scholarly journals “GREEN” INVESTMENTS IN LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Ovdiienko
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Intellectual Level ◽  
Green Investments

The article is devoted to main theoretical and practical questions concerning “green” investments in logistics infrastructure objects. This type of investments has certain peculiarities as it deals with the sphere which is related to any kind of business and human’s activity. Logistic infrastructure forms mobility. But no significant change in a separate facility will not give a significant result without a support to the relevant network and the highest intellectual level of its use. Planning of logistic infrastructure should be performed in such way that the positive effect on economic growth was maximal, and the negative impact on the environment is minimal. Thant’s why improving logistics infrastructure facilitates achieving sustainable goals as it works simultaneously for economic, environmental and social development. Thus it is extremely important to implement such tool from “green” economy concept as “green” investments towards logistics infrastructure objects. There were analyzed different theoretical approaches to the definition of “green” investments in the paper. The result of deep research of worlds’ best practical trends for “green” investing in logistics infrastructure objects is provided. There studied separately mentioned tendencies for all subtypes of hard logistics infrastructure: transport (electrification of vehicles, low-carbon transport systems, sustainable fuels), warehouse (automation, distribution centers decentralization, energy-efficient equipment and construction), packaging (suitable for processing packaging materials, moving from plastic to more environmental types of packaging), information infrastructure (energy-efficient servers, cloud computing, reducing the number of toxic materials and water required for the production of electronic devices), customs (The Green Customs Initiative), social (smart containers, automated food waste tracking systems and automated technologies of optical scanning). Also were studied main instruments to attract necessary finance support for “green” investments and analyzed ways how to implement them in Ukrainian market with its peculiarities.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Definitive Basis of the Term “Environmental (Green) Investments” and their Classification

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-148
Author(s):  
A.S. Ihnatchenko ◽  
B.L. Kovalov ◽  
S.M. Fedyna ◽  
A.G. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Regional Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Investment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Green Investment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Green Investments

The paper analyzes the meaning and essence of the term «environmental (green) investment». Summarizing the existing interpretations of the term «environmental (green) investment», the authors propose their own definition of environmental investment. The author’s interpretation of the term «environmental (green) investment» takes into account the social, economic and environmental spheres of sustainable development. The dominant author's interpretation of the term «environmental (green) investment» is investing in the greening of financial structures. The article summarizes and systematizes the classification of environmental (green) investments, which can be divided according to the scope of investment objects, the regional characteristics of the subjects of environmental investment, the term and method of investment. The authors have made recommendations for improving the environmental efficiency of the green economy in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Metals for Fuels? The Raw Material Shift by Energy-Efficient Transport Systems in Europe

Resources ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Teubler ◽  
Sebastian Kiefer ◽  
Christa Liedtke
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Ferrous Metal ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Efficient Transport

The long-term transition towards a low-carbon transport sector is a key strategy in Europe. This includes the replacement of fossil fuels, modal shifts towards public transport as well as higher energy efficiency in the transport sector overall. While these energy savings are likely to reduce the direct greenhouse gas emissions of transport, they also require the production of new and different vehicles. This study analyses in detail whether final energy savings in the transport sector also induce savings for material resources from nature if the production of future vehicles is considered. The results for 28 member states in 2030 indicate that energy efficiency in the transport sector leads to lower carbon emissions as well as resource use savings. However, energy-efficient transport sectors can have a significant impact on the demand for metals in Europe. An additional annual demand for 28.4 Mt of metal ores was calculated from the personal transport sector in 2030 alone. The additional metal ores from semiprecious metals (e.g., copper) amount to 12.0 Mt, from precious metals (e.g., gold) to 9.1 Mt and from other metals (e.g., lithium) to 11.7 Mt, with small savings for ferrous metal ores (−4.6 Mt).

scholarly journals Energy-efficient house: economic, ecological and social justification in Ukrainian conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetyana Pimonenko ◽  
Liliia Lyulyova ◽  
Yana Us
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stimulate Factor ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
European Experience ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
High Level

The main goal of the article is the efficiency justification of energy-efficient house (EEH) from the different points of view: economic, ecological and social. In this case, the EEH under the green economy context was considered by the authors. In addition, according to the Ukrainian ongoing condition, the key preconditions of EEH implementation among the Ukrainian households were allocated. Besides, the main approaches to define EEH are analyzed and systematized by the authors. On this basis, the main bullet points and features of EEH were indicated. The authors determined the EEH opportunities for spreading among the Ukrainian households. It should be noted, that the lack of awareness among the civil society provokes the slow temp of the EEH enlarging in Ukraine. At the same time, the European experience showed that the huge part of their households can be characterized as energy-effective. With the purpose of understand the efficiency of EEH, the authors had estimated the economic benefits of installed solar collector in the household as one of the parts of EEH. According to the results, the authors allocate the restraining factors of the EEH spreading in Ukraine. Thus, the great payback period is one of them. In addition, the high level of the currency rate has negative impact on the payback period. From the other side the continuously increasing of the utility bills have been indicated as a negative stimulate factor. In order to increase the awareness of the EEH benefits under the Ukrainian civil society, the main economic, ecological and social benefits of EEH were systematized by the authors.

