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Author-Name: J. Ram Pillarisetti
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Author-Name: Roger Lawrey
Author-X-Name-First: Roger
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawrey
Title: Sustainability and environmental stewardship: empirical analysis of selected composite indexes
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The Kyoto Protocol, the Copenhagen Summit and other World Forums have focused on policies to address global warming, biodiversity and other sustainability issues. A variety of composite indexes has been proposed to examine the sustainability status and environmental stewardship in many different nations. This paper examines a broad spectrum of these composite indexes: Inclusive Wealth Index, Environmental Performance Index, Sustainability Adjusted Global Competitiveness Index (World Economic Forum), Global Sustainability Competitiveness Index (SolAbility), Climate Change Performance Index, Social Progress Index and Global Green Economy Index to investigate their contribution to achieving sustainable development. This analysis enables us to identify appropriate policy directions based on these indexes and current technologies.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 1-14
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: sustainability; composite indexes; economic growth.
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Author-Name: Rana Mukherji
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Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji
Author-Name: Vishal Mathur
Author-X-Name-First: Vishal
Author-X-Name-Last: Mathur
Author-Name: Manishita Mukherji
Author-X-Name-First: Manishita
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji
Title: Performance and economic viability assessment of a 50 KWp rooftop solar photovoltaic system
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Green energy is a global consensus to cope with increasing energy needs. Recognising this fact, the Government of India is expecting 40% of the demand to be fulfilled through rooftop solar plants by 2022. As a result, in many metropolitan regions, government and non-government organisations installed rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) systems and the energy produced is consumed for their usage. To contribute to this universal mission of energy conservation, The ICFAI University, Jaipur, had taken a significant step by installing a 50 kWp SPV system on its campus. This paper presents the performance assessment and economic feasibility of the SPV system which is monitored between January 2018 and June 2018. The energy production of the plant at 34,476.64 kWh recorded during the period. The array, final, and reference yields are perceived to vary from 2.7 to 5.04 kWh/kW/day, 2.45 to 4.73 kWh/kW/day, and 3.22 to 7.4 kWh/kW/day respectively. The monthly average daily performance ratio (PR) and capacity utilisation factor (CUF) measured amid 16.39-76.97% and 10.23-19.71 respectively. To investigate the pecuniary feasibility of the venture, the net present value (NPV), Profitability Index (PI), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Payback Period are used for different discount and subsidy rates.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 15-33
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: solar photovoltaic system; performance ratio; capacity utilisation factor; net present value; profitability index; internal rate of return.
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Author-Name: Theresa Moyo
Author-X-Name-First: Theresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo
Author-Name: Collins C. Ngwakwe
Author-X-Name-First: Collins C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ngwakwe
Title: Sustainable consumption and production: a conceptual framework and agenda for research
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This paper presents a novel multidimensional conceptual framework for achieving sustainable consumption and production. The paper adopts a qualitative approach through literature and theoretical reviews. The paper argues that while current research on SCP is dominated by a market-oriented philosophical configuration, the quest for sustainability has to integrate non-market considerations, which drives consumerism. After exploring the theoretical dimensions and the literature review, the paper leans on these to develop a new framework, which this paper refers to as 'multidimensional framework for sustainable consumption and production'; this is followed by a proposal of five new research models for further researching of sustainable sourcing of materials, sustainable production, sustainable consumption, sustainable distribution and sustainable waste management. The suggested framework and the five models provide new insight for improved policy and practice. This paper contributes new framework and models, which is absent in the literature.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 34-49
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: sustainable economic development; sustainable consumption; sustainable production; dematerialisation of growth; economic equity.
