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Green finance, fossil fuel efficiency, and sustainable development in OECD Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Dongxia Li
This study investigates the effects of eco-friendly finance and fossil fuel efficiency on sustainability in 15 OECD countries from 2005 to 2021. A 1% increase in the Fossil Fuels Efficiency Index improves sustainability by 0.32% in the short term and 0.45% in the long term. Similarly, a 1% rise in green finance enhances sustainability by 0.16% short-term and 0.40% long-term. Negative impacts on sustainability
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Digitalization of the economy and sustainability of metallic mineral production Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Minjing Zhu, Lei Zhu
Due to the adverse impacts of climate change on the environment and biodiversity, sustainability has become a critical issue. This paper investigates the impact of digitalization on the sustainability of metallic mineral production, particularly CO2 emissions, within the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Using data from 1998 to 2020 and the cross-sectional FMOLS technique, the study
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Do African countries avoid the curse of natural resources on social cohesion? Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Pierre Christian Tsopmo, Salim Ahmed Mbouombouo Vessah, Valentine Soumtang Bime, Itchoko Motande Mondjeli Mwa Ndjokou
The interest in social cohesion as a key driver of inclusive societies, and the pillar of sustainable economic development is still very much alive. However, the strong socio-cultural heterogeneity between social groups, conflicts, coups and socio-political crisis reinforces evidence of an undermining of social cohesion in Africa. Using system Generalized Method of Moments dynamic techniques, this
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Spillover effects of natural resources on the attractiveness of foreign direct investment in ECOWAS countries Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Yentéma Namountougou
The economies of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries are linked by geography and by a policy of capital mobility. Consequently, the attractiveness of foreign direct investments (FDI) in one country is likely to be influenced by factors that explain FDI in neighboring countries, such as the endowment of natural resources. However, previous empirical studies have overlooked the
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Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Linna Han, Xihui Haviour Chen, Yong Wang, Yen Hai Hoang
Export control policies for mineral resources may constrain the development of countries in the Global South. This study used data from 31 countries from 2009 to 2021 and employed a double fixed effects (FE) model to explore the impact of mineral resource export control policies implemented by countries in the Global South on sustainable energy transition. Our results show that prohibiting the export
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How does the mineral resource exploitation sector interact with Islamic and traditional ventures? Insights amidst the impact of green reforms and state-of-the-art technological advancements Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Mahdi Ghaemi Asl, Mohammad Nasr Isfahani, Mahsa Mohammadi
This study examines the convergence between strategic resource miners and explorers with both conventional and Islamic ventures using quantile cross-spectral analysis and the quantile connectedness approach. It analyzes data from exchange-traded funds related to these ventures from September 19, 2016, to September 14, 2023. The findings reveal significant differences between Islamic and conventional
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Towards sustainable mining in an emerging economy: Assessment of sustainability challenges Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Yalcin Berberoglu, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Yigit Kazancoglu
The minerals industry in Turkey is critical to the nation's financial system and has a significant influence on its economic growth and well-being. The goal of this investigation is to undertake a complete review of the minerals sector's sustainability concerns, utilizing fuzzy decision-making to generate enlightening answers. Therefore, the major purpose of this research is to recognize and highlight
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COP28 targets for mobilizing private investment in fossil fuels extraction industry to cope with the climate change Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Gang Zhou, Gwonsoo Bahn, Jian Lao, Yuan Zhang
This study analyzes data from the Sovereign ESG Data Portal to assess how macroeconomic factors influence ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments in the fossil fuels extraction sector across G7 countries from 2005 to 2022. Using the PMG-ARDL technique, findings reveal that a 1% rise in income inequality leads to a 0.14% decrease in ESG investment in the short term and 0.43% in the long
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Detecting the local characteristics from the iron ore import competition intensity among nations: A network-based resource allocation process method Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Pengli An, Qianqian Xu
Iron ore is an important industrial raw material, and its production and consumption have a significant impact on the world economy. As resource demand increases, competition among iron ore importing countries has intensified. To investigate the global iron ore competition landscape through the competition intensity among importing countries and to study the iron ore competition groups and key competition
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The impact of conflicts in the mining industry: A case study of a gold mining dispute in Greece Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Cosimo Magazzino
The Skouries gold mining dispute in Greece has been a significant contention for several years. This study explores how individuals, either supportive or critical of mining, have strategically positioned themselves in discourse to safeguard their influence and control over potential risks. These strategic actions have included visible measures, such as campaigns carried out by institutions and grassroots
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The role of natural resources rents and e-government in achieving sustainable development in the European Union Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Mihaela Simionescu, Magdalena Radulescu, Javier Cifuentes-Faura
