Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(7), P. 2572 - 2590
Published: March 11, 2024
Abstract
China,
the
most
populous
country
across
globe,
has
emerged
as
one
of
biggest
economies;
however,
regarding
food
production,
water,
uplifting
income
level,
and
attaining
environmental
sustainability,
policymakers
are
still
concerned.
China's
government
worked
immensely
on
eradicating
poverty
through
increasing
ensuring
access
to
clean
using
land
resources.
Similar
steps
taken
about
protection.
In
this
regard,
China
needs
more
empirical
evidence
tackle
such
an
environmentally
destructive
issue
sustainable
natural
resource
use.
The
present
study
investigates
Kuznets
curve
(EKC)
while
considering
importance
resources,
production
export,
water
productivity
in
quality.
This
research
also
explores
impact
tourism,
energy
use,
renewable
output
carbon
emissions
during
1990–2021.
authenticates
variables'
stationarity
long‐term
equilibrium
relationship
between
factors
pre‐estimation
diagnostic
approaches.
employed
several
parametric
approaches
revealed
that
EKC
paradox
is
invalid
case
vice
versa
presence
resources
variables.
Natural
key
hazard
a
regional
environment
development.
By
contrast,
increased
economic
growth
consumption
enhance
country's
pollution
level.
distinction,
electricity
output,
tourism
industry,
export
substantial
drivers
COP27
targets.
Based
findings,
recommends
enhancement
management,
improved
renewables,
reduced
outdated
energy,
use
non‐renewable
facilitated
country.
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
Abstract
Research
over
the
past
three
decades
has
provided
rich
empirical
evidence
for
inverted
U-shaped
EKC
theory,
but
current
problems
facing
advancing
climate
mitigation
actions
require
us
to
re-examine
shape
of
global
rigorously.
This
paper
examined
N-shaped
in
a
panel
214
countries
with
12
traditional
and
emerging
variables,
including
institutions
risks,
information
communication
technology
(ICT),
artificial
intelligence(AI),
resource
energy
use,
selected
social
factors.
The
two-dimensional
Tapio
decoupling
model
based
on
group
homogeneous
is
developed
explore
inter-group
heterogeneous
carbon
emission
effects
each
variable.
Global
research
results
show
that
linear
cubic
terms
GDP
per
capita
are
significantly
positive,
while
quadratic
term
negative,
regardless
whether
additional
variables
added.
means
robust
existence
an
EKC.
Geopolitical
risk,
ICT,
food
security
confirmed
positively
impact
emissions,
composite
institutional
quality,
digital
economy,
transition,
population
aging
negative.
AI,
natural
rents,
trade
openness,
income
inequality
insignificant.
inflection
points
considering
all
45.08
73.44
thousand
US
dollars,
respectively.
Combining
turning
calculated
coefficients,
categorized
into
six
groups
model.
subsequent
regression
heterogeneity
direction
magnitude
impacts
most
variables.
Finally,
differentiated
reduction
strategies
stages
proposed.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 111875 - 111875
Published: March 1, 2024
Exploring
the
coupling
coordinated
development
of
carbon
emission
reduction
and
sequestration
(CERS)
food
security
in
agriculture
is
conducive
to
mitigating
climate
change
achieving
sustainable
goals.
However,
there
little
research
on
these
two
systems.
Based
panel
data
31
Chinese
provinces
from
2001
2021,
this
study
used
dynamic
fuzzy
set
qualitative
comparative
analysis
(fsQCA)
method
analyze
levels
driving
paths
between
agricultural
CERS
security.
The
results
revealed
that
(1)
coordination
degree
increased
0.443
0.489
showing
an
upward
trend.
(2)
We
identified
three
development:
technology-driven,
finance-driven
urban-development-driven.
(3)
grain
sown
area
unit
yield
are
core
variables,
serving
as
fundamental
pillars,
their
combination
with
technology
or
financial
expenditure
enhances
development.
Notably,
exhibit
a
complementary
relationship,
while
demonstrate
substitution
relationship.
(4)
Temporal
showed
consistent
trend
technology-driven
paths.
Regional
marked
heterogeneity:
technology-finance
synergy
path
predominates
remote
west,
lies
mountainous
southwest,
clusters
north,
urban-development-driven
located
economically
advanced
regions.
Policymakers
should
formulate
policies
according
different
promote
Agricultural Water Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
299, P. 108894 - 108894
Published: May 23, 2024
Biodegradable
film
(BF),
as
a
superior
substitute
for
traditional
polyethylene
(PF),
has
experienced
consistent
increase
in
China.
However,
significant
research
gap
persists
regarding
the
utilization
of
BF
assessing
farmland
carbon
balance.
This
experiment
examined
responses
maize
growth,
yield,
irrigation
water
productivity
(IWP),
CO2
emissions,
and
field
net
sequestration
(NCS)
to
two
types
(BF1,
100-day
induction
period,
BF2,
80-day
period),
PF,
three
amounts
(I1,
I2,
I3:
5250,
5625,
6000
m3
ha–1),
by
conducting
two-year
(2019–2020)
trial
typical
arid
semi-arid
region
The
results
indicated
that
biodegradable
mulching
(BFM)
negatively
affected
resulting
reduced
yield
IWP.
Especially
under
I1
level,
6.26%–13.99%
IWP
6.64–13.85%.
Notably,
I2
BF1
had
comparable
impact
on
PF.
Additionally,
exerted
more
pronounced
promoting
effect
total
biomass
than
Concerning
balance,
short-term
application
resulted
emissions
(5.74–6.30%
9.27–12.37%
BF2),
without
any
NCS
cropland.
Taking
into
account
economic
value
ecology,
we
recommended
utilizing
5625
ha–1
areas,
while
opting
with
longer
period
whenever
feasible.
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(16), P. 4726 - 4740
Published: Aug. 7, 2024
Abstract
Currently,
emerging
as
well
industrialized
countries
are
transitioning
toward
adopting
clean
energy
sources
because
of
increased
environmental
calamities.
Additionally,
the
rapid
increase
in
population
has
improved
global
food
production
and
demand.
Nevertheless,
consequences
water
investments
have
received
limited
attention
from
scholars.
The
present
research
investigates
China's
determinants
between
1988
2022.
This
study
uses
three
parametric
approaches
(fully
modified
ordinary
least
squares
[FMOLS],
dynamic
[DOLS],
canonical
cointegrating
regression
[CCR])
for
primary
model
assessment.
However,
this
also
employed
method
with
breaks
quantile
to
account
structural
nonnormality
issues.
predicted
outcomes
asserted
that
economic
expansion
investment
significantly
improve
carbon
emissions
level
country.
enhanced
adoption
sustainability
probability
achieving
COP27
targets
by
reducing
emissions.
robust
reliable
based
on
given
literature.
Based
outcomes,
recommends
development,
renewable
production,
strong
policies
decoupling
growth
via
energy.