new insights from China

The impact of local government competition and green technology innovation on economic low-carbon transition: new insights from China

Optimal location and operation of waste-to-energy plants when future waste composition is uncertain

Circular Supply Chain: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

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