Energy audit of pumps in industrial and municipal systems and labeling of the operational efficiency: systematic approach (part 2)

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
В.Н. Фисенко
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Computable Structure ◽  
Variable Load ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Pump Design ◽  
Service Contracts

На основании системного подхода выработаны единые критерии оценки энергоэффективности работы насосов в реальных промышленных (коммунальных) системах с позиции экологичной эксплуатации в низкоуглеродной экономике. При этом учтен комплексный подход производителей насосов при тестовых испытаниях и разработчиков реальных систем с насосами при исследовательских и оптимизационных расчетах. Приведен пример оценки экологичной энергоэффективной работы насоса с переменной нагрузкой в коммунальной системе с изменяющейся во времени статической составляющей напора. Приведен пример типового отчета энергетического обследования, в основе которого: сформированная для насосов оценка по классам энергетической маркировки, для условий эксплуатации в системе, с произвольными профилями нагрузки; вычисляемая структура режимов расчетного цикла насоса с определением соотношения энергоэффективных и энергозатратных режимов эксплуатации, перерасхода энергопотребления и учета негативного воздействия на окружающую среду в виде объема выбросов парниковых газов в СО2-эквиваленте. Рассмотрен подход к совершенствованию механизма стимулирования потребителей насосов для осуществления энергосервисных контрактов по снижению энергоемкости индустриальных и коммунальных технологических процессов. On the basis of a systematic approach, uniform criteria have been developed for estimating the energy efficiency of pumps in real industrial (municipal) systems from the standpoint of environmentally friendly operation in a low-carbon economy. At the same time, the integrated approach of pump manufacturers in tests and designers of real systems with pumps in the process of research and optimization calculations was taken into account. An example is given of estimating the eco-friendly energy efficient operation of a variable-load pump in a municipal system with a time dependent static head component. An example of a typical report of an energy survey is presented based on: the estimation developed for pumps by energy labelling classes for operating conditions in the system, with arbitrary load profiles; a computable structure of the pump design cycle modes with determining the ratio of energy-efficient and energy-consuming operation modes, excess demand energy and taking into account the negative impact on the environment in the form of greenhouse gas emissions in CO2-equivalent. An approach to improving the incentive mechanism for pump operators for the implementation of energy service contracts to reduce the energy intensity of industrial and communal technological processes is considered.

Copper Companies as a Basis for Ensuring Their Global Competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-460
Author(s):  
V. V. Krivorotov ◽  
◽  
A. V. Kalina ◽  
S. E. Erypalov ◽  
P. А. Koryakina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Maximum Effect ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Tier System ◽  
Production Complex ◽  
Efficiency Indicators ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this study is to develop methodological tools and assess the energy efficiency of Russian copper companies in comparison with the world's leading competitors as the basis for ensuring their competitive development. It is shown that in today's conditions the defining vector of economic development in the leading countries of the world is the concept of low-carbon development and the implementation of the model of a «green economy, based on the introduction of energy-efficient low-carbon technologies that reduce energy intensity and the level of greenhouse gas emissions, on the widespread implementation of energy conservation policies and stimulating the rational use of energy resources A scientific and methodological approach to researching and increasing the competitiveness of companies based on their energy efficient development based on the use of a systematic approach and the principle of feedback between the company's competitiveness and the implementation of its energy efficient development strategy is proposed. A methodological approach to assessing the energy efficiency of companies has been developed, based on the use of indicative analysis and comparative analysis of energy efficiency indicators. Within the framework of the developed methodology, a system of indicators of the company's energy efficiency is proposed, which is based on a three-level assessment at the following levels: the level of the production complex as a whole; the level of certain types of products manufactured by the production complex; the level of the technological process for the production of products. Within the framework of the considered three-tier system, a block system of energy efficiency indicators of the company has been formed. The conceptual scheme of the methodology for the multicriteria selection of priority energy-efficient projects for the development of the company is proposed, based on a complex multi-stage procedure, as a result of the implementation of which the selection of the set of projects is made that will provide the maximum effect from the standpoint of increasing the company's energy efficiency. Practical testing of the proposed methodological developments was carried out in relation to the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company - the largest domestic company in the field of copper and copper products production - in comparison with the world's leading competitors. The results of the approbation showed a significant lag of the company in a number of key energy efficiency indicators from the world's leading manufacturers.

