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FDI, new development philosophy and China’s high-quality economic development

for FDI in the west region. High-quality economic development; Foreign direct investment; New development philosophy; Partial least-squares structural equation modeling 1 Introduction The impact of ... sustainable economic development. This vision was first articulated in 2015, during the 15th plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, with the introduction of a "new development philosophy." This

Renewables, taxes and competitive markets: the role of energy policies on the EU’s sustainable energy consumption

In recent years, the European Union has made sustainable consumption and production a political priority, to address economic and social development within the capacity of the ecosystem. To this end ... organise society’s resource use and do not focus merely on material flows. The EU has made resource efficiency and climate change political priorities. The EU sustainable development strategy (Council of

Understanding the relationship between poverty, environmental degradation, and power dynamics: a qualitative study in Northern Ghana

of power dynamics and political agendas. The implications of these findings extend to policy formulation, underscoring the necessity of addressing underlying discourses of power for sustainable ... prevailing poverty-resource-depletion narrative. This study emphasizes the need to contextualize the poverty-environmental degradation nexus, recognizing it as a result of power dynamics and political agendas

Renewable energy deployment in Europe: Do politics matter?

spotlight the role of political orientations. Leftist governments have lagged in prioritizing energy transition, prompting questions about neglecting environmental concerns and necessitating comprehensive ... for a greener future. Non-hydroelectric renewable installed capacity; Political positions of democratic countries; European countries; Economic freedom; Financial development 1 Introduction Fossil

A decomposition and decoupling analysis for carbon dioxide emissions: evidence from OECD countries

phase over the central period (2005–2009). According to the results, further efforts to increase energy efficiency, political support for digitalization and decentralized energy systems, and setting up a ... in all OECD countries. Moreover, further political support for digitalization and decentralized energy systems, as well as for the creation of energy communities capable of increasing local electricity

Experts’ perspectives on the sustainability and risks of freely applicable MSWI bottom ash: a Q-methodology study in the Netherlands

novel bottom ash regime. The freely applicable quality of BA itself is accepted in all perspectives. Conflicting views were found about new risks, trust and socio-political acceptance of the novel BA ... Circular Economy (CE) as a concept that stands high on the Dutch political agenda (Rijksoverheid, 2016) . Freely applicable MSWI BA reuse does not only exemplify reuse of a waste product from thermal

Co-producing uncomfortable, transdisciplinary, actionable knowledges against the corporate food regime through critical science approaches

, methodological, and political limitations to engage with the type of solutions that could lead to transitions to just sustainabilities. Here we review and integrate the findings from scientific literature focused ... further developed by Friedmann and McMichael (1989). This approach uses the theoretical foundations of political economy, political ecology, and critical agrarian studies to explain the role of agriculture

The future of protein feed: a case study of sustainable substitutes in the German livestock industry

price,” “political regulation” and “better profitability for the producer” as the most influential for extended use of regional protein feeds. ... potential for production in the EU, followed by soybean and sunflower. Experts considered the factors: “requirements by the food retailers,” “reasonable price,” “political regulation” and “better

Understanding urban sustainability from Mode 2 Science and transdisciplinary education: how Master Thesis Ateliers of the Ghent Stadsacademie tackle wicked issues

), we first outline the philosophy and approach of the general setting: the Stadsacademie, a collective learning platform or ‘collaboratory’ to explore and investigate wicked problems perceived in the ... have joined (e.g. political sciences, social work, moral philosophy, geography and conflict studies). We learned that it takes time for a MTA to grow and that precisely a more holistic approach is an

Educating for participatory active citizenship: an example from the ecological activist field

groups’ views on civic and political participation (Stack, in Citizenship Studies 16:871–885, 2012) and, secondly, describe and discuss the methodologies they intentionally use to put citizenship-in-action ... foster the activation of 'standby citizens' (Amna & Ekman, in Amnå, E., & Ekman, J., Eur Political Sci Rev 6:261-281, 2014). This ethnography enabled us to learn how the group strives to achieve its goals