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Author-Name: Salihu Abdulwaheed Adelabu
Author-X-Name-First: Salihu Abdulwaheed
Author-X-Name-Last: Adelabu
Author-Name: Nwoye May Ifeoma
Author-X-Name-First: Nwoye May
Author-X-Name-Last: Ifeoma
Author-Name: Tsado Emmanuel
Author-X-Name-First: Tsado
Author-X-Name-Last: Emmanuel
Title: Application of triple-helix model to address the issue of unemployment challenge in Nigeria
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Triple-helix model (THM) establishes a working relationship between government, industry and university in order to solve diverse issues of human endeavours. The study aims to use THM to address the issue of unemployment with specific focus on agricultural sector in Nigeria. The study is premised on quantitative techniques. Two thousand questionnaires were administered on potential unemployed graduates in Nigeria. One hundred and twenty questionnaires were administered on four financial institutions and 100 questionnaires were administered on ministries, parastatals and agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria. Information elicited from respondents was processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Number Cruncher Statistical System (NCSS). The findings of the study revealed that unemployed graduates are keenly interested in embarking on agricultural activities, if enabling environment is provided. The study therefore recommends that enabling environment should be provided to reduce unemployment in Nigeria.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 50-77
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: triple-helix model; graduate unemployment; government; industry and university.
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Author-Name: Dagmawe Tenaw
Author-X-Name-First: Dagmawe
Author-X-Name-Last: Tenaw
Title: Is Africa a pollution haven or halo? Evidence from 20 largest FDI recipient countries in Africa
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With an increasing amount of FDI flows to Africa, much concern about the potential effects of FDI on the environment has been raised. Accordingly, this study investigates the environmental effect of FDI and checks the validity of pollution haven and/or halo hypotheses in 20 largest FDI recipient African countries over the period 1990-2017 using Cross-Sectionally Augmented Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) estimator in a Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE) approach. Coming to the main estimation results, FDI is found to have no significant environmental effects, indicating neither pollution-haven nor pollution-halo hypothesis is valid in Africa. However, the estimates across individual countries confirm mixed evidence regarding the two hypotheses. Further, livestock production is found as the major driving force of environmental degradation in the region. Finally, the study suggests that environmental concerns should not be overlooked while pursuing pro-growth FDI-related policies given that FDI is perceived as a good channel for positive environmental spillovers to host countries.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 78-93
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: FDI; environment; pollution haven and halo; CS-ARDL estimator; Africa.
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Author-Name: Georgios Antonopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Georgios
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonopoulos
Author-Name: Constantina Skanavis
Author-X-Name-First: Constantina
Author-X-Name-Last: Skanavis
Title: Promoting an environmental awareness centre to enhance educational activities in Linaria port, Skyros
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With a view towards sustainable development via innovative communication strategies, this article examines the potential of establishing an Environmental Awareness Centre (EAC) for sustainability on Skyros Island, Greece. The goal of the proposed EAC is to promote responsible environmental behaviour and activate citizens in environmental decision-making. The focus of this work is an extensive literature review, attempting to collect all relevant information and research on education for sustainable development, stakeholder involvement on environmental decisions, and their commitment to environmentally responsible behaviour, namely: exhibiting the sustainability principles of eco-villages and their role in environmental education processes and assessing the characteristics of existing EACs as innovative grounds for sustainability processes of effective environmental dissemination. An effort to estimate the value of eco-villages on further support of EACs' ultimate goals is also discussed, incorporating elements of innovative design and construction, environmentally friendly technologies and communication calibration in an attempt to operate as a means of sustainable development in a specific geographic area.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 95-107
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: environmental education; sustainability; environmental awareness centre; communication; visitor education centre; sustainable development.
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Author-Name: Ha Nam Khanh Giao
Author-X-Name-First: Ha Nam Khanh
Author-X-Name-Last: Giao
Title: Suggested administrative management on green purchasing behaviour in Vietnam
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This research aims at examining factors affecting green purchasing behaviour in Vietnam, by interviewing 297 consumers who are over 18 at the beginning of 2018. Cronbach's Alpha, exploratory factor analysing and linear multiple regressioning were used. The results show that there are three main factors affecting green purchasing behaviour in Vietnam, arranged by reducing the importance: (1) green promotion activities, (2) information sources, and (3) price of green products. This is one of the first researches in Vietnam about this topic, and the research reveals some suggestions for businesses and governmental administrations to enhance green purchasing behaviour.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 108-120
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: green promotion activities; information sources; green purchasing behaviour; price of green products.
