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Comparative assessment of CO2 emissions from mining haulage truck alternatives to achieve 2030 climate targets 对实现2030年气候目标的采矿运输卡车替代方案的二氧化碳排放进行比较评估

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105826

Haiming Bao, Peter Knights, Mehmet Kizil, Micah Nehring

All nations are establishing emissions reduction targets for 2030 as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed by climate change through various policies and initiatives. In Australia, mining represents a crucial sector and plays a central role in the global decarbonisation movement. However, material haulage operations are the primary source of emissions within mining activities. This paper explores the current alternatives to traditional diesel-powered haul trucks, focusing on trolley and battery-electric powertrains as potential solutions for decarbonising mining haulage systems. A case study in mining was developed to compare these applications using the Well-to-Wheel (WTW) analysis method. This approach evaluates their environmental benefits and assesses whether they can help mining companies meet their emission reduction targets in the short-medium term. A new term, Equivalent Emission Factor (EEF), is introduced as a comparative standard for evaluating the emission reduction effectiveness of these alternatives. The results of the mining case study simulation indicate that Hybrid Diesel Trucks (HDT) perform exceptionally well in reducing emissions under the 2023 emission factor conditions, particularly in regions with a higher concentration of coal-fired power plants. In contrast, battery-electric alternatives are expected to outperform HDT as the share of renewable energy increases in these regions. Ultimately, battery-electric alternatives emerge as the most promising option among all alternatives, due to their high energy efficiency and reliance on fully electric power in the 2030 scenarios. The research findings will assist mining decision-makers in formulating effective strategies for the adoption of various mining truck alternatives, thereby maximising environmental benefits in their decarbonisation journey.

各国都在制定2030年的减排目标，通过各种政策和举措应对气候变化带来的挑战。在澳大利亚，采矿业是一个至关重要的行业，在全球脱碳运动中发挥着核心作用。但是，物料运输作业是采矿活动中排放的主要来源。本文探讨了目前传统柴油动力运输卡车的替代方案，重点关注手推车和电池电动动力系统作为脱碳采矿运输系统的潜在解决方案。以采矿业为例，采用井到轮（WTW）分析方法对这些应用进行了比较。这种方法评估它们的环境效益，并评估它们是否能够帮助矿业公司在中短期内实现减排目标。引入了等效排放系数（EEF）这一新的术语，作为评价这些替代方案减排效果的比较标准。采矿案例研究模拟结果表明，在2023年排放因子条件下，混合动力柴油卡车（HDT）在减排方面表现异常出色，特别是在燃煤电厂集中度较高的地区。相比之下，随着可再生能源在这些地区的份额增加，电池电力替代方案预计将优于HDT。最终，电池电力替代方案将成为所有替代方案中最有希望的选择，因为它们具有高能效，并且在2030年的情景中完全依赖电力。研究结果将有助于矿业决策者制定有效的战略，采用各种采矿卡车替代品，从而在脱碳过程中最大限度地提高环境效益。

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Aggregate and disaggregate natural resources impacts on environmental sustainability: An Asymmetric NARDL analysis 自然资源聚合与分解对环境可持续性的影响：非对称NARDL分析

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2026-01-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2026.105830

Said Meziane , Bergougui Brahim

While many studies have explored the relationship between aggregate natural resource rents and environmental sustainability, understanding the broader impact of TNRR on the ecological footprint remains critical. However, focusing solely on the aggregate measure may obscure the distinct effects of different types of natural resources on environmental outcomes. This study bridges that gap by analyzing not only the aggregate effect of TNRR on EF but also the disaggregated impacts of different types of natural resource rents —oil, gas, minerals, coal, and forests—on EF in Algeria between 1970/Q1 and 2022/Q4, Applying nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) models. Our results reveal a non-symmetric impact of aggregate TNRR in Algeria's ecological footprint, with positive shocks significantly increasing EF and negative shocks decreasing it. The disaggregated analysis uncovers nuanced sector-specific dynamics: oil rents mirror the asymmetric pattern of aggregate TNRR, while gas and mineral rents increase EF regardless of shock direction. Coal rents show no significant impact, and forest rents demonstrate a sharp increase in EF with positive shocks and a reduction with negative shocks. These results underscore the need for a differentiated approach to resource management in Algeria, emphasizing economic diversification, promotion of cleaner energy alternatives, and sustainable forest management practices.

