scholarly journals Harmonizing the Tenth Malaysia Plan Priorities with the New Economic Model and the Green World Order

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleem Mustafa ◽  
Shahbudin Saad
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Value Added ◽  
World Order ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Carbon Sinks ◽  
Irreversible Damage ◽  
Green World

The New Economic Model (NEM) is a need-based concept intended to integrate innovative ideas in chartering the path of socio-economic development of Malaysia. NEM is timely for building resilience into the economic systems through the participation of all, and for the benefit of all sections of the society. In a high income society, there will have to be value for money and money for value, reduction in subsidies, efficient fiscal management to reduce unnecessary expenditure, management of value-added and market-driven products and services, revamping of the education system, reviewing of R&D priorities, enhancing staff efficiency, less discussion for more action, less paper work for more output, and realistic targets for delivery. The sustainability dimension of NEM should envisage sustainable management of natural resources. This is achievable by aligning our activities with the new concept of ‘Green World Order’ which expands the existing peace and stability mottos of the World Order to include environment and sustainability. Under this concept there is a need for making changes in our activities. For example, short-term economic gains at the expense of long-term benefits that produce footprints of irreversible damage have to be addressed. Our development planning requires resetting in the light of environmental limitations to achieve the goals of NEM. With the valuation of the ecosystem services becoming increasingly important, we should pursue this matter aggressively to seek best deals for the natural resources we are blessed with. We can claim a substantial amount of international climate change mitigation funds because some of our resources (forests, mangroves and coral reefs) are carbon sinks which international agencies are seeking for investment. This not only generates resources for conservation but also brings dividends to the custodians of the carbon sinks. With an effective action plan, Malaysia can take advantage of the growing carbon market and green economy. The main elements of the proposed action plan are discussed in this paper.   Keywords: Development plan, green perspectives, economic model.  

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Olga Demeshok
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Short And Long Term

The article states that the promotion of resource efficiency will be facilitated by the development of a detailed action plan for the implementation of the green economy, in line with the National Strategy for Sustainable Development. Sustainable development is ensured by the balance of three components: economic, social and environmental. The modern state policy on the subject of development of the concept of "green" economy in Ukraine is analyzed. the condition for further economic development is a significant change in the current economic system, the transition to a new economic model and the implementation of the basic principles of sustainable development. One of the best options for such changes, according to many scientists around the world, is the concept of "green economy". Compliance with environmental legislation by domestic companies will have a positive impact on the economic performance of their activities. Thus, the "green economy" will accelerate the process of transition to sustainable development. The level of ecological situation and development of the national ecological system of Ukraine, its place on these indicators among other countries of the world can be estimated by means of the international index of ecological dimension. The higher this figure, the worse the results of pollution of the country's ecosystem. This index and its indicators determine a country's ability to protect its environment in the short and long term. In addition, this index can be used as a powerful tool for decision-making on an analytical basis, taking into account the social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. The transition of Ukraine's economy to market principles is impossible without reforming the economy and improving economic levers in the field of natural resources management. Thus, the study of the tools and differences of the "green" economy allowed us to draw the following conclusions: under the current model of production, world economic growth can create a state where the damage from pollution and environmental degradation will significantly outweigh the income. Thus, in order to prevent this situation, it will be necessary to introduce innovations to reproduce natural resources.

GREEN ECONOMIC MODEL: PREREQUISITES FOR THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Елена Александровна Тарханова
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

За последние двадцать лет в мире сформировалась концепция «зеленой» экономики, которая соединила в себе комплексную увязку двух ключевых компонентов: экономического и экологического. Такая модель экономики должна способствовать более гармоничному согласованию между этими компонентами, которое было бы уместно для всех государств. В статье изучены предпосылки становления и развития «зеленой» экономической модели. Проведено исследование подходов международных организаций к определению понятия «зеленая» экономика. Over the past twenty years, the concept of a "green" economy has emerged in the world, which combines a complex alignment of two key components: economic and environmental. Such an economic model should contribute to a more harmonious harmonization between these components, which would be appropriate for all groups of countries. The article studies the prerequisites for the formation and development of a "green" economic model. A study of the approaches of national and international organizations to the definition of the concept of "green" economy.

Valorisation of residues from municipal wastewater sieving through anaerobic (co-)digestion with biological sludge

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110284
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Boni ◽  
Alessandra Polettini ◽  
Raffaella Pomi ◽  
Andreina Rossi ◽  
Alessandro Filippi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Biological Sludge ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

The Circular and Green Economy principles is inspiring new approaches to municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) design and operation. Recently, an ever-growing interest is devoted to exploring the alternatives for switching the WWTPs from being able to ‘simply’ removing contaminants from water to biorefinery-like plants where energy and material can be recovered. In this perspective, both wastewater and residues from process can be valorised for recovering nutrients (N and P), producing value added products (i.e. biopolymers), energy vectors and biofuels (i.e. bio-H2, bio-CH4 and bioethanol). As an additional benefit, changing the approach for WWTPs design and operation will decrease the overall amount of landfilled residues. In this context, the present research is aimed at evaluating the CH4 production potential of MWW screening units’ residues. While such a stream is typically landfilled, the expected progressive increase of biodegradable matter content due to the ban on single-use plastic along with the boost of bioplastics makes the investigation of different biochemical valorisation routes more and more interesting from an environmental and economical perspective. Thus, a full-scale data collection campaign was performed to gain information on screening residues amount and properties and to analyse the relationship with influent flowrate. The most relevant residue properties were measured, and lab-scale tests were carried out to evaluate the bio-CH4 potential.

