Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(20), P. 8881 - 8881
Published: Oct. 14, 2024
Climate
change
is
a
significant
and
urgent
threat,
gaining
traction
in
the
scientific
community
around
globe
requiring
immediate
action
across
many
sectors.
In
this
context,
digital
economy
could
provide
mutually
beneficial
solution
by
utilizing
innovation
technical
breakthroughs
to
establish
sustainable
future
that
addresses
environmental
deterioration,
promotes
economic
growth,
encourages
energy
conservation.
Against
background,
study
examined
diffusion
of
modeling-based
factors
affecting
small
medium-sized
firms’
(SMFs)
adoption
Internet
Things
(IoT)
technology
its
impact
on
SMFs’
sustainability
performance
related
environmental,
economic,
innovation,
conservation
perspectives.
The
key
findings
revealed
(i)
relative
advantage,
trialability,
observability
drive
IoT
adoption.
However,
compatibility
complexity
hinder
(ii)
When
prioritizing
factors,
benefit
strongest
driver,
most
barrier
(iii)
adopter
SMFs
spent
less
natural
resources
more
renewable
monitoring
systems
than
non-adopter
firms,
boosting
their
sustainability.
(iv)
firms
had
greater
revenue,
profits,
credit
access
non-adopters
lower
input
costs,
improving
(v)
innovative
products
enterprises,
demonstrating
performance.
(vi)
Compared
utility
expenses
energy-efficient
technologies.
(vii)
To
realize
full
potential
for
inventive
future,
authorities
may
pursue
variety
policy
actions
involving
strengthening
implementation
standards
regulations,
securing
incentivization
financial
SMFs,
diverting
allocation
research
development
avenues,
capacity
awareness,
focusing
infrastructure
development.
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Adopting
climate-smart
agricultural
practices
(CAPs)
has
the
potential
to
mitigate
adverse
effects
of
climate
change
and
directly
influence
well-being
households.
Therefore,
this
research
investigates
impact
CAP
adoption
intensity
on
household
income,
net
farm
income
diversity,
using
2020
China
Rural
Revitalization
Survey
data.
We
utilize
approach
two-stage
residual
inclusion
(2SRI)
endogeneity
intensity.
The
results
show
that
positively
significantly
affects
diversity.
Heterogeneous
analysis
indicates
impacts
increase
across
selected
quantiles,
but
decrease
same.
In
addition,
improves
diversity
only
at
20th
quantile.
Our
findings
suggest
enhancing
farmers’
rural
welfare.
Geoscience Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 101776 - 101776
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
When
confronted
with
ecological
challenges,
trading
ecologically
friendly
products
involving
renewable
technologies,
green
management
practices,
and
effluent
treatment
methods
could
alleviate
degradation
on
a
global
scale
while
considering
the
macroeconomic
policy
framework.
Therefore,
this
study
determines
effectiveness
of
fiscal
monetary
instruments
in
moderating
relationship
between
trade
openness
(i.e.,
environmentally
related
products)
sustainability.
Applying
panel
quantile
regression
data
from
20
OECD
members
2003
to
2016,
we
found
that
supports
sustainability
through
gains-from-trade
approach.
Concerning
moderation
effects,
expenditure-driven
expansion
reinforces
favorable
influence
across
less/moderately
efficient
economies,
it
does
reverse
for
more
members.
Taxation-driven
contraction
promotes
amelioration
impact
economies
below-average
quality
remains
neutral
those
average/above-average
quality.
Besides,
interest
rate-driven
proliferates
enhancement
effect
openness.
We
suggest
policies
demand
unambiguous
coordination
OECD's
structure
optimal
environmental
outcomes
products.
These
insights
would
help
gain
momentum
facilitate
attainment
Climate
Action
agenda
United
Nations'
Sustainable
Development
Goals.