The EU transition to green economy and digital transformation plays a crucial role in achieving sustainable development with direct interest in allocating the necessary financial resources. In this framework, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of e-government and natural resources rents on financial and human development as proxies for sustainable development. The analysis conducted for
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Pathways to sustainability: Evaluating the impact of green energy, natural resources, FinTech, and environmental policies in resource-abundant countries Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Najia Saqib, U. Shahzad
The escalating concerns about ecological sustainability have made the consumption of resources a crucial global issue. The speedy growth of the economy is heavily reliant on excessive consumption of resources, which significantly contributes to the imbalance between biodiversity and ecological footprint, resulting in a decrease in the carrying capacity. Both researchers and policymakers strive to enhance
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Optimization of production, distribution, natural resources and capacity planning throughout process sector worldwide supply chains with various goals Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Junli Yuan, Zhaohe lv, Tahmina Aliyeva, Xu Chen
This study delves into the intricate dynamics of green transformation within global mining and other process industries, focusing on production, distribution, and capacity planning under the framework of the Asian Mineral Vision. By addressing sustainability, resource efficiency, and cost reduction, the research highlights the multifaceted challenges faced by industry participants in achieving green
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The role of natural resources, fintech and economic complexity in sustainable development for BRICS nations: A policy insight from advanced panel data techniques Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Feilan Wang, Junbo Chen, Feixia Wu, Hongwei Li, Jianfang Li
In recent times, ecological sustainability has become a pertinent area of interest for policy stakeholders in emerging nations. The BRICS nations are five nations that have significantly contributed to the world's GDP and play a significant role in the environmental policy arena. The ongoing research has confabulated the interconnections among three pertinent economic policy variables, i.e., NTR, FNT
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Harmony in diversity: Exploring connectedness and portfolio strategies among crude oil, gold, traditional and sustainable index Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Satyaban Sahoo
The research investigates dynamic connectedness and portfolio strategies among crude oil, gold, global traditional (DJGI) and sustainable (DJSI) indices. The time-varying parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) findings reveal that the average total connectedness among the assets is 33.03%, with the total dynamic connectedness index exhibiting a notable surge during two crises and one stability period
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Transparency, institutions, and investment: The case of the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI) Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Haeyong Lim
Since the establishment of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), many resource-rich countries have joined international transparency initiatives. Considering that resource-rich countries have historically preferred opacity, this trend is surprising. Once a country joins the EITI, the country reports on its revenues, contracts, and licenses related to natural resources. The disclosure
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From Resource curse to digital economy Harmony in selected Belt and Road countries Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-25 Lihong Wang, Jinglei Huang, Chunyan Wang
This study explores how the digital economy affects the resource curse in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. Using data from 27 BRI nations (2001–2020) and fixed effect panel data analysis, we find that increased digital access and technology imports reduce resource dependency. Specifically, a 1% rise in computers per 100 inhabitants correlates with a 0.17% decrease in oil rent, indicating digital
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Sustainable common prosperity and resource rents: Regional analysis Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Lihong Wang, Weiyu Gu
This study assesses how resource rent affects sustainable common prosperity in Asian regions from 2000 to 2019. Results indicate that a 1% increase in resource rent correlates with a decrease in sustainable common prosperity by 0.15% in Eastern Asia, 0.26% in Western Asia, and 0.465% in Central Asia, highlighting the complexities of managing resource revenues. Negative coefficients for state healthcare
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Appraising sustainability and economic growth through Fintech, green finance and natural resource in Asian economies: A CS-ARDL study Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Tianjing Zhuang
Governments in Asian economies are under immense pressure from an ecological perspective and are trying to increase compliance with environmental policies by institutions and households, which have the objective of reducing environmental pollution. This is because the Asian region contributes two-thirds of the global growth. However, because of the conventional manufacturing facilities and infrastructure
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Predicting oil price fluctuations: Integrating external indicators and advanced regression techniques Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Wang Peipei, William James
The study utilizes external factors to improve the precision of predicting fluctuations in oil prices. Based on the pertinent research, the present research gathers 62 external factors from 2000 to 2021, that indicate the changes in oil need, oil supplies, oil stock, economic basics, monetary metrics, and estimations of unpredictability. The experimental findings suggest that shrinkage techniques provide
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The dynamic impact of network attention on natural resources prices in pre-and post-Russian-Ukrainian war Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Wenwen Liu, Peng Zhao, Ziyang Luo, Miaomiao Tang
Natural resources prices have been greatly affected by the Russian-Ukrainian war. Investors also pay special attention to the price of natural gas and oil. This paper introduces the Thermal optimal path (TOP) method and the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to investigate the dynamic lead-lag relationship between investor attention and natural resources prices for crude oil and natural gas.