The role of trust, information and legal stability in the development of renewable energy: the analysis of non-economic factors affecting entrepreneurs’ investments in green energy in Poland

dimensions, legal and political stability, access to reliable information and the level of trust in a given society are equally important. Based on the quantitative research results, the article indicates ... the interests of the political establishment rather than achieving goals consistent with social or environmental interests. Firstly, this may pose a risk of delaying the departure from fossil fuel

Climate Garden 2085: An easily applicable transdisciplinary public art-science experiment for transformative learning about climate change

the experiments and their implications for plant cultivation under climate change. There was also space given for discussion of personal, societal, and political measures against climate change. The ... ), while there was a tendency of decreased importance given to other actions (‘no fly/oil/ petrol’, and ‘social/political’) When asked if they thought eating locally produced food was important, and if they

Do trust and renewable energy use enhance perceived climate change efficacy in Europe?

In the European Union, mitigation policies in the energy sector are one of the most important fields of political intervention for reducing emissions to achieve sustainability. Using renewable energy ... distinguish between perceived personal and political efficacy beliefs. We use multilevel regression to investigate the relationship between these two dependent variables and trust in national governments as

Towards forward-looking nature governance to meet conservation goals of Natura 2000 sites in the European Union: experts’ perspectives

As Natura 2000 missed challenges of halting biodiversity decline, its’ management is being affected by factors of ecological, political, and economic character. To address the shortcomings revealed ... views towards future network operation: (1) raising public awareness of environmental problems in the network, (2) the role of the European Commission in building political ownership of Natura 2000 sites

Introducing the Food Value Framework (FVF) to empower transdisciplinary research and unite stakeholders in their efforts of building a sustainable global food system

view can be extended by several complexities like implied selling, general and administrative expenses or political regulations, the core of this monetary assessment has become the societal default when ... ) . These underlying drivers include political lobbying or global market competitiveness and render a direct connection with associated societal values more or less futile. While offering a comprehensible

The resource curse and the role of institutions revisited

windfall; Financial development 1 Introduction Resource curse is any negative political and or socio-economic outcome emanating from the exploitation of natural resources (Auty, 1993; Ross, 2015 ... and other political and economic institutions (Kennedy & Tiede, 2013; Samadi & Alipourian, 2021) . I have reviewed the resource curse literature and put forward some specific indices that can be

What factors make a municipality more involved in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical evidence

public consensus (recognition) about the appropriateness of laws or governmental action. Legal legitimacy pertains to adherence to the law, while political legitimacy is associated with exercising power ... . When political power is deemed legitimate, it is more likely to be obeyed, whereas if it is perceived as illegitimate, disobedience may occur unless compliance is enforced through state violence (Deegan

Situating a sustainable bioeconomy strategy on a map of justice: a solution and its problems

is applied political philosophy analysis. We conducted a conceptual literature survey of the most relevant beliefs and concerns related to justice; identified polarities between them; and compiled ... around those polarities a map of justice in which we presented major political moralities as partly clashing interpretations of equality. We then scrutinized the European Union’s (EU) 2018 bioeconomy

The impact of economic, social, and political globalization and democracy on life expectancy in low-income countries: are sustainable development goals contradictory?

of the continuous-updated fully modified (CUP-FM) and bias-adjusted ordinary least squares (BA-OLS), globalization and its subcomponents such as economic, social, and political globalization affect ... life expectancy. In conclusion, no contradiction was found between SDG3 and SDG17 in those countries. Achieving a healthier society requires economic, social, and political integration between

COVID-19 response in Africa: impacts and lessons for environmental management and climate change adaptation

of lives and stagnation of the global economy, overshadowing the current climate crisis. The pandemic was managed through swift response by the top political leadership, research and innovations across ... mitigate climate change and protect the environment. Political will and swiftness are equally crucial in climate change, given its increasing and cumulative impacts. This was recently pointed out and