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Author-Name: Kwami Adanu
Author-X-Name-First: Kwami
Author-X-Name-Last: Adanu
Title: The growing global plastic waste problem - lessons for environmental economics policy design and choice
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Common environmental economics instruments often used in addressing waste problems have suffered paralysis when it comes to resolving the global plastic waste problem. This study illustrates the use of an Environmental Solutions Decision-making Tree (ESD-Tree), and a plastic waste market in reversing the problem. Several interesting results emerge. These include, banning non-recyclable plastic bags for which the unit cost per use of a close substitute, is less or equal to the unit cost per use of the plastic, provided production of the substitute generates at least as many jobs as the plastic bag. Next, the results revealed that producer-ran and public-ran centres introduced in the proposed plastic waste market work together to eliminate incentives for market participants to deviate from equilibrium market prices. The study derived an implementable second-best tax which internalises plastic waste externalities, and provides an imperfect restoration of the social optimum in the plastic waste market.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 121-134
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: plastic waste; ESD-Tree; second-best; tax; market; incineration.
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Author-Name: Joel Alejandro Rosado-Anastacio
Author-X-Name-First: Joel Alejandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosado-Anastacio
Title: Testing the pollution haven hypothesis for CO2 emissions: a common correlated effects (CCE) approach
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The aim of this research is to investigate the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH) from 15 countries, spanning the period 1970-2014, utilising CO<SUB align=right><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emissions as an indicator of air pollution. Moreover, we utilised Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GDP square, energy consumption, fossil fuel energy consumption, foreign direct investment and trade openness as its main determinants. The evidence from panel cointegration methodologies indicates the existence of long-run relationships between the variables. Moreover, GDP square, energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption have positive impact on CO<SUB align=right><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emissions, while GDP, foreign direct investment and trade openness decrease emissions in the selected countries. This indicates that PHH holds in 3 out of the 15 countries. A number of policy recommendations were provided according to the results obtained.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 135-158
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: CO2 emissions; PHH; pollution haven hypothesis; CCE; FMOLS; DOLS.
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Author-Name: Pasquale Marcello Falcone
Author-X-Name-First: Pasquale Marcello
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Title: Environmental regulation and green investments: the role of green finance
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A vibrant debate on the ways and timing characterising the need to scale down the dependence of the current economic system on fossil fuels is attracting the attention of governments worldwide. A sustainable transition from a long-established regime, based on rooted production and consumption models, involves undertaking a wide array of challenges. Indeed, the transition towards sustainability is still recognised as having a high degree of complexity and uncertainty with respect the founding of required investment projects. In this regard, green finance can play a pivotal role in accelerating this transition so as to create the conditions to guarantee a level playing field between the traditional and green economy.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 159-173
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: green investments; green finance; environmental innovation; regulation.
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Author-Name: Soumyananda Dinda
Author-X-Name-First: Soumyananda
Author-X-Name-Last: Dinda
Title: A circular economy approach for sustainable economic development
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This paper focuses on the circular economy approach which is based on the principle of recycle of resources. It is an alternative to the existing linear economy that is based on the principle of 'take-make-dispose', which is unsustainable for economic growth due to limitation of resources in the world. This study especially set up a circular economy model for sustainable development in the frame work of endogenous economic growth incorporating waste as valuable stock for further production. The paper highlights (a) stock of waste accumulation, (b) dynamics of waste in closed-loop system and (c) economic growth path. Recycling economic activities contributes in the economic development with reuse of resources without degrading environment. This paper tangentially provides empirical support to our model for sustainable development.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 174-189
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: circular economy; close-loop system; economic growth; linear economy; recycle of waste; sustainable development; take-make-dispose; waste.
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Author-Name: Mohd Farhan
Author-X-Name-First: Mohd
Author-X-Name-Last: Farhan
Title: Market expansion for organic food in India: assessing the consumers' attitude
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Now a day's customers are more inclined towards a healthy lifestyle and consumption of organic food. The purpose of this paper is to comprehend the buyer intension to pay a higher price. This study focused on purchasing habit of customers towards organic food. Primary data of 500 respondents were collected from different areas of Punjab state of India in 2018. To calculate the results, descriptive statistics, multiple regression and factor analysis were used. Results of the research show that health and food safety are the two most important motives behind the intention to pay a higher price.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 278-291
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: health; environment; organic food; lifestyle; awareness; India.