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Sustainability education and resource curse control in the selected resource-rich economies Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Zhuo Wang, Haoyuan Li, Yuan Zhang
The “resource curse” paradoxically impacts countries abundant in natural resources, presenting challenges despite their apparent benefits. In 20 such economies, the focus has shifted to using sustainability measures to address this curse, analyzed through Cross-Sectional Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares. Between 1999 and 2018, sustainable education proved essential in mitigating resource curse
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Complex pattern of nexus between global mining consortiums and sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa region Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Hamed Tajmir Riahi, Parisa Iranpour, Joanna Nakonieczny, László Vasa
This research investigates the intricate interplay between major global mining entities and sustainability initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as a key part of Global South countries. The study conducts a comprehensive analysis of the global mining industry at five distinct levels: mining, mining cap-weighted, mining coal exclusion, global gold mining tracker, and global
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Minerals at the crossroads: Economic policies, global trade, and renewable energy in the global South Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Amar Rao, Mrinalini Srivastava, Jaya Singh Parihar, Shubham Chavriya, Mosharrof Hosen
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Digital government and mineral resources trade: The role of digital financial inclusion Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Naif Alsagr, Ilhan Ozturk, Sidra Sohail
The mineral resources trade is significant because these minerals are crucial in developing green and clean energy equipment and plants, which is key to achieving sustainable development targets. However, no past studies have focused on finding the determinants of trade in mineral resources. This analysis fills the gap by analyzing how digital government and digital financial inclusion affect mineral
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Resource dependence and life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa: Does financial sector stability break the curse? Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa, Fabrice Ewolo Bitoto, Séraphin Brice Bikoula Minkoe
Natural resource wealth can contribute to human and economic development if the revenues from natural resource sectors are effectively invested by the government. In particular, countries with abundant natural resources have the potential to experience significant development and improvements in their quality of life. This study first examines the impact of natural resource rents on life expectancy
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Enhancing blasting efficiency: A smart predictive model for cost optimization and risk reduction Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Hadi Fattahi, Hossein Ghaedi, Danial Jahed Armaghani
Mineral extraction involves distinct stages, including drilling, blasting, loading, transporting, and processing minerals at a designated facility. The initial phase is drilling and blasting, crucial for controlled dimensions of crushed stone suitable for the processing plant. Incorrect blasting can lead to unsuitable stone grading and destructive outcomes like ground vibrations, stone projection,
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Sequential investment decisions for mining projects using compound multiple volatility real options approach Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Atul Chandra, Peter R. Hartley
Managers evaluating investment decisions in mining projects have reported using the net present value approach (NPV). However, NPV has the drawback of collapsing variations from uncertainties in future project cash flows into a fixed expected project value today. Ignoring future uncertainties and contingencies can lead managers to make incorrect up-front binary decisions, such as investing in or abandoning
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Enhancing sustainable energy: Mineral exports, financial development, and foreign investment can build a greener future? Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Najia Saqib, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif, Dariusz Cichoń
The long-term consequences of sustainable development and resource conservation might vary significantly across various economies. This study assesses the influences of cleaner energy and mineral deposits across borders, with a specific focus on promoting environmental sustainability, using data from 1990 to 2020 for leading resource-exporting economies. The CS-ARDL model effectively handles variability
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Natural resources and economic growth: Examining the role of globalization, financial development, and digitalization in India Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-10 Nitish Kumar
Natural resources are considered vital for economic growth, laying the foundations for various industries. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the importance of natural resources, globalization, financial development, and digitalization in India's economic performance from 1970 to 2020. The study utilizes the Auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) techniques with structural breaks and the
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Impacts of economic development, globalization, and gross capital formation on natural resources rents: Evidence from India Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Arup Roy
