The role of agricultural green production technologies in improving low-carbon efficiency in China: Necessary but not effective

2021 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 112837
Author(s):  
Peipei He ◽  
Junbiao Zhang ◽  
Wenjing Li
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Shi ◽  
Yu Cui ◽  
Minjuan Zhao

Abstract Climate change disrupts the balance of natural ecosystems and threatens the sustainable development of human society. As the leading industry in many countries, manufacturing promotes economic development; unfortunately, it also emits large quantities of greenhouse gases. Thus, it is necessary to transform the production pattern of manufacturing into green production. Although technology innovation is the only way to tackle the issue, different types of technology innovation may lead to different environmental performances. We argue that low-carbon technology innovation (LCTI) is the key to green production. Using data of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries from 1990 to 2014, we use the patent-stock method to measure LCTI levels and analyze its development trend in OECD countries. Based on the shepherd distance function, we measure carbon efficiency and carbon productivity by the fixed-effect Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. Then we investigate the effect of LCTI on carbon emission efficiency in manufacturing by the fixed-effect regression model. After controlling some variables, evidence shows a significant positive influence of LCTI on the environmental performance of manufacturing. The level of LCTI constantly increased in OECD countries during the study period. Among these countries, the level of low-carbon technology in the chemical industry is the highest; and in most of the countries, the low-carbon technology of production process grows fastest. Policy implications are further discussed.


Author(s):  
Muntasir Murshed ◽  
Zahoor Ahmed ◽  
Md Shabbir Alam ◽  
Haider Mahmood ◽  
Abdul Rehman ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangzhong Mu ◽  
Pär Göran Jönsson ◽  
Keiji Nakajima

AbstractIntragranular ferrite (IGF), which nucleates from specific inclusion surfaces in low alloy steels, is the desired microstructure to improve mechanical properties of steel such as the toughness. This microstructure is especially important in the coarse grain heat affected zone (CGHAZ) of weldments. The latest review paper focusing on the role of non-metallic inclusions in the IGF formation in steels has been reported by Sarma et al. in 2009 (ISIJ int., 49(2009), 1063–1074). In recent years, large amount of papers have been presented to investigate different issues of this topic. This paper mainly highlights the frontiers of experimental and theoretical investigations on the effects of inclusion characteristics, such as the composition, size distribution and number density, on the IGF formation in low carbon low-alloyed steels, undertaken by the group of Applied Process Metallurgy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Related results reported in previous studies are also introduced. Also, plausible future work regarding various items of IGF formation is mentioned in each section. This work aims to give a better control of improving the steel quality during casting and in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of weldment, according to the concept of oxide metallurgy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 716-719
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Yan Chen

Under the circumstances of the increasing energy consumption of buildings, the development and application of building energy efficiency technology have attracted the attention of many people. As one of the important building energy efficiency technologies, roof greening has played a positive role in building a low-carbon and energy-saving society. This paper analyzes the technological characteristics and the formation methods of the roof greening system. It also expounds on the role of roof greening in building energy conservation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Szyja

Since the crisis of the real economy in 2008, an intense discussion about the need for changes in the economy, supported by a number of declarations on the global scale, has been developed. The analysis of the causes and effects of the economic downturn and the challenges of the future have had a huge impact on this state of affairs. As a result, some states have taken action to remedy the situation. Many of them were aimed at structural changes in production, consumption and environmentally friendly investment. At the same time, the concept of "low carbon economy" and "green economy" gained importance. The aim of this paper is to present the role of the state in the economy in terms of creating conditions for a green economy. The thesis of the publication is: implementation of structural changes related with creating a green economy requires involvement of the state.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 375-395
Author(s):  
Masafumi Yamaguchi ◽  
Taizo Masuda ◽  
Kenji Araki ◽  
Daisuke Sato ◽  
Kan-Hua Lee ◽  
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