虽然许多研究已经探索了自然资源总租金与环境可持续性之间的关系，但了解TNRR对生态足迹的更广泛影响仍然至关重要。然而，仅仅关注总量可能会模糊不同类型的自然资源对环境结果的明显影响。本研究通过应用非线性自回归分布滞后（NARDL）模型，不仅分析了TNRR对EF的总体影响，还分析了不同类型的自然资源租金（石油、天然气、矿产、煤炭和森林）对1970年第一季度至2022年第4季度阿尔及利亚EF的分解影响，从而弥合了这一差距。我们的研究结果揭示了阿尔及利亚生态足迹中总TNRR的非对称影响，正冲击显著增加EF，负冲击显著降低EF。分解分析揭示了细微的行业特定动态：石油租金反映了总TNRR的不对称模式，而天然气和矿产租金增加的EF与冲击方向无关。煤炭租金对森林资源的影响不显著，森林租金对森林资源的影响在正冲击下急剧增加，在负冲击下急剧减少。这些结果强调阿尔及利亚需要对资源管理采取有区别的办法，强调经济多样化、促进更清洁的替代能源和可持续森林管理做法。

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Balancing livelihoods and land rights: Assessing the sustainability of small-scale quarrying in peri-urban Tanzania 平衡生计和土地权利：评估坦桑尼亚城郊小规模采石的可持续性

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105819

F.E. Mtovano, C. Lucian

Background

Small-scale quarrying is an important source of livelihood in peri-urban Tanzania, yet it raises persistent concerns related to land rights, environmental health, and long-term sustainability. These competing pressures are particularly evident in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Wazo Hill, where demand for construction materials continues to grow.

Methods

A mixed-methods approach was used, integrating surveys of 91 households and workers, interviews with local leaders, and geospatial analysis of land cover change (2019–2024). Quantitative data were analyzed using logistic regression, MANOVA, and cluster analysis; qualitative data were examined thematically.

Results

The sector exhibits a critical duality: while 78 % of respondents earn 100,000–500,000 TZS monthly from quarrying, it is linked to 8.4 % vegetation loss and widespread tenure insecurity (71.4 % report restricted land access). Economic dependence predicts land conflict involvement (χ² = 15.76, p = 0.003). Governance failures are evident, with 49 % of households excluded from consultations and women 49 % less likely to be consulted (OR = 0.51). Health impacts are severe, with 83.4 % reporting dust-related issues.

Conclusion

Small-scale quarrying sustains livelihoods but exacerbates environmental and social conflicts due to weak regulation Key recommendations include formalizing land tenure, enforcing environmental safeguards, and creating alternative livelihoods to balance economic and sustainability goals.

背景小规模采石是坦桑尼亚城郊地区重要的生计来源，但它引发了与土地权、环境健康和长期可持续性相关的持续关注。这些竞争压力在快速城市化的地区尤其明显，如Wazo Hill，那里对建筑材料的需求持续增长。方法采用混合方法，对91户农户和工人进行调查，对当地领导进行访谈，并对2019-2024年土地覆盖变化进行地理空间分析。定量数据采用logistic回归、方差分析和聚类分析进行分析；定性数据按主题进行检查。该行业表现出一个关键的双重性：虽然78%的受访者每月从采石中赚取10万至50万新元，但它与8.4%的植被损失和广泛的权属不安全有关（71.4%的受访者表示限制土地获取）。经济依赖预测土地冲突卷入（χ2 = 15.76, p = 0.003）。治理失败很明显，49%的家庭被排除在咨询之外，49%的妇女不太可能被咨询（OR = 0.51）。健康影响严重，83.4%的人报告了与粉尘有关的问题。结论小规模采石维持了生计，但由于监管不力，加剧了环境和社会冲突。主要建议包括使土地所有权正规化，加强环境保护，创造替代生计，以平衡经济和可持续性目标。

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A structured approach to assessing market concentration and competition in the aggregate sector: Insights from Israel 评估总部门市场集中度和竞争的结构化方法：来自以色列的见解