Natural resources are a country's wealth, and resources economics and policy literature has extensively researched how to utilize this richness as a determinant of the country's growth. However, the primary challenges reside in establishing economic development as a driver for natural resource rents. Given this context, this study explores the association between economic development, globalization
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Pursuit of sustainable environment; Quantifying the role of fintech, natural resources and energy efficiency in carbon neutrality in top six manufacturing nations Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Baolin Li, Jia Wang, Mengzhen Wang
Environmental preservation is of the most significant concern for numerous reasons, including the protection of biodiversity, the sustenance of life on Earth, and the long-term viability of its resources. The correlation between carbon emissions and natural resources is significant, as the procurement, processing, and utilization of diverse resources inevitably lead to carbon dioxide emissions. The
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Long-run availability of mineral resources: The dynamic case of lithium Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Maxwell Fleming, Sangita Gayatri Kannan, Roderick Eggert
Lithium requirements will increase substantially in the energy transition - raising concerns about adequacy and affordability of lithium over the long term. A cumulative availability curve (CAC) helps assess these concerns. A CAC summarizes estimates of quantities, costs and locations of resources, which are key characteristics of future resource availability. With estimates of in situ resources and
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Designing new environmental policy instruments to promote the sustainable development of iron and steel production in China: A comparative analysis of cleaner production assessment indicator systems and the assessment principles of the green factory Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-03 Yuanqi Jiao, Qiyun Chen, Yunhui Wu, Chuanwei Ji, Ni Zhang, Hongbin Luo, Kewei Zhang
A large number of environmental policy instruments are developed and issued every year to reduce pollution emissions and energy consumption in iron and steel industry and promote a shift toward to more sustainable modes of production. However, how to design new policy instruments and embed them into existing policy networks and avoid policy repetition and policy leap in policy practice and research
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High-dimensional private and social optimal policy valuation model for non-renewable natural resource extraction projects for multivariate public policy decisions Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-03 José Carlos Valer Dávila, Vilma Gómez Galarza, Eduardo Court Monteverde
We present a model to find the value and sensitivity function associated with the exploitation of a non-renewable natural resource both for the mining company (private optimum) and for the government (social optimum). Improvements over previous studies are achieved by achieving a multivariate model of optimal policy valuation under a Markov decision process with stopping times based on multiple real
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Climate policy stringency and trade in energy transition minerals: An analysis of response patterns Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Mahelet G. Fikru, Nurcan Kilinc-Ata, Fateh Belaïd
Climate policies directly affect cleaner energy technology markets, affecting price signals for greener electricity production. In turn, the manufacturing of energy technologies relies heavily on mineral inputs, posing challenges in securing mineral ores and concentrates either from local mines or overseas. This paper contributes to the mineral-energy literature by examining the impact of climate change
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The economic and fiscal transition costs of global climate mitigation in fossil fuel export dependent economies Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Lars Jensen
Global decarbonization has large implications for trade and financial flows, and with few economies likely to be more affected than those relying heavily on exporting fossil fuels. This study first identifies 40 highly fossil fuel dependent economies and then, through several empirical strategies, examines the potential implications for oil rents, public finances and economic growth from global decarbonization
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Mineral resources and equitable economic development: South Asian mineral resources policy perspective with innovation for resources efficiency Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Pengcheng Xue, Hanzhen Liu, Delong Zhao, Jiaxin Liu
In the contemporary era, economies are heavily relying on minerals extraction, where the literature offers ambiguous evidence regarding minerals-growth nexus. To solve the puzzle, this research inspects the empirical association between mineral resources and economic prosperity in the South Asian nations from 1988 to 2022. This study also scrutinizes the importance of financial development, remittances
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Studying the impact of investments in critical minerals and energy transition in transportation sector in Asia Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Ruoyao Du
Using the CUP-BC estimation technique, this study explores Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in critical minerals and its impact on fuel consumption in the transportation sector across nine ASEAN countries from 1995 to 2022. Results indicate that a 1% increase in FDI in critical minerals is associated with a 0.54% reduction in fuel consumption. This underscores the role of minerals like lithium, cobalt
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Beyond the glitter: An empirical assessment of the true risk and hedging role of precious metals Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Chitrakalpa Sen, Gagari Chakrabarti
