Ecological innovations (EIs) are believed to play a crucial role both for the future competitiveness of companies and environmental protection. Thus, many researchers have investigated the determinants stimulating the adoption of EIs, but they usually consider determinants as a static concept. In this paper, these determinants are hypothesized to vary with companies’ propensity to adopt them, that

Contaminant intrusion in water distribution networks affects the safety of residential drinking water, and sensors are placed to detect a contaminant intrusion. As the number and location of sensors directly affect the detection efficiency, several studies focused on sensor placement optimization. Sensor placement optimization is an important mitigation measure, which is necessary to reduce the serious

The food sector is a major contributor to climate change, and reducing meat consumption is important to achieve significant reductions in global carbon emissions. The implementation of information policies to reduce carbon emissions from red meat consumption entails understanding of how such information is expected to be received and used by consumers. This study uses survey data from a consumer panel

The California bearing ratio (CBR) is one of the important indexes, which is used to represent the strength of subgrade or subbases of pavement. In general, the CBR can be determined through experiments both in the laboratory and field. However, the determination of the CBR is time and cost-consuming as well as low accuracy due to the disturbance of samples and limitations of preparation in the laboratory

Green product certification is an important link between sustainable production and consumption, which are widely used by governments to promote sustainable development. However, the risks in the green product certification are not sufficiently addressed. The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the risk of green product certification, for a risk index system and the intelligent risk assessment

Stakeholders play a dominant role in shaping ecosystems and driving current environmental management; thus, social networks of stakeholders should be cleared up for ecosystem governance to maintain the ecosystem services and sustainable development. Based on the field survey and questionnaires, we constructed a social network framework for coastal wetland conservation and took the Yellow River Delta

The development of phase change materials with a high latent heat of fusion and thermal conductivity is a key issue that needs to be addressed in power batteries thermal management system. In this study, an imidazolium ionic liquid ([C16MIM]Br) suitable for latent heat storage was synthesized by quaternization reaction. The composite phase change material of ionic liquid/graphene/carbon nanotube aerogel

With the ever-growing of livestock and poultry breeding (LPB) in China, its environmental problems have become a common concern. Pollution risk, resource potential and related policies evolution are essential to clarify, which is beneficial to better promote sustainable development of the LPB. In this study, a data-set covering the main animals of China's LPB (covering most of staple animals) and through

The current study employs the risk technology acceptance model to explain the intention to use smart grid technologies in Romania. The country has recently liberalized the electricity market and thus it provides a relevant setting for examining attitudes towards smart grid technologies. Based on survey data and the partial least square structural equation modelling approach, we found that the intention

Black liquor from pulp mills is valuable biomass that can be recycled as a CO2-neutral, renewable fuel. However, biomass combustion produces significant ash deposits reducing the overall process efficiency. A recovery boiler generally uses an ash deposit removal system (ADRS), but ADRS operation is inefficient, and the recycling efficiency of the biomass is decreased, leading to an increase in CO2

The comprehensive development of green buildings is constrained by the regional imbalance distribution in China. Considering the shortness of previous studies at a provincial level in making practical guidance, this paper conducts a city-level study in China based on a panel dataset of Guangdong cities from 2008 to 2019, using a series of difference evaluation indicators to analyze the characteristics

This study aims to evaluate the macro-micro-meso-mechanical properties of basalt fiber (BF)-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete (BFRAC). Firstly, the effects of BF with different contents and lengths on the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) at different ages were analyzed. In addition, the distribution of BF, bond between BF and matrix, failure form of BF, and element composition

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer is a widely used material in engineering applications and is expected to be extensively used in the transportation sector due to its light-weight properties. It is a high value, energy intensive material, which is mostly landfilled at its End-of-life, however, it could potentially be recycled and replace virgin material in different sectors. Therefore, considering also

The implementation of energy conservation and emission reduction is significant for China's iron and steel sector. Currently, the carbon emission responsibility accounting method cannot reasonably classify steel enterprises' responsibility and does not effectively promote cooperative emission reduction between steel enterprises and the consumption side. The baseline value of the carbon emission responsibility

After facing climate change and other environmental problems, many countries have prioritized research on environmental protection. However, there is still a lack of relevant research in the field of regional green production and trade systems. From the perspective of the production side, this study examined the regions' abilities of constructing a green production and trade system on the local, inter-provincial

