The effects of employment of various age groups due to a budget neutral shift from labour to environmental taxes in EU countries

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 113, P. 107867 - 107867

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Achieving SOC Conservation without Land-Use Changes between Agriculture and Forests

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(16), P. 7207 - 7207

Published: Aug. 22, 2024

Global land-use changes impact soil’s ability to perform essential functions. This study investigates whether soil organic carbon (SOC) can be conserved without altering land use in traditional farming systems and degraded natural forests, focusing on ‘disturbed’ agricultural soils ‘undisturbed’ forest soils. We also examine the influence of dominant crops SOC within top 30 cm data-deficient regions Nepal. Using a multi-stage cluster sampling design, we tested 12 regression models identify best relationships among variables such as SOC, bulk density (BD), pH, crops, climate, topography, management practices. Our analysis revealed similar levels both disturbed undisturbed soils, indicating significant degradation forested areas, whereas could support preserve farm-based indigenous knowledge alongside food security. Further, stocks varied significantly (p < 0.05) across different cropping systems, suggesting that managing strategy optimize with these serving indicators. Additionally, our results show weak linear correlation between BD regularly farmlands, where anthropogenic activities frequently alter density, may misleading when estimating density-dependent SOC. finding suggests need for further research into varying degrees disturbance confirm results. While site-specific nature findings warrants caution respect generalization, they provide valuable insights monitoring, climate actions, ecosystem health, particularly data-poor regions.

Language: Английский

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Impact Study of Environment Public Interests Litigation on Carbon Emissions: Taking Pilot Policy of Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation as a Quasi-Natural Experiment

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(19), P. 8688 - 8688

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

The environmental problems caused by carbon emission have become the focus of worldwide attention. Effective control emissions cannot be achieved without protection rule law. Environment public interests litigation is a prominent innovation in judicial system, and its role supervising government to perform regulatory duties on reduction regulating behaviors enterprises deserves discussion. paper selected panel data from 274 prefecture-level cities 2013 2021 analyzed impact procuratorial interest pilot policy using double difference method. research found that can effectively curb emissions. Heterogeneity analysis showed with relatively low level green innovation, negative correlation between policies more significant. Compared eastern region, central western regions, especially where concept, policy, funding governance are weak, implementation had obvious effect governance. Mechanism tests reduce reducing energy consumption increasing participation protection. study will provide an empirical basis for offer certain theoretical recommendations improving system ecological environment field.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Evolution of China’s Provincial New Quality Productivity Based on Three Dimensions of Multi-Period Development and Combination Weights

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(24), P. 11259 - 11259

Published: Dec. 22, 2024

In this study, we aim to construct an evaluation system accurately measure the development status and trends of China’s new quality productivity, which is pivotal for sustainable Chinese economy. light current lack a standardized index precise measurement methods, have established comprising three dimensions—scientific technological innovation, industrial upgrading, factor transformation—in alignment with essence traits productivity. By combination entropy method multi-period weights, assess level productivity across 31 provinces from 2013 2022. The findings reveal following: (1) Substantial regional disproportions exist among in advancement Shanghai Beijing demonstrating notable first-mover advantage. (2) While levels most are generally modest, overall positive trajectory observed. Drawing upon these outcomes, set targeted strategies put forward, such as leading scientific promoting realizing transformation elements. This article can enhance our understanding spatiotemporal pattern offering novel theoretical framework practical approach fostering tailored unique circumstances. Consequently, it may facilitate promotion economic sustainability.

Language: Английский

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