Precious metals are an essential component of asset class within the global financial market offering diverse benefits. Being significant store of value, they are immune to default risk, provide hedge against inflation and are deemed to be safe haven. This highlights the importance of precious metals in the broader context of financial and economic stability. This paper focuses on the S&P Precious
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Local social perception of mining in Parauapebas and Canaã dos Carajás in the eastern Amazonia, Brazil Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Valente José Matlaba, Jorge Filipe Dos Santos, José Aroudo Mota, Leon Nazaré Da Cruz, Thiago Leite Cruz, Leoni de Souza Belato, Eduardo Nicolau Demétrio Neto, Rafael Pompeu Dias, Charles Caldas Vilarinho, Diego de Souza Andrade, Sérgio Luis Cardoso Serrão, Válber de Almeida Pires
The mineral industry plays a role in structural transformations in southeastern Pará, Eastern Amazonia, where large projects in this sector are located. This study analyzes aspects of the social perception of mining from image and reputation concepts in the Amazonian context. This paper aimed to examine the role of socioeconomic, political, and historical variables on social perception. It focused
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining governance and cross-sectoral policy coherence in Ghana Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Enoch Adranyi, Lindsay C. Stringer, Henrice Altink
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An investigation of fintech governance, natural resources and government stability on sustainability: Policy suggestions under the SDGs theme Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Xinzhen Feng, Dequn Zhou, Tufail Hussain
Climate change is the most pressing issue confronting every nation in this new century. Account for the SDGs (SDG) is to combat climate change and its effects as soon as possible. There is an immediate need to determine how financial technology (FinTech) influences sustainable development in light of the present global climate. Historically, times of plenty of natural resources have been associated
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Arc of avoidance: An analytical framework for analysing mining companies’ actions in the global South Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Ainsley Elbra
Given the relationship between mineral extraction and conflict, human rights violations, and environmental degradation, there is an urgent need to examine how to mitigate harm in a more mineral intensive future. Thus far the literature has focused on two areas, the governance gaps present in the global governance of multinationals and the private governance scholarship which examines the rule-making
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Environmental economics of green recovery in mineral extraction: Balancing production and conservation Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Hong Peng, Hailin Chen, Yong Sun, Xiaofeng Zhang, M. Abubakar
This study examines data from 1995 to 2021 using self-regressive distribution lag modeling to uncover how mineral wealth utilization influences sustainable development in select Central Asian countries. Our findings highlight a critical challenge: increased mineral asset mining significantly hampers the region's ecological growth, both immediately and over time, due to its detrimental environmental
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The nexus between mineral, renewable commodities, and regional stock sectors during health and military crises Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-20 Nassar S. Al-Nassar, Rima Assaf, Anis Chaibi, Beljid Makram
We examine the return and volatility spillover dynamics and their portfolio implications among regional stock super-sectors, mineral (Energy, Industrial, and Precious Metals), and renewable (Agricultural and Livestock) commodities. To this end, we apply the time-varying parameter-vector autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model to analyze the intersectoral-commodity linkages separately in four major regions (Europe
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The effectiveness of geopolitical risk, load capacity factor, and urbanization on natural resource rent: Evidence from top ten oil supplier countries Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Sinan Erdogan, Ugur Korkut Pata, Mustafa Tevfik Kartal
Natural resources are of strategic importance for the economic and social development of countries. Various macroeconomic factors can affect natural resource rent (NAT). In this context, this study examines the impact of labor force, GDP, population density, urbanization, trade openness, geopolitical risk (GR), and load capacity factor (LCF) on NAT for the top 10 oil suppliers. For this purpose, the
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Mineral Metamorphosis: Tracing the static and dynamic nexus between minerals and global south markets Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Shoaib Ali, Muhammad Naveed, Nassar S. Al-Nassar, Nawazish Mirza
The Global South, comprising nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has emerged as a dynamic economic force marked by shared challenges and aspirations for self-reliance. This study examines the return connectedness between mineral markets and equity markets in the context of the Global South. We employed the contemporaneous and lagged 2 decomposed connectedness approach to explore the return
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Sustainable growth in mineral rich BRI countries: Linking institutional performance, Fintech, and green finance to environmental impact Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-13 Lei Liu, Zhi Chen, Ahmad Al-Hiyari, Abdelmohsen Nassani