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Author-Name: Adoulaye Koudougou
Author-X-Name-First: Adoulaye
Author-X-Name-Last: Koudougou
Title: Adoption and impact of organic cotton farming practices on households' livelihoods in the central-eastern region of Burkina Faso
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This study aims to examine the adoption and the impact of organic farming in the specific case of organic cotton farming in Burkina Faso. The adoption and impact of organic cotton production is investigated through an endogenous switching regression model to control for the endogeniety of the adoption decision. The results of the study revealed that factors such as the experience in cotton farming, the education of the head of household, household size, the gender of the head of household and the knowledge provided to cotton farmers through radio emissions affect negatively the decision to grow organic cotton while the age of the head of household has a positive impact on the decision to grow organic cotton. The adoption of organic cotton farming has a significant positive impact on the returns on cotton production of organic cotton farmers but affect negatively their capacity to grow non-cotton crops.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 247-265
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: organic farming; adoption; impact; endogenous switching regression; Burkina Faso.
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Author-Name: Olawumi D. Awolusi
Author-X-Name-First: Olawumi D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Awolusi
Author-Name: Josue Mbonigaba
Author-X-Name-First: Josue
Author-X-Name-Last: Mbonigaba
Title: Economic growth and environmental sustainability within the BRICS countries: a comparative analysis
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Increasing environmental degradation is seen as a major threat to sustainability in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. Consequently, this study analysed the effect of economic growth on environmental sustainability within the BRICS countries using a panel data set from 1990 to 2017. Owing to the probable cross-sectional dependency errors, the study's estimates via the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) were supported by Cross-Sectional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) estimates. The results confirm that economic growth and environmental sustainability are co-integrated at the panel level, indicating the presence of long-run equilibrium relationships. The study concluded that GDP growth exhibits a negative impact on environmental degradation in the short run but seem to have reversed in the long run - tacit support for the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. All robustness checks, including temporal and spatial changes, validated our main findings. Various policy implications and recommendations are highlighted.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 207-246
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: environmental sustainability; economic growth; environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis; CS-ARDL; BRICS countries.
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Author-Name: Fabian Reyes-Rueda
Author-X-Name-First: Fabian
Author-X-Name-Last: Reyes-Rueda
Author-Name: Sandra Rojas-Berrio
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Rojas-Berrio
Title: Sustainable consumption: associated factors and scale validation to measure appliance purchase intentions
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First, this article is aimed to identify factors that can influence sustainable consumption, specifically in the green purchase of environmentally friendly products. In order to reach that goal, a literature review was carried out through Scopus. As a result, social influence, environmental attitudes, perceived barriers and green purchase intentions were selected as factors. Second, this research validated a scale to measure green purchase intentions, taking as a reference other scales of literature. The methods included strategies such as expert judgment, cognitive methods, pilot test and reliability coefficients for different appliance categories. The results show that the scale is reliable and measures the proposed constructs.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 191-206
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumption; green purchase; pro-environmental behaviour; green products; appliances.
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Author-Name: Megha Jain
Author-X-Name-First: Megha
Author-X-Name-Last: Jain
Author-Name: Aishwarya Nagpal
Author-X-Name-First: Aishwarya
Author-X-Name-Last: Nagpal
Title: Analysing the nexus of environmental performance and human well-being: an empirical study of selected emerging economies
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Certain economists today contend that externalities and public goods are the leading causes of market failure, holding a significant level of relevance for green and environmental economics. These externalities can be categorised based on the impacts delivered to following channels or on the sectors responsible for causing that type of environmental effects. To understand the environmental impact in the era of development, the present study aims to investigate the empirical linkages among economic growth, human development, and environmental performance for the selected emerging nations over the period 2008-2016. The authors have employed dynamic panel modelling. To have a holistic overview, other macroeconomic and capital flow have been considered. The findings suggest the strong positive influence of economic growth variables on environmental performance, especially in selected emerging economies along with a contentious relationship between financial openness and environmental adversity. The results recommend crucial policy implications in the context of climate change.
Journal: Int. J. of Green Economics
Pages: 266-277
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: environmental performance; South Asia; HDI; human development index; sustainability; externalities.
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