Re-investigating the impact of non-renewable and renewable energy on environmental quality: A roadmap towards sustainable development

SAR Khan, HM Zia-Ul-Haq, P Ponce, L Janjua - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the key areas renowned for various energy
resources and minerals in the global market, has undergone considerable economic …

Does digital dividend matter in China's green low-carbon development: Environmental impact assessment of the big data comprehensive pilot zones policy

X Wei, F Jiang, L Yang - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, data is increasingly becoming a crucial production factor and strategic resource
for economic development. However, there is no consensus on whether data plays a …

The impact of urban agglomerations on carbon emissions in China: Spatial scope and mechanism

R Hu, W Xu, L Liu, Z Cui, C Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban agglomerations have emerged as the dominant form of regional growth, but are also
responsible for a vast majority of carbon emissions, making it a global concern. With China …

Carbon emissions prediction considering environment protection investment of 30 provinces in China

K Zhao, S Yu, L Wu, X Wu, L Wang - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the backdrop of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, carbon emissions have always
been a major concern. The approach of the heterogeneity grey model is proposed, aiming to …

Sequential data-driven carbon peaking path simulation research of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration based on semantic mining and heuristic algorithm …

Q Zeng, C Shi, W Zhu, J Zhi, X Na - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, 41 prefecture level cities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) are selected as the
research objects. Based on the semantic mining model, the policy data information from …

The effect of polycentric urban spatial structure on PM2. 5: An empirical study of China

S Zheng, Y Huang, Y Fu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution causes widespread concern due to rapid urbanization and the
ongoing expansion of the urban scale. Although the polycentric spatial structure is an …

Quantifying the trends and affecting factors of CO2 emissions under different urban development patterns: An econometric study on the Yangtze river economic belt in …

X He, D Guan, X Yang, L Zhou, W Gao - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental issues are rarely investigated within the framework of different urban
development patterns, especially concerning CO 2 emissions. This research works to reveal …

Whither less is more? Understanding the contextual and configurational conditions of polycentricity to improve urban agglomeration efficiency

H Pan, Y Yao, Y Ming, Z Hong, G Hewings - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycentricity is at the core of the urban policy and planning debate on both city size and
spatial configuration, but there is no conclusive evidence for how and when polycentricity …

How does digital trade impact urban carbon emissions efficiency? Evidence from China's cross-border e-commerce pilot zones

Y Li, Z Zheng, M Zhao, Z Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of global warming and dynamically evolving economic circumstances,
improving carbon emissions efficiency (CEE) has significant practical importance for …

Digital infrastructure construction, diversified environmental regulation, and dual control of urban carbon emissions—quasi-natural experiment from “broadband China …

D Ma, H Sun, XC Xia, Y Zhao, Z Yang - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
This study used three batches of “broadband China” strategies (BCS) implemented from
2014 to 2016 as quasi-natural experiments (QE) to distinguish the level of urban digital …