Assessment of the positions of the exporting countries of agri-food products on the world market according to their role in global value chains

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Elena Yu. Frolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
World Market ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Agricultural Exports ◽  
Export Policy ◽  
The World

The place in the rankings of agricultural exporting countries in world trade is estimated in terms of the volume of imports and exports of raw materials and food. However, to assess the efficiency of agricultural exports, it is important to analyze the value added of exported goods produced in the country. The position of the exporting country in global value chains is derived from the type of agricultural production, which in turn depends on the level of development of the national economy, the availability and breadth of use of modern high technologies. The article examines the concept of the development of world agriculture from the point of view of the formation of global value chains, set out in the report of the UN World Food Organization [1] in comparison with the political decisions of such countries as India and the People’s Republic of China in the development of agricultural and food exports. The paper analyzes the risks associated with the consolidation of developing countries as suppliers of agricultural raw materials, as well as the conditions and action plan that allow the country-exporter of agricultural raw materials to move to higher levels in the global value chains on the world market. This experience should be considered to make comprehensive and effective decisions on the formation of the export policy of agricultural products and food of the Russian Federation, considering the food security of the country.

scholarly journals Bioproduction of succinic acid from xylose by engineered Yarrowia lipolytica without pH control

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Prabhu ◽  
Rodrigo Ledesma- Amaro ◽  
Carol Sze Ki Lin ◽  
Frederic Coulon ◽  
Vijay kumar Thakur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
Succinic Acid ◽  
Yarrowia Lipolytica ◽  
Recombinant Strain ◽  
Sole Carbon Source ◽  
Substrate Inhibition ◽  
Biomass Concentration ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Green Economy

Abstract Background Xylose is a most prevalent sugar available in hemicellulose fraction of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) and of great interest for the green economy. Unfortunately, most of the cell factories cannot inherently metabolize xylose as sole carbon source. Yarrowia lipolytica is a non-conventional yeast to produce industrially important metabolites, and it is able to metabolize a large variety of substrates including both hydrophilic and hydrophobic carbon sources. However, Y. lipolytica lacks effective metabolic pathway for xylose uptake and only scarce information is available on utilization of xylose. For the economically feasible of LCB-based biorefineries, effective utilization of both pentose and hexose sugars is obligatory. Results In the present study, succinic acid (SA) production from xylose by Y. lipolytica was examined. To this end, Y. lipolytica PSA02004 strain was engineered by overexpressing pentose pathway cassette comprising of xylose reductase ( XR ), xylitol dehydrogenase ( XDH ) and xylulose kinase ( XK ) gene. The recombinant strain exhibited a robust growth on xylose as sole carbon source and accumulated SA (3.8 g/L) with a yield of 0.19 g/g in shake flask studies. Substrate inhibition studies revealed a marked negative impact on cell growth and product formation above 60 g/L xylose concentration. The modelling based on inhibition kinetics revealed that Aiba model showed better fit with experimental data, which resulted the correlation coefficient (R 2 ) of 0.82 and inhibition constant (K I ) 88.9 g/L. The batch cultivation of recombinant strain in bioreactor resulted in a maximum biomass concentration of 7.3 g/L and SA titer of 11.2 g/L with the yield of 0.18 g/g. Similar results in term of cell growth and SA production were obtained with xylose-rich hydrolysate derived from sugarcane bagasse. The fed-batch fermentation yielded biomass concentration of 11.8 g/L (OD 600 : 56.1) and SA titer of 22.3 g/L with a gradual decrease in pH below 4.0. Acetic acid was obtained as a main byproduct in all the fermentations. Conclusion The recombinant strain displayed potential bioconversion of xylose to succinic acid. Further this study provided a new insight on conversion of LCB into value-added products. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on SA production by Y. lipolytica using xylose as a sole carbon source.

scholarly journals Convergence as a Structural Goal of Sustainable Economic Development: the Overview of Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 04019
Author(s):  
Sergey Zhironkin ◽  
Olga Zhironkina ◽  
Michal Cehlar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Structural Shift ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Technological Transition ◽  
Structural Shifts