The main objective of the current study is to examine the impact of institutional performance, Fintech, and green finance on environmental performance within mineral rich BRI countries nations that have undergone expansion. Key findings indicate that enhancing Fintech significantly reduces emissions; therefore, policies should be implemented to fortify digital infrastructure and promote environmentally
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Unveiling the role of natural resources, energy transition and environmental policy stringency for sustainable environmental development: Evidence from BRIC +1 Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Sunil Tiwari, Grzegorz Mentel, Kamel Si Mohammed, Mohd Ziaur Rehman, Anna Lewandowska
This study investigates the impacts of economic growth, energy transition, mineral market, traditional energy, environmental policy stringency, and load capacity factor on natural resource and sustainable environment management in BRIC +1 countries from 1993 to 2020. The CS-ARDL model is adopted to demonstrate the nexus between the abovementioned constructs. Empirical findings suggest that the mineral
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A deep connection among the natural resources, technical progress, efficient energy and sustainability: The mediating role of governance Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Lu Chen, Jiayue Xie
Many changes in the environment are causing worry among people all around the world. Several variables are at play here, including climate change, desertification, deforestation, coastal ecosystem erosion, land degradation, excessive fishing, extinction of species, and biodiversity loss. These problems, according to many observers, are the long-term, cumulative effect of human activity on the environment
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Exploring the nexus of geopolitical risk, green financing, and natural resource rents: A study of Russia's economic growth Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Qingwei Li, Huiming He, Yessengali Oskenbayev, Ihsan Ullah
Geopolitical risk encompasses various uncertainties arising from political, social, and economic factors, which can significantly influence a country's economic performance. Therefore in this study we analyzed the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR), green financing, and natural resource rents (NRR) on Russia's economic growth during 2000–2022 is examined in this study. The collected data is analyzed
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Corrigendum to “Minor mining, major influence: Economic implications and policy challenges of artisanal gold mining” [Resour. Pol. 91 (2024) 104886] Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Miaozhi Yu, Yifan Wang, Muhammad Umair
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Examining reported company commitments to water stewardship: Working beyond the mine? Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Jacqui Robertson, Claire Côte, Shona Stevens
Mining company commitments to ‘water stewardship’ are a relatively recent development to address corporate water issues. The peak mining industry body, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), has incorporated commitments to water stewardship in its established framework for members. The ICMM requires members to ‘implement water stewardship practices that provide for strong and transparent
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Nexus of natural resources exploitation, social protection, and sustainable environment: COP27 is a sufficient solution? Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Hairong He
A pervasive threat regarding human health, ecological balance, progress, and sustainability marks the current era. Many nations are grappling with the consequences of climate change and global warming caused by excessive carbon emissions from various harmful activities. Consequently, while some nations face resource constraints, they also work hard to keep the environment clean and green to promote
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Are natural resources, sustainable growth and entrepreneurship matter endogenous growth theory? The strategic role of technical progress Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Feng Yuan, Peng Zhang
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Correlating geodiversity and mining in the seridó UNESCO Global Geopark: Spatial and impact analysis in brazilian northeast Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Silas Samuel dos Santos Costa, Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento, Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva
Mining areas can provide important information for interpreting the geodiversity and geological heritage of an area, which also results in the need for special attention to conservation in terms of inventory, impact studies, and recovery plans for degraded areas. The territory of the Seridó UNESCO Global Geopark, northeastern Brazil, has several mining districts linked to the production of scheelite
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Natural resources utilization, digital technology, and green development expenditures can reduce environmental stress: A case study of emerging economies Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Junhui Li, Guowei Li
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Petroleum development projects. Concept selection, taxation and recovery rate Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Petter Osmundsen, Anders Wittemann
The paper models and discusses important dimensions when choosing development concept for petroleum projects, and the consequences it has for recovery rate and project economics. By means of case analysis, optimal concept selection is analysed from the perspective of oil companies and government, accounting for the difference in evaluation metrics. While government has emphasis on net present value