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105827

Avri Eitan , Shira Bukchin-Peles

This study presents a structured methodology for assessing market concentration in the aggregates sector, using Israel as a case to illustrate how spatial, institutional, and ownership dynamics interact to shape competitive outcomes. It analyzes how geographic constraints, vertical integration, and regulatory policies shape competition and pricing dynamics in the non-energy extractive sector. Drawing on a unique transaction-level dataset, the findings reveal substantial market concentration reinforced by quarry ownership patterns and high transportation costs, particularly in regions with limited supplier access. Cross-ownership between quarries and downstream concrete plants further restricts competition, as integrated firms prioritize internal supply even when it entails higher logistics costs. The study identifies structural inefficiencies and regional disparities that weaken competitive pressures and increase costs in the construction supply chain. Policy recommendations include expanding quarry supply, revising tender procedures, and divesting cross-owned quarries to foster competition. Beyond Israel, the framework may be replicable in other contexts where comparable spatial, ownership, and transaction-level data exist, but its applicability is contingent on the availability of such data and regulatory conditions. The study contributes to resource policy by offering tools for improving competition, enhancing efficiency, and guiding sustainable development in mineral-based industries.

本研究提出了一种评估总体行业市场集中度的结构化方法，并以以色列为例说明空间、制度和所有权动态如何相互作用以形成竞争结果。它分析了地理限制、垂直整合和监管政策如何影响非能源采掘部门的竞争和定价动态。利用独特的交易级数据集，研究结果显示，采石场所有权模式和高运输成本强化了大量的市场集中度，特别是在供应商准入有限的地区。采石场和下游水泥厂之间的交叉所有权进一步限制了竞争，因为整合后的公司优先考虑内部供应，即使这需要更高的物流成本。该研究指出，结构性效率低下和地区差异削弱了建筑供应链的竞争压力，增加了成本。政策建议包括扩大采石场供应、修订招标程序，以及剥离交叉拥有的采石场以促进竞争。在以色列之外，该框架可以复制到其他存在可比较的空间、所有权和交易级数据的环境中，但其适用性取决于此类数据的可用性和监管条件。这项研究为改善竞争、提高效率和指导矿物工业的可持续发展提供了工具，有助于制定资源政策。

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Investigating commodity price interdependence with Granger causality networks 用格兰杰因果网络研究商品价格相互依赖关系

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105820

Roberto Esposti

This paper investigates the interdependence among commodity prices. Although the literature on this topic is extensive, it often struggles with the issue of dimensionality. To address this challenge, the paper proposes a solution based on network theory and a sparse estimation approach. The analysis relies on a large dataset of about 50 monthly commodity prices (1980–2024), grouped into energy, metals, agriculture, food, and other raw materials. A Commodity Price Network is constructed via Granger causality tests, using both pairwise and sparse VAR models, applied to price levels and first differences to account for potential non-stationarity. The results show that network topology is sensitive to the methodological approach. Nonetheless, consistent patterns emerge: metals and energy commodities maintain a central role, alongside certain agricultural products. In the sparser network configuration, energy commodities exhibit an average outgoing modularity 2.2 times higher than that of metals. Conversely, metals display an average ingoing modularity 5 % greater than energy commodities. Notably, iron shows 2.5 times more outgoing links than crude oil.

本文研究了商品价格之间的相互依赖关系。虽然关于这个主题的文献很广泛，但它经常与维度问题作斗争。为了解决这一问题，本文提出了一种基于网络理论和稀疏估计方法的解决方案。该分析依赖于一个大型数据集，该数据集包含约50个月度大宗商品价格（1980年至2024年），分为能源、金属、农业、食品和其他原材料。通过格兰杰因果检验构建商品价格网络，使用两两和稀疏VAR模型，应用于价格水平和第一差异，以解释潜在的非平稳性。结果表明，网络拓扑结构对该方法非常敏感。尽管如此，还是出现了一致的模式：金属和能源大宗商品，以及某些农产品，保持着核心地位。在更稀疏的网络配置中，能源商品的平均输出模块性比金属高2.2倍。相反，金属的平均进口模块化程度比能源商品高5%。值得注意的是，铁的外向链接是原油的2.5倍。

