Toward greener horizons: Integrating sustainable supply chain management, green innovation, and CSR for operational excellence and competitive advantage in the Chinese manufacturing sector
September 2026
In response to growing environmental and social concerns, many companies have adopted sustainable supply chain management practices (SSCMPs) to emphasize efficient resource use, energy conservation,...
From Beijing to New Delhi: Adopting transformative legal frameworks for clean air governance
September 2026
Air pollution is a formidable threat to several emerging economies, including India. This research indicates that India’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards permit an annual mean fine particulate...
Spatial-temporal differences, obstacle factors, and influencing factors of provinces’ water governance efficiency in China
September 2026
Based on the theoretical framework of the social-ecological system and the theory of ecosystem services and sustainable development, this study evaluates the framework for water governance efficiency...
Assessing the impact of electric vehicle adoption on environmental equity and mitigation mechanisms in China
September 2026
Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to dominate the new car sales market by 2035, as China aims to decarbonize its transportation sector. Notwithstanding the significant local environmental benefits,...
Energy-related technology-induced CO2 emission reduction in Africa
September 2026
Africa currently faces extreme poverty while simultaneously grappling with the dual challenges of explosive population growth and mounting pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. However, the underlying...
Green development meets safety resilience: Synergistic pathways to sustainability in three urban agglomerations in China
September 2026
Enhancing green development and safety resilience is a critical pathway toward sustainable development. Drawing on panel data from the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta...
Artificial intelligence-driven low-carbon transition in energy consumption structure
September 2026
As the global technological revolution and industrial transformation advance, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a critical catalyst for transitioning to low-carbon energy consumption. This...
Environmental regulation instruments versus employment: Investigation based on the heterogeneity perspective
September 2026
China faces the dual challenges of environmental transition and employment growth. In the backdrop of the policy priority of “stabilizing employment”, mitigating environmental risk has become a key...
Has environmental regulation increased the green total factor productivity of urban agglomerations? A study of urban agglomerations in the Yellow River Basin of China
September 2026
Environmental regulation (ER) refers to various measures taken to address the negative externalities caused by socio-economic activities that are considered effective means to enhance the green total...
Dynamic evaluation of Chinese coal resource-based cities’ transformation and development from the perspective of new quality productive forces
September 2026
Coal resource-based cities (CRBCs) are China’s main energy supply bases with significant long-term influence and are now in the critical period of transformation and development. New quality productive...
Double-edged sword of artificial intelligence on energy consumption: Evidence from China
September 2026
Energy consumption is tightly connected with resource depletion and environmental quality. As the core technology driving the contemporary sci-tech revolution and industrial transformation, artificial...
Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of urban resilience from an environment– service–connectivity perspective: A case study of Beijing
September 2026
To address the systemic complexity and uncertainty risks associated with urbanization, this study develops a spatiotemporal dynamic evaluation model of urban resilience based on a three-dimensional...
Restructuring without marketization? Utilization and profitability of China’s coal-fired power plants under “dual-track” wholesale competition
June 2026
In this study, we examine China’s partially marketized wholesale power generation sector. A political economy approach is adopted to understand the “dual-track” system in which electricity production...
Empowering innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises through public data openness: Mechanism exploration and empirical evidence based on “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” enterprises
June 2026
This study draws on public data openness policies of local governments and micro-level data from A-share listed enterprises across 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2022. Thus, the study examines the...
Governance efficiency of rural human settlement environment in the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China: Regional differences, dynamic evolution, and influencing factors
June 2026
Based on an index system established from the dimensions of ecology, life, and production, this study measures the governance efficiency of rural human settlements in the Yangtze River Economic Belt...
Digital-green integration promotes synergistic pollution reduction and carbon mitigation: Mechanism analysis based on whole-process production control
June 2026
Synergistic pollution reduction and carbon mitigation (SPRCM) are inherent requirements for high-quality development. This study explores the internal mechanisms through which digital-green integration...
Evaluating the economic growth effects of China’s “Area-Based Evaluation Mechanism” Reform: Evidence from county-level panel data
June 2026
China’s rapid economic growth has long relied on a model of large-scale urban land acquisition and transfer, which is now increasingly constrained by central government policies. In response, local...
The impact of manufacturing agglomeration on carbon productivity in the Yellow River Basin
June 2026
In recent years, the manufacturing industry in the Yellow River Basin has gained increasing scholarly and policy attention, driven by the urgent need for green and low-carbon development. This study...
Impact of climate policy uncertainty on urban carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from China
June 2026
The effect of climate policy on carbon emissions has been widely analyzed; however, the literature on climate policy uncertainty (CPU) is limited. We used panel data from 281 Chinese cities from 2006...
Multidimensional perspectives on the role of green transformation on the evolution of low-carbon collaborative governance network: Evidence from a temporal exponential random graph model
June 2026
Within the prevailing consensus on sustainable development, energy efficiency exhibits pronounced spatial externalities. The intertwining of national policy resources has generated a rapidly expanding...
Integrating protected areas and ecological conservation redlines: A unified regulatory framework for ecological damage in China
June 2026
The integration of the ecological conservation redline and protected areas in China has positioned these zones as pivotal components of national ecological security. The Chinese government identifies...
Green finance, trade diversification, and institutional quality as catalysts for sustainable industrialization: An empirical analysis of selected Asian Belt and Road Initiative Economies
June 2026
Asian economies of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) face growing pressure to sustain industrial expansion while meeting environmental goals, yet limited cross-country evidence exists on how green...
Forest eco-products value realization and urban–rural income gap in China: Stumbling block or stepping stone?
June 2026
China is undergoing a critical economic transition amidst the double pressures of growing environmental demands and an increasing urban–rural income gap. The forest eco-products value realization (FEPVR)...
Supervisory strategies for agroecological security in plateau regions based on a four-party evolutionary game model
June 2026
Conflicting interests among multiple stakeholders and regulatory imbalances are challenges faced by agricultural ecosystems in highland regions. Current governance models largely fail to reflect complex...
Effect evaluation of carbon sequestration of grassland ecological compensation policy: Evidence from China’s Yellow River Basin
March 2026
The Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy (GECP) is a large-scale project that has been investing in China since 2011. Despite the significant investment and long duration of the GECP, its impact...