At present, more than 142 seawater desalination projects have been built in China, which effectively alleviate freshwater scarcity pressure in coastal cities but have little effects on inland areas. Through evaluating seawater desalination distribution, it is practical to analyze optimal water transfer path to mitigate freshwater imbalance and alleviate freshwater shortage pressure. Based on the compiled

Decarbonisation pathways for the food and beverage sector are focused at a national, regional, or sectoral level. There is a lack of literature which assesses decarbonisation pathways at a facility level and which compares pathways using Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). This work assesses the economic and environmental performance of 21 decarbonisation pathways which could be implemented at

Life cycle assessment is an analysis technique used to assess the environmental burdens of products or production processes. Ecosystem services is a concept used to understand the ways functioning ecosystems support human wellbeing. Both are used to understand how anthropogenic pressures impact the environment. The integration of ecosystem services as indicators in life cycle assessment is increasingly

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) has the advantage of lower production temperature as compared to conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). It is prepared by using various types of technologies which change the properties of bitumen binder attributes to ease in workability of the mixes. In the present study, bitumen emulsion was used for preparing WMA mixes by pre-coating the aggregates. Moreover, the conventional

Global warming is a global and critical challenge and car manufacturers pledge to reduce their carbon footprint. It is mandatory to assess the carbon footprint of current and upcoming vehicles to achieve these self-set and quantified targets. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardized and scientifically acknowledged method to quantify a product's or company's environmental impact. Due to the complexity

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of audit committee characteristics on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for European listed companies. This paper aims to understand how audit committee characteristics, namely, independence, expertise and tenure, influence ESG scores. The reported ESG scores and audit committee characteristics are collected from a sample

The heavy-duty mining haul truck (MHT) with hundreds tonnage could emit hundreds of times emissions over a passenger vehicle. The heavy burden of emissions and continuous global warming force the mining industry seeking clean powertrain solutions for MHT. This research optimizes several emerging clean powertrain solutions for a typical 240 tonnage MHT using integrated design and control optimization

Concerns about potential climate change stemming from refrigerated systems have increased because of the environmental burden of nonrenewable energy use and refrigerants' high global warming impacts. Currently, cold storage systems based on phase-change material (PCM) technology have emerged as an alternative solution to the commonly used vapor-compression refrigeration system (VCRS). This study compares

The significant role of geotechnical engineering in achieving sustainable development is often neglected. Geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) technology brings promising prospects for embracing sustainable practices. In this study, the embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC) of three design options for a hypothetical large retaining structure project in China are investigated. The purposes are

Today, organizations realized the importance of sustainability in concern with their business activities. They found out that they should focus on other aspects such as environmental and social and economic sustainability. Lately, Sustainable Human Resource Management (SHRM) is introduced as an instrument to indicate that HRM can affect the sustainable development and resource preservation of organizations

Geoenergy technologies, including the Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), are currently being considered as possible solutions for reducing emissions of CO2 and other gases to atmosphere and at the same time, provide sustainable sources of low-carbon energy. In this paper, a flexible risk assessment methodology for UCG technology is presented, based on an established methodology for radioactive waste

Correctly identifying and understanding the drivers of ecosystem change and their impacts on ecosystem services (ESs) could provide comprehensive supporting information for ecological governance decisions. This study aimed to identify the key drivers and influencers of natural and human factors on water-related ecosystem services (WESs) in three aspects: spatial heterogeneity contribution, driving

Numerous countries use information-based strategies to supplement or replace traditional environmental risk-control approaches. These strategies rest on the deterrence effect: Informed stakeholders, including media and investors, penalize polluters, which leads them to self-regulate, thereby reinforcing the mandatory regulation. To effectively tackle the increase in environmental problems, the deterrence

This study aims to forecast greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Hong Kong with an optimal selection of predictors. A review is made on the time-series of the GHG emissions by different sources in 1992–2021. Twenty potential predictors are examined relating to economics, social developments, energy use, waste production and climatic conditions, based on previous studies on GHG emissions and mitigation

Environmental mass incidents caused by pollution of enterprises seriously threaten the government's credibility and social stability. Thus, this paper tries to explore the driving mechanism of environmental mass incidents and to master critical factors for coping with it. Firstly, the spatial public goods game model on complex networks are applied to study the cooperation drive mechanism among individuals

It is important for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to understand how the adoption of sustainability strategies and innovations influence firms’ overall performance. Practitioners obviously seek knowledge of the likely financial outcome of the adoption of sustainability strategies and innovations. Policymakers need the knowledge to devise effective policies to reach sustainability goals,