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Climate policy uncertainty and the co-movement between clean energy and metal markets: A spillover perspective 气候政策的不确定性与清洁能源和金属市场的联动：溢出效应视角

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105818

Zhiwei Bi, Qiaosheng Wu, Lulu Luo

Frequent changes in climate policy have intensified uncertainty and strengthened cross-market linkages between clean energy and metal markets. Climate-policy-induced uncertainty may disrupt investors’ expectations regarding clean energy projects and lead to imbalances in the supply and demand of related metals, thereby amplifying volatility spillovers between the two markets. This study employs the TVP-VAR-DY model, wavelet coherence analysis, and the GARCH-MIDAS-CPU framework to examine volatility spillovers between two representative clean energy markets (solar and wind) and seven key metal markets from both time-domain and frequency-domain perspectives. The results show that, in the time domain, significant spillover effects exist across markets, with wind energy, silver, copper, and zinc acting as net spillover transmitters, while the solar energy market plays an intermediary role. In the frequency domain, wavelet coherence results indicate that the solar energy market dominates most long-run linkages with metal markets, particularly exhibiting persistent positive co-movements with copper and zinc, reflecting its role as a key demand driver at the downstream end of the clean energy–metal supply chain. In contrast, wind energy exhibits more heterogeneous and frequency-dependent relationships, with weaker long-run persistence with metals such as nickel, lead, and tin. Overall, clean energy markets play a leading role in influencing most metal markets. Moreover, climate policy uncertainty has a significantly positive effect on market volatility and amplifies spillover transmission between clean energy and metal markets.

气候政策的频繁变化加剧了不确定性，并加强了清洁能源和金属市场之间的跨市场联系。气候政策引发的不确定性可能会扰乱投资者对清洁能源项目的预期，导致相关金属的供需失衡，从而放大两个市场之间的波动溢出效应。本研究采用TVP-VAR-DY模型、小波相干性分析和GARCH-MIDAS-CPU框架，从时域和频域的角度考察了两个具有代表性的清洁能源市场（太阳能和风能）和七个关键金属市场之间的波动溢出效应。结果表明，在时间域上，各市场存在显著的溢出效应，风能、银、铜和锌是净溢出传递器，而太阳能市场起中介作用。在频域，小波相干性结果表明，太阳能市场主导着与金属市场的大多数长期联系，特别是与铜和锌表现出持续的积极协同运动，反映了其作为清洁能源-金属供应链下游端的关键需求驱动因素的作用。相比之下，风能表现出更多的异质性和频率依赖关系，与镍、铅和锡等金属的长期持久性较弱。总体而言，清洁能源市场在影响大多数金属市场方面发挥着主导作用。此外，气候政策的不确定性对市场波动具有显著的正向影响，并放大了清洁能源和金属市场之间的溢出效应传导。

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Sustainable regional development in a resource-rich region: The case for social innovation 资源丰富地区的可持续区域发展：社会创新案例

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105824

Femi Abiodun Olaniyan , Olubunmi Ipinnaiye

This paper examines social innovation (SI) as an alternate pathway to sustainable regional development (SRD) in Nigeria’s resource-rich Niger Delta. It reviews existing regional development policy, highlighting the limitations of top-down approaches, and arguing for increased community participation and stakeholder collaboration. The paper also stresses the importance of addressing environmental issues related to oil exploitation and proposes a paradigm shift towards a collaborative governance model of SRD, which integrates both top-down and bottom-up strategies. It calls for targeted and context-specific policy responses that consider the unique needs of each State in the Niger Delta region. Drawing on evidence from semi-structured interviews with founders of SI initiatives, the study demonstrates the transformative potential of SI in fostering inclusion, empowerment, and collaboration, while addressing multiple dimensions of sustainable development. The paper offers valuable insights for policymakers seeking to devise more effective sustainable development strategies in resource-rich regions facing similar challenges.

