...Muhammed Ashiq Villanthenkodath Purpose The present study evaluates the sustainable fiscal policy, specifically applied to environmental taxes and their influence on the ecological footprint of Japan. Additionally, the study takes into account economic growth and energy consumption. Design...

...Yazan Khalid Abed-Allah Migdadi Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the net-zero emissions of CO2 capturing and storage-enhancing oil recovery (CCS-EOR) supply chain operations, and the analysis examined the utilization of different sources of energy, whether renewable or non-renewable...

... in fostering environmental sustainability. Literature shows a dearth on the studies examining on how “effective capital” affects the quality of the surroundings. “Effective capital” is fundamental because of its ability to cater for the complementarity of capital and energy. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ekundayo Peter Mesagan; Xuan Vinh Vo Purpose The authors analyse the interactive influence of energy use, capital investment and finance on pollution in energy-dependent African countries. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses data from 5 selected energy-dependent African nations (i.e...

...Yousuf Khan; Mohd. Azam Khan; Shadman Zafar Purpose The primary purpose is to investigate the dynamic relationships among urbanization, energy use and environmental pollution in the context of India from 1971 to 2018. The paper also examines the validity of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC...

...Humaira Yasmeen; Qingmei Tan; Sharafat Ali; Hina Ismail Purpose The sustainable development of the energy–economy–environment (3E) needs to ensure the balanced interplay between the energy–economy and the environment. Likewise, creating such balance has become a critical policy issue among...

... The study has adopted the panel data framework where results are tested using the generalized method of moments (GMM). The data of five South Asian countries from 1980–2015 have been used for computing results. Findings Owing to the globalization endeavors, the scope of energy consumption and foreign...

... spent 233,402 MWh of energy in buildings, 838,317 m³ of water on campus, generated 4,442 tonnes of waste, and emitted 75,354 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. The average recycling rate was 50 percent, the average single occupancy vehicle rate in campus commuting was 34 percent...

...Magda Helena Barecka; Ireneusz Zbicinski; Dariusz Heim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and quantify environmental, energy and economy aspects in a zero-emission façade system design. Design/methodology/approach The efficient design of a zero emission façade system cannot focus...

..., a communication from the European Parliament has set the strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy by 2020. The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan (Strategy Energy Technologies Information System, 2013) sets out a medium term strategy valid across all sectors. Yet, development and demonstration...

... Inter-island Sailing Village Eco-tourism Renewable Energy The Pacific islands obtain on average 80 percent of their energy needs from imported fossil fuel, a quarter of which is diesel (Pacific Energy Summit, 2013). Less than 10 percent of their energy consumption comes from renewable...

...Aiga Barisa; Marika Roša Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the difficulty of implementing the European Union renewable energy policy in the transport sector. The authors describe a case study illustrating the capacity of the three Baltic States to meet the binding target of 10 per...

...Evans Osabuohien; Uchenna R. Efobi; Ciliaka M. Gitau Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkage between environmental challenges, multinational corporations (MNCs) activities, trade and energy in Africa; and further elaborate on the role of institutions, as an intervening...

...Professor Natasa Markovska and Professor Neven Duic; Giuliano Buceti Purpose – When comparing renewables with fossil fuels, emotional approaches are fuelled by the difficulties in defining a proper metric able to make consistent comparisons among energy sources. In literature several approaches...

... analyzed the theoretical issues associated with the question of corporate board compensation and developed a research applied to two companies in the Portuguese energy sector, listed on stock exchanges. Findings The findings reveal that total remuneration paid to board of directors is in line...

...Nikola Ružinski; Natalija Koprivanec; Slaven Dobrović; Gordana Stefanović; Daniel R. Schneider; Željko Bogdan Purpose This paper seeks to focus on energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Croatia. The state strategy is based on the mechanical and biological treatment of waste...

...Tracey Crosbie; Nashwan Dawood; John Dean Purpose Building energy performance is a key element when assessing the sustainability, or otherwise, of the built environment. However, the prescriptive nature of current approaches to sustainability assessment stultifies innovative approaches...

...James Keirstead Purpose The use of cross‐cutting urban services (e.g. energy or water) has been proposed as a way of improving the performance of urban sustainability indicators. The purpose of this paper is to consider how this service niche approach might be applied to London's energy system...

...Nikola Ružinski; Natalija Koprivanac; Slaven Dobrović; Gordana Stefanović; Bernd Möller Purpose The objective is to describe and evaluate the development of a novel planning tool for end‐use efficiency in the built environment and for infrastructural changes in the energy system. Design...

...Nikola Ružinski; Natalija Koprivanac; Slaven Dobrović; Gordana Stefanović; S. Jebaraj; S. Iniyan; L. Suganthi; Ranko Goić Purpose Renewable energy sources are likely to play a major role in meeting the future energy requirement of a developing country like India. Among the various renewable energy...