scholarly journals Competency Gaps of Employees in the Construction Sector in Terms of the Requirements of a Low-Carbon Economy. Polish and Czech Case

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7868
Author(s):  
Honorata Howaniec ◽  
Łukasz Krzysztof Wróblewski ◽  
Hana Štverková
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Carbon Economy

Environmental policy obliges modern society to transition to a low-carbon economy. After entering to life, the Paris Agreement obligated the signatories to prepare the first nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The NDCs aim first to reduce greenhouse gas emission targets under the UNFCCC and they apply equally to both developed and developing countries. Countries voluntarily indicate what actions will be taken to achieve the declared goals. The construction sector is an industry that is under scrutiny due to its negative impact on the environment, but it also has the potential to reduce it. Activities that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions can be carried out at various levels in the construction industry. One of them is the appropriate preparation of the staff, including equipping them with the so-called green skills. This research aimed to determine the competency gaps of people employed in the construction industry, including competencies in the field of low-emission economy. For the purposes of the study, a questionnaire survey was carried out in Poland and the Czech Republic and based on the results obtained the appropriate competencies were determined that should be possessed by people employed in the construction sector, including competencies related to a low-emission economy. Competency profiles for people employed in the construction sector were built and competency gaps of these people were determined. In both countries, no competencies have been identified in any of checked areas that meet or exceed the requirements of managers according to specific competency profiles.

scholarly journals Ruminate on the Path Choice of Carbon Finance Development Under the Background of Low Carbon Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 02010
Author(s):  
Tong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Finance Development ◽  
Carbon Finance ◽  
Carbon Economy

Low-carbon economy is one of the main trends of economic development at this stage, which emphasizes low energy consumption, low pollution, low emissions and high efficiency and effectiveness. The development of low-carbon economy pays more and more attention to the control of greenhouse gas emissions, so in practice, the construction and utilization of economic development model based on greenhouse gas emission control objectives has outstanding practical value. Carbon finance is a financial model that can effectively control greenhouse gas emissions based on the general background of low-carbon economy, and its influence is expanding in the process of worldwide low-carbon economic development. It is of outstanding practical significance to emphasize the choice of carbon finance development path in the context of low-carbon economy and to realize the standardization and specialization of carbon finance development. The article analyzes and discusses the path choice of carbon finance development under the background of low carbon economy, aiming to provide guidance and help for practical work.

scholarly journals Energy-Related Behaviour of Consumers from the Silesia Province (Poland)—Towards a Low-Carbon Economy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2218
Author(s):  
Sylwia Słupik ◽  
Joanna Kos-Łabędowicz ◽  
Joanna Trzęsiok
Keyword(s):  
Classification Model ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Energy Behaviour ◽  
Carbon Economy

The issue of energy behaviour among Polish consumers, and especially the motives and attitudes they manifest, is relatively under-researched. This article attempts to identify individual attitudes and beliefs of energy consumers using the example of the residents of the province of Silesia (Poland). The authors conducted the expert segmentation of respondents in terms of their motivation for saving energy, based on the results of their proprietary survey. The second stage of the study involved using a classification model that allowed for the characterisation of the obtained groups. Psychological and financial factors were of greatest significance, which is confirmed by the results of other studies. Nonetheless, the obtained results explicitly indicate the specificity of the region, which requires transformation towards a low-emission economy. Despite the initial stage of changes both in the awareness of the consumers and the public interventions of the authorities, it should be emphasized that a majority of the respondents—at least to a basic extent—declared taking energy-saving measures. Financial motives are predominant among the respondents, although pro-environmental motives can also be noticed, which might translate into increased involvement and concern for the environment and climate.

scholarly journals Product carbon footprints as tool for a low-carbon economy

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fritz Reusswig
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Emission Reductions ◽  
Carbon Footprints ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Carbon Economy

Stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions at a level that prevents a global warming beyond plus two degree celsius is a formidable challenge. The required emission reductions can only be achieved by a series of technological, organizational and social innovations.

Study on Chinese Low Carbon Economic Model

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Huifeng Li ◽  
Xiaofang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Status ◽  
Economic Development Model ◽  
Carbon Economy

Global warming, which is caused by over consumption of fossil energy during economic development in human society, threatens global ecological balance, tampers social and economic development, imperils energy security, ecological safety, water and food safety, and endangers the entire human race. Low carbon economy is a new economic development model based on low energy consumption, low pollution, and low-emission-based. This paper analyzes the Status quo and Limits of the Chinese Low Carbon Economy, making deep research on Design and Implementation Strategy of Chinese Low Carbon Economic model.

Canada's national carbon pricing plans face delays

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Sands ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Gas Emission ◽  
Carbon Pricing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
Carbon Economy

Significance Trudeau has pledged to formulate a new national climate policy to help Canada meet its international commitments to greenhouse gas emission reductions in line with its support of the Paris climate accord. Subnational support is key to this goal, given the significant policy-making roles of the provinces. Impacts Premier Brad Wall's stand against carbon pricing is likely to translate into re-election in the April Saskatchewan elections. The new federal Low Carbon Economy Fund offers commercial opportunities for infrastructure and energy firms. Carbon pricing -- when combined with low oil prices -- would threaten the economic viability of the oil sands. Pharmacare and federal economic stimulus funding may form other areas of acute federal-provincial disagreement.

Study on the Architectural Design with the Conception of Low Carbon

2013 ◽  
Vol 712-715 ◽  
pp. 883-886
Author(s):  
Qi Guo ◽  
Li Qiong Zhao ◽  
Qiu Yan Liang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Carbon Economy

Construction industry develops with the increase of energy consumption, and there are enormous impacts on the environment during the process of its design construction and use. However, the environment is the conditions for the survival of mankind and the basis of sustainable development of human society. This paper explores the ways to architecture design under the concept of low-carbon economy.

scholarly journals The use of agricultural soils as a source of nitrous oxide emission in selected communes of Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Paweł Wiśniewski ◽  
Mariusz Kistowski
Keyword(s):  
Nitrous Oxide ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

Abstract Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the main greenhouse gases, with a nearly 300 times greater potential to produce a greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide (CO2). Almost 80% of the annual emissions of this gas in Poland come from agriculture, and its main source is the use of agricultural soils. The study attempted to estimate the N2O emission from agricultural soils and to indicate its share in the total greenhouse gas emissions in 48 Polish communes. For this purpose, a simplified solution has been proposed which can be successfully applied by local government areas in order to assess nitrous oxide emissions, as well as to monitor the impact of actions undertaken to limit them. The estimated emission was compared with the results of the baseline greenhouse gas inventory prepared for the needs of the low-carbon economy plans adopted by the studied self-governments. This allowed us to determine the share of N2O emissions from agricultural soils in the total greenhouse gas emissions of the studied communes. The annual N2O emissions from agricultural soils in the studied communes range from 1.21 Mg N2O-N to 93.28 Mg N2O-N, and the cultivation of organic soils is its main source. The use of mineral and natural fertilisers, as well as indirect emissions from nitrogen leaching into groundwater and surface waters, are also significant. The results confirm the need to include greenhouse gas emissions from the use of agricultural soils and other agricultural sources in low-carbon economy plans.

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