本文探讨了在尼日利亚资源丰富的尼日尔三角洲，社会创新作为区域可持续发展的替代途径。报告回顾了现有的区域发展政策，强调了自上而下方法的局限性，并主张加强社区参与和利益相关者合作。本文还强调了解决与石油开采相关的环境问题的重要性，并提出了向SRD协作治理模式的范式转变，该模式将自上而下和自下而上的战略相结合。它要求针对具体情况采取有针对性的政策应对措施，考虑到尼日尔三角洲地区每个国家的独特需求。根据对科学探究倡议创始人的半结构化访谈的证据，该研究展示了科学探究在促进包容、赋权和协作方面的变革潜力，同时解决了可持续发展的多个维度。这篇论文为决策者在面临类似挑战的资源丰富地区寻求制定更有效的可持续发展战略提供了有价值的见解。

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Mapping policy options for addressing community livelihood needs in Tanzania's natural gas sector 绘制解决坦桑尼亚天然气部门社区生计需求的政策方案

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105817

Esther Dennis Muchunguzi , Pius Zehbe Yanda , Ian Bryceson , Victoria Hippolite Moshy

The government of Tanzania has formulated policies to optimize the natural gas resource in the interests of the government and its citizens, including local communities' livelihoods. However, there is limited analysis of policies and livelihoods. Therefore, this study applied the Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA) to map policy options for addressing community livelihood needs in Tanzania's natural gas policies. The study used a mixed-methods approach by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. The study sampled 365 local community members from selected villages in Lindi and Mtwara regions, as well as 13 key informants. Data were collected through interviews, reviews of relevant policy documents, and a structured questionnaire. A descriptive analysis of mean comparisons was used to analyze quantitative data collected from household surveys. Content analysis was used to map policy options and their linkage in addressing local communities' livelihoods. The analysis finds that Tanzania's natural gas policies embed relevant policy options for local communities' livelihoods. Such options include corporate social responsibility (CSR), local content, and benefit sharing. However, policy options for compensation for loss and damage and for building resilience to climate change impacts are not included in the main policy documents. Hence, local communities are vulnerable to climate change impacts associated with natural gas operations. The findings indicate that implementing policy options has not adequately improved social services, human capital development, and access to markets for local products. The study concludes that the design and implementation of policies hinder the realization of livelihood needs. Hence, there is a need for policy revisions and participatory policy implementation to accommodate livelihood needs.

坦桑尼亚政府制定了优化天然气资源的政策，以符合政府和公民的利益，包括当地社区的生计。然而，对政策和生计的分析有限。因此，本研究应用可持续生计方法（SLA）来绘制政策选项图，以解决坦桑尼亚天然气政策中的社区生计需求。本研究采用定性与定量相结合的混合方法。该研究从林迪和姆特瓦拉地区选定的村庄抽取了365名当地社区成员，以及13名关键线人。通过访谈、查阅相关政策文件和结构化问卷收集数据。采用均值比较的描述性分析来分析从住户调查中收集的定量数据。内容分析用于绘制政策选择及其在解决当地社区生计问题方面的联系。分析发现，坦桑尼亚的天然气政策包含了与当地社区生计相关的政策选择。这些选择包括企业社会责任（CSR）、本地内容和利益分享。然而，主要政策文件并未包括赔偿损失和损害以及建设抵御气候变化影响能力的政策选择。因此，当地社区很容易受到与天然气开采相关的气候变化影响。调查结果表明，政策选择的实施并没有充分改善社会服务、人力资本开发和当地产品进入市场的机会。研究的结论是，政策的设计和实施阻碍了生计需求的实现。因此，有必要修订政策和实施参与性政策，以适应生计需要。

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Managing resource rents, trade openness, and energy transitions: Evidence on ecological load capacity from newly industrialized economies 管理资源租金、贸易开放和能源转型：来自新兴工业化经济体的生态负荷能力证据

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105821

Md Mustaqim Roshid , Reday Chandra Bhowmik , Bablu Kumar Dhar , Sohidul Islam , Shaharier Arafat Sumon , Andreia de Bem Machado