scholarly journals EU rail passenger transport: an important determinant of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Anna Mężyk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has become the global blueprint for sustainable development. Sustainable development is supposed to change functioning of societies and economies in order to minimize negative ecological effects, at the same time providing for the needs of present and future generations. Due to its functions, transport is indispensable for meeting these needs, but it also generates demand for energy resources and has a negative impact on the environment. Appropriate shaping of transport systems is, therefore, an important element of the transformation of economies towards sustainable development and thus a key task for government policy. Rail is among the most energy efficient modes of transport for freight and passengers. The aim of this article is to assess the development of rail passenger transport in European Union countries on the basis of statistical data in the context of the need to transform mobility systems in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The analysis of the data shows that the development of rail transport is low compared to road and air transport, which raises questions about the reasons for this fact and the further measures needed.

Energy audit of pumps in industrial and municipal systems and labeling of the operational efficiency: a systematic approach (part 1)

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
В.Н. Фисенко
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Computable Structure ◽  
Variable Load ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Pump Design ◽  
Service Contracts

На основании системного подхода выработаны единые критерии оценки энергоэффективности работы насосов в реальных промышленных (коммунальных) системах с позиции экологичной эксплуатации в низкоуглеродной экономике. При этом учтен комплексный подход производителей насосов при тестовых испытаниях и разработчиков реальных систем с насосами при исследовательских и оптимизационных расчетах. Приведен пример оценки экологичной энергоэффективной работы насоса с переменной нагрузкой в коммунальной системе с изменяющейся во времени статической составляющей напора. Приведен пример типового отчета энергетического обследования, в основе которого: сформированная для насосов оценка по классам энергетической маркировки, для условий эксплуатации в системе, с произвольными профилями нагрузки; вычисляемая структура режимов расчетного цикла насоса с определением соотношения энергоэффективных и энергозатратных режимов эксплуатации, перерасхода энергопотребления и учета негативного воздействия на окружающую среду в виде объема выбросов парниковых газов в СО2-эквиваленте. Рассмотрен подход к совершенствованию механизма стимулирования потребителей насосов для осуществления энергосервисных контрактов по снижению энергоемкости индустриальных и коммунальных технологических процессов. On the basis of a systematic approach, uniform criteria have been developed for estimating the energy efficiency of pumps in real industrial (municipal) systems from the standpoint of environmentally friendly operation in a low-carbon economy. At the same time, the integrated approach of pump manufacturers in tests and designers of real systems with pumps in the process of research and optimization calculations was taken into account. An example is given of estimating the eco-friendly energy efficient operation of a variable-load pump in a municipal system with a time dependent static head component. An example of a typical report of an energy survey is presented based on: the estimation developed for pumps by energy labelling classes for operating conditions in the system, with arbitrary load profiles; a computable structure of the pump design cycle modes with determining the ratio of energy-efficient and energy-consuming operation modes, excess demand energy and taking into account the negative impact on the environment in the form of greenhouse gas emissions in CO2-equivalent. An approach to improving the incentive mechanism for pump operators for the implementation of energy service contracts to reduce the energy intensity of industrial and communal technological processes is considered.

YOUTH CRIMINAL SUBCULTURE AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF THE PERSONALITY OF A MINOR CRIMINAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
VERA SHUNYAEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
System Research ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Method Analysis

The article is devoted to the research of the youth criminal subculture and its impact on the personality of under-aged. In the course of analysis of this negative impact, a definition of the criminal subculture of under-aged was proposed. The main principles of such a criminal subculture as AUE (the acronym, transcribed from Russian: АУЕ or А.У.Е., comes from «Арестантский уклад един» / “Prisoners Unity (Solidarity)” are defined. The reasons contributing to the development of this negative phenomenon and the typical fea- tures of a minor sharing the ideology of the AUE were identified. The methods for counteracting the AUE were proposed. The method- ological basis of the research is formed by general scientific methods: dialectical, system research method, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, analogy, etc., as well as such private scientific methods as comparative legal, formal legal, structural and functional, statistical ones. The authors relied on the results of research by Russian and foreign legal scholars, sociologists, psychologists.

МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНІ ПРОБЛЕМИ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ІНТЕЛЕКТУ ДІТЕЙ МОЛОДШОГО ШКІЛЬНОГО ВІКУ

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Марина Орап
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Verbal Response ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Interpersonal Situations

У  статті  висвітлено  методологічні  та  практичні  засади  вивчення  онтогенезу  соціального  інтелекту. Складність вивчення даного соціально-психологічного феномену пов’язана із дотичністю його  до багатьох явищ, які описують умови успішності соціальної взаємодії особистості. Проаналізовано наявні  теоретичні   підходи   до   визначення   змісту   та   структури  соціального  інтелекту,   до   взаємозв’язку  останнього  з  іншими  видами  інтелекту.  Визначено,  що  дослідження  соціального  інтелекту  молодших  школярів слід здійснювати на основі розуміння останнього як здатності, що виникає на базі комплексу  інтелектуальних,   особистісних,   комунікативних   і   поведінкових   рис,   що   зумовлюють   прогнозування  розвитку  міжособистісних  ситуацій,  інтерпретацію  інформації  і  поведінки,  готовність  до  соціальної  взаємодії і прийняття рішень. Здійснене пілотажне емпіричне дослідження прогностичних можливостей  дітей  молодшого  шкільного  віку  продемонструвало  наявні  позитивні  кореляційні  зв’язки  між  рівнем  розвитку здатності до передбачення найбільш адекватного сценарію розвитку подій у соціальній ситуації  та рівнем розвитку мовленнєвого досвіду. Найбільш тісний взаємозв’язок виявлено між рівнем розвитку  здатності  передбачати  адекватну  вербальну  відповідь  у  ситуації  комунікації  та  рівнем  розвитку  мовленнєвої компетентності та мовленнєвої діяльності дітей молодшого шкільного віку. Таким чином,  були зроблені попередні висновки про наявність взаємозв’язку між мовленнєвим досвідом та прогностичним  можливостями у складі соціального інтелекту дитини молодшого шкільного віку The  article  outlines  the  methodological  and  practical  principles  of  studying  the  ontogenesis  of  social  intelligence. The complexity of studying this socio-psychological phenomenon is associated with its attractiveness to  many  phenomena  that  describe  the  conditions  for  the  successful  social  interaction.  The  existing  theoretical  approaches to the definition of the content and structure of social intelligence, to the interrelationship of it with  other types of intelligence are analyzed. It is determined that research of social intelligence of junior pupils should  be carried out on the basis of the understanding of this kind of intelligencer as an ability that based on a complex of  intellectual, personal, communicative and behavioral features. This complex predetermines the forecasting of the  development  of  interpersonal  situations,  the  interpretation  of  information  and  behavior,  readiness  for  social  interaction  and  decision-making.  The  research  of  the  prognostic  possibilities  of  primary  school  children  demonstrated the positive correlation between the level of development of the ability to predict the most adequate  scenario of the development of events in the social situation and the level of development of speech experience. The  closest relationship is found between the level of development of the ability to provide an adequate verbal response  in the context of communication and the level of development of speech competence and speech activity of children  of junior school age. Thus, was done a conclusion about the existence of a relationship between speech experience  and prognostic possibilities in the social intellect of a child of junior school age.   

Opportunities for improving the insider laws: A comparative analysis of the practice in the USA and Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 796-814
Author(s):  
E.K. Ovakimyan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Insider Trading ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Market Manipulation ◽  
Insider Information ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Legislative Perfection ◽  
Definition Of

Subject. The article examines the laws regulating insider trading. Objectives. The study outlines recommendations for refining Law On Countering the Illegal Use of Insider Information and Market Manipulation and Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation, № 224-ФЗ of July 27, 2010. Methods. The methodological framework includes a general dialectical method, analysis and synthesis, induction and deductions, and some specific methods, such as comparative and formal logic analysis to specify the definition of insider information, structural logic and functional analysis to improve the mechanism for countering insider trading and market manipulation. Results. We discovered key drawbacks to be addressed so as to improve the business environment in Russia. Although the Russia laws mainly mirror the U.S. laws, they present a more extended list of terms concerning the insider information. I believe the legislative perfection should be continued. Conclusions and Relevance. The study helps apply the findings to outline a new legislative regulation or amend the existing ones, add a new mention on the course of financial markets to students’ books, develop new methods for detecting and countering and improving the existing ones. If all parties to insider relationships use the findings, they will prevent insider trading crimes in financial markets and (or) reduce the negative impact of such crimes on the parties.

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