The processes of a green economy development, changes in approaches to the production and use of energy, the emergence of new sources of investment in the technological transition - all this is a consequence and, at the same time, the cause of structural shifts in the economies of advanced countries. In this light, the technological backwardness of the Russian economy, caused by a negative structural shift during the period of market reforms, impedes the transition to a green economy, rationalization of the use of natural resources and reduction of environmental pollution. Therefore, the development of theoretical provisions for the convergence of environmental and economic policies, the development of appropriate incentives for business are considered as an important step in the transition to sustainable development. For this purpose, the authors examine the original approaches to various paths of transition to sustainable development caused by structural shifts of a convergent nature in the economy.

scholarly journals Polycentric or monocentric, which kind of spatial structure is better for promoting the green economy? Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Huang ◽  
Ruiwen Liao
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Optimal Range ◽  
Urban Agglomerations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Period

Abstract The green economy has gained worldwide attention, especially in the urban agglomerations where population and economic activities are highly concentrated. However, what kind of urban agglomeration spatial structure is more conducive to promoting the green economy? No clear conclusions have been made. Here, we study the impact of urban agglomeration spatial structure on the green economy, and also reveal how urban agglomeration spatial structure influences the three subsystems of green economy. We find that: (1) urban agglomeration spatial structural evolution is closely related to green economy, while in the research period, most urban agglomerations are not located in the optimal range of the spatial structure that drives the green economy. (2) Towards polycentric spatial structure is contributive to green economic growth, however, the excessively polycentric could not benefit green economy. (3) The evolution of urban agglomeration spatial structure exerts heterogenous impacts on the three subsystems when green economy is decomposed into economic subsystem, resources subsystem, and environmental subsystem. Towards polycentric is more conducive to the improvement of economic subsystem and resource subsystem, while, the tendency to monocentric drives the environmental subsystem development. (4) Lastly, our conclusions enlighten the urban agglomeration development planning and spatial mode for approaching a better performance in green economy.

scholarly journals REGIONAL FMCG BRANDS: THEIR USE IN CREATION OF INTER-REGIONAL CHAINS OF ADDED VALUE AND FORMING THE IMAGE OF TERRITORIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
V. I. Belyaev ◽  
O. V. Velichko
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Natural Properties ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Regional Product ◽  
Natural Characteristics

The article is devoted to the development of methodological approaches to the use of unique natural resources (characteristics) of territories that are capable of being embodied in the consumer properties of food products produced at enterprises located in these territories. The development and production of such goods creates real prerequisites for the formation of a reputation, both of enterprises themselves and of the territories (regions) where they are located. Based on the reputation formed due to the unique natural characteristics of the area, it is recommended to develop trademarks, create regional product brands with the aim of using them in promoting goods with unique consumer properties to other regional markets, including foreign ones. The conditions and rules of registration of the name of the place of production of goods, the reflection of the toponym in the brand name are described; an overview of regional Altai product brands is presented, including the unique natural properties of the area in their consumer properties. The provision that the most acceptable for the initial presentation of Altai in other regional markets is Altai honey. As the main form of promoting Altai honey to other regional markets, it is proposed to use value-added chains. It substantiates the provision that regional product brands promoted to other regional markets, including foreign ones, contribute to the formation and development of the image of the territory, in this case, the Altai Territory. The material presented in the article can be used in the development of specific methodological proposals for solving the problems of the development of territories and enterprises located on them.

scholarly journals Organization and management of the development of ecological tourism in a circular economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 01026
Author(s):  
Oleksii Hutsaliuk ◽  
Iuliiа Bondar ◽  
Nataliіа Sereda ◽  
Oksana Babych ◽  
Inna Shchoholieva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Ecological Tourism

In the modern world, the question of the interaction of society and nature is one of the most acute problems among those facing humanity. Today, rapid economic development is causing a significant increase in the use and, consequently, depletion of natural resources. This necessitates the search for a new economic model that could break the link between economic growth and the depletion of natural resources. The study substantiates the theoretical aspects of eco-tourism as an important component of the strategy of sustainable development of tourism in Ukraine. The priority directions of sustainable development of tourism in the context of modernization of economic activity of Ukraine are outlined. The main directions of greening of the tourist sphere are considered. The main functions and principles of eco-tourism are formed and the relevance of the research and the need to develop prospects for the development of eco-tourism in Ukraine are substantiated. The concept of circular economy is a new economic model that manages the development of ecotourism, which allows to resolve the growing contradiction between the need to meet the growing needs of tourists and the limited number of natural, social, economic resources of host destinations in a deteriorating environment.

Global Warming Solutions and the Path to Recovery

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
David Foster
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
Economic Opportunities ◽  
Look Back

We will look back on the last year as a period when extraordinary economic events marked the unraveling of one economic model and placed in front of the global community a set of choices. Either we restructure the architecture of the global economy and replace it with something else, or we face a future of devastating economic consequences. The Blue Green Alliance has become one of America's leading advocates for global warming solutions and we believe that the benefits and economic opportunities will far outweigh the costs. We have popularized the terms “green economy” and “green jobs” and we believe that every job in America should turn into a green job.

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