Understanding how resource rents, trade structures, and energy transitions shape ecological sustainability has become a critical policy challenge for newly industrialized economies (NIEs). This study assesses how these structural drivers influence ecological resilience, measured through the Load Capacity Factor (LCF), across seven NIEs from 1990 to 2020. By explicitly justifying LCF as an integrated indicator capturing both ecological pressure and biocapacity regeneration, the study positions LCF as analytically suitable for resource-policy analysis relative to pollutant-based metrics. Using a heterogeneous-panel econometric framework, we examine long-run associations between natural resource rents, trade openness, renewable energy use, technological progress, and geopolitical risk with LCF performance. Results indicate that GDP exhibits an inverted-U relationship with LCF, trade openness is associated with reduced ecological capacity, and renewable energy shows a consistent positive association. Resource rents correlate with lower LCF, reflecting extractive dependence, while technological progress displays transitional effects linked to uneven absorptive capacity. Geopolitical risk shows mixed but sometimes adaptive associations. These findings collectively demonstrate how rents–openness–energy transitions interact to shape structural sustainability. By offering the first integrated assessment of these factors within an LCF framework for NIEs, the study clarifies its conceptual contribution to resource governance and outlines evidence-based pathways for aligning rent management, trade structures, and clean-energy transitions with long-term ecological stability.

了解资源租金、贸易结构和能源转型如何影响生态可持续性已成为新兴工业化经济体（NIEs）面临的一项关键政策挑战。本研究评估了这些结构驱动因素如何影响生态弹性，通过负载能力系数（LCF）测量，跨越七个新兴市场国家，从1990年到2020年。通过明确证明LCF是捕获生态压力和生物承载力再生的综合指标，该研究将LCF定位为相对于基于污染物的指标，在分析上适合于资源政策分析。利用异质性面板计量经济学框架，我们研究了自然资源租金、贸易开放、可再生能源使用、技术进步和地缘政治风险与LCF绩效之间的长期关系。结果表明，GDP与LCF呈倒u型关系，贸易开放与生态容量减少相关，可再生能源与LCF呈一致的正相关。资源租金与较低的LCF相关，反映了采掘依赖，而技术进步则表现出与不均衡吸收能力相关的过渡性效应。地缘政治风险表现出复杂但有时具有适应性的关联。这些发现共同展示了租金-开放-能源转型如何相互作用，形成结构的可持续性。通过首次在新兴经济体的LCF框架内对这些因素进行综合评估，该研究阐明了其对资源治理的概念贡献，并概述了将租金管理、贸易结构和清洁能源转型与长期生态稳定相结合的循证途径。

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Multilevel governance under urgency: Developing battery industry in the EU 紧迫的多层次治理：在欧盟发展电池产业

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy

Pub Date : 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105825

Juha M. Kotilainen , Rauno Sairinen , Hanna Lehtimäki , Nuppu Mielonen

Urgency has become a key concept in framing the need for rapid governance action to address global sustainability challenges. However, its impact on the multilevel governance of large-scale green industrialization processes remains insufficiently explored. We propose a three-dimensional framework – encompassing multilevel reinforcement, power dynamics and societal tensions – to investigate how heightening urgency is shaping the multilevel governance of the emerging electric vehicle battery industry in the EU and Finnish policy context. We find that urgency manifests as multilevel reinforcement across all tiers of governance, resulting in rapid development, high acceptance, and swift adaptation of new policies. It influences multilevel power dynamics by intensifying competition and fostering new arrangements that appear to favor larger economies and international corporations, while simultaneously generating risks, particularly at the regional level. We identify societal tensions related to the functionality of global value chains, permitting systems, trade-offs between local and global environmental impacts, and pervasive uncertainty. This study contributes to an increased understanding of multilevel governance systems in complex green industrialization processes.

在确定应对全球可持续性挑战的快速治理行动的必要性时，紧迫性已成为一个关键概念。然而，其对大规模绿色工业化过程多层次治理的影响尚未得到充分探讨。我们提出了一个三维框架——包括多层强化、权力动态和社会紧张关系——来调查在欧盟和芬兰的政策背景下，日益紧迫的紧迫性如何塑造新兴电动汽车电池行业的多层治理。我们发现，紧迫性表现为跨所有治理层的多层强化，从而导致新政策的快速发展、高接受度和快速适应。它通过加剧竞争和促进似乎有利于较大经济体和国际公司的新安排，影响多层权力动态，同时产生风险，特别是在区域一级。我们确定了与全球价值链功能、许可制度、地方和全球环境影响之间的权衡以及普遍存在的不确定性相关的社会紧张关系。本研究有助于加深对复杂绿色工业化过程中多层次治理体系的理解。

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