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District-county-level assessment of greenhouse gases emissions in China: Multi-faceted characterization and policy implications

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107956

Xiahong Shi , Lihuan He , Xiaowei Wu , Yi Fang , Zhefeng Xu , Qizhen Liu , Xin Wang , Jinping Cheng

Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories serve as the data foundation for climate change mitigation; however, large-scale inventories primarily rely on macro-level energy consumption data, possessing limited spatial resolution and GHG type, and the top-down allocation of emissions introduces further uncertainty. To provide a comprehensive analysis of anthropogenic GHGs emissions in China, we established a district-county-level emission database for 2021, encompassing CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, CF₄, C₂F₆, and HFC-23, utilizing the bottom-up approach that integrates extensive point source data. Emission characteristics were analyzed through energy and emission flows, spatial distribution, industrial contributions, and emission intensity. Total GHGs emissions were calculated at 13.92 Gt CO₂eq, with CO₂ comprising 85.84 %, followed by CH₄ at 9.22 % and N₂O at 3.12 %. The analysis revealed that energy activity contributed 80.91 % of total GHGs emissions, with coal consumption alone responsible for approximately half of CO₂ emissions. Spatially, higher emissions were observed in districts and counties in the northern regions and the eastern and southern coastal areas. GHGs emissions from 42 major industries totaled 10.88 Gt CO₂eq, with the top seven industries representing over 95 %. The national average GHGs emission intensity and industrial one was 121.74 and 292.05 Kt CO₂eq/billion CNY, respectively. Notably, economic growth in North China and Northwest is more reliant on high‑carbon industries. Furthermore, regional disparities in industrial structure, energy mix, and economic development contribute to varying emphases among provinces in mitigating emissions per unit of energy consumption.

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Understanding water governance based on the social-ecological system framework integrating stakeholder perspective: A case study of aquaculture pollution governance in Taihu Lake, China

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107951

Liting Xu , Sophia Shuang Chen , Zheng Guo , Yuke Yuan , Yu Xu , Jiaqi Zhang

Identifying the mechanisms behind interactions within the social-ecological system (SES) of the environmental micro-governance process is crucial for promoting sustainable environmental improvement. To illustrate the operational logic and the SES interaction mechanisms of water governance, a representative area of aquaculture pollution governance (APG) in Yixing City, China, was selected as a case study. In this study, the SES theory was integrated with stakeholders' perceptions, and a modified framework for APG was constructed. Key variables, SES action situations, social-ecological benefits, aquaculturists' perceptions of governance, and its influencing factors were analyzed through interviews, questionnaires, field surveys and an ordered logit model. Results reveal that the implementation of APG involved a complex SES interaction process, in which ecological performance is prioritized over social performance. In this collective action, aquaculturists' perceptions shifted in response to policy implementation, with the reported support and satisfaction degrees being lower than response degree. Additionally, the three dimensions of policy perception were influenced by different SES variables. A central role was played by the government in promoting collective action for APG, with fair compensation for aquaculturists identified as a crucial factor. The dynamic interactions within the SES of water governance were revealed, and aquaculturists' perceptions of governance in improving the lake's ecological environment, along with the factors shaping their perceptions, were clarified. The findings provide insights for addressing complex water governance issues. Understanding the SES dynamics and stakeholders' perceptions can offer valuable references for policymakers to improve the sustainability and socio-ecological benefits of water governance.

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Validation and assessment of Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) dynamics along the southwest coast of India through environmental proxies and trophic guild analysis 通过环境代用指标和营养行系分析验证和评估印度西南海岸潜在捕捞区（PFZ）动态

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107953

Dhanya Mohan Lal , Harisha , Alakes Samanta , Sudheer Joseph , S Suresh Kumar , Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh , T M Balakrishnan Nair

Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories exemplify scientific information with direct societal application, particularly for fishing communities. PFZs are identified using satellite-derived Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and chlorophyll (Chl-a), representing productive ocean fronts that are expected to aggregate fish. This study aims to validate the impact of PFZ advisories on daily village fish landings and to investigate environmental conditions driving PFZ formation and their influence on trophic guild structure of catch, a grouping based on the feeding ecology of the species. To achieve this, the daily PFZ advisories issued by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and daily fish landing data of 117 villages across the state of Kerala, southwest coast of India during 2022–23, were used. Using a lag period approach, which accounts for the delayed responses of the environmental variables on PFZ occurrences, we analysed the effects of remotely-sensed and modelled physical and biogeochemical factors on PFZ formation. Our findings revealed significantly higher fish landings on PFZ days and the immediate next day, validating PFZ advisories over a broad spatial range. Trophic guild analysis showed a shift in dominance of planktivores on PFZ days to carnivores in subsequent days, reflecting productivity transfer through the food web. Lag period analysis indicated that environmental precursors within a two-week window before PFZ formation significantly differed from other days of analysis, identifying optimal lag day for each variable to have maximum influence on the PFZ formation. These findings highlight the need for in-situ experiments and time-series observations at evolving ocean fronts to validate PFZ dynamics and trophic succession. While adoption rates during the study period were unavailable, the higher catches associated with PFZ occurrences affirm the reliability of these advisories. Signs of food web progression and lagged environmental responses also offer valuable insights to refine models to support sustainable marine fisheries forecasts.

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Enterprise carbon emission reduction effects of the green loan interest subsidy policy: Evidence of city-level spatial spillovers

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107954

Congcong Liu , Yan Song , Ming Zhang , Sai Chen

The success of the Green Loan Interest Subsidies (GLS) Policy in promoting low-carbon development in firms is crucial for the green transformation of the economy. Using panel data from China's A-share listed companies from 2015 to 2022, this research takes the GLS Policy as a quasi-natural experiment and uses a double machine learning (DML) model to analyze its influence on corporate carbon emissions empirically. The results suggest that the GLS Policy is associated with a reduction in corporate carbon emissions, with a more pronounced effect in state-owned and labor-intensive enterprises. Robustness tests confirm the reliability of these findings. The GLS Policy promotes carbon reduction by improving bank loan supply and risk assessment capacities. At the urban level, the GLS Policy is associated with decreased local carbon emissions and may also have spillover effects on neighboring areas. These findings provide empirical insights that could inform the design of green finance policies to encourage low-carbon growth.

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Quantifying the public value of the environmental impact of reusing abandoned industrial buildings

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107948

Ping Guo , Bingbing Wang , Jiwei Zhu , Shu Su

In the global context of environmental degradation and energy crises, projects to reuse abandoned industrial buildings (AIBs) have become a more effective way to achieve energy efficiency goals because of their sustainability and environmental benefits. However, its societal acceptance is still a topic that deserves further research. We collected discrete energy and resource information on AIBs during the reuse phase taking a bottom-up approach. Seven environmental impact categories were screened in terms of ecosystem damage, resource and energy depletion, and human health damage to evaluate the actual environmental impacts of AIB reuse. The Willingness to Pay (WTP) and distance-to-target coupling methods were used to determine the willingness of Chinese society to accept AIB reuse projects. The results show that there is a significant difference in WTP between different environmental impact categories, with fossil fuel depletion having the lowest WTP (577.082 RMB/m²) and ozone depletion potential having the highest WTP (3.542 ∗ 10⁻³ RMB /m²). Additionally, comparative analyses of building components and materials found that reinforced concrete had a significantly lower WTP than steel structures and floor slabs had a lower environmental benefit than other components. This study innovatively explores the feasibility and appropriateness of promoting AIB reuse in China from an environmental impact perspective. These findings can help to consider the extent to which different life cycle indicators in AIB reuse support decision-making and help to streamline the application of life cycle assessment in the field of renovation of existing buildings.

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Life cycle environmental assessment of state and national highways in India: Evaluating impact reduction potential of sustainable measures

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107944

Yash Aryan , Anil Kumar Dikshit , Amar Mohan Shinde

The present study assessed the environmental impacts of State Highways (SH) and National Highways (NH) in India and assessed the potential for impacts reduction through sustainable interventions. This study is one of the first efforts to assess environmental impacts throughout the pavement life cycle in India along with the identification of sustainable measures. The life cycle impact analysis was performed using LCA for Experts software, with a functional unit of 1 km of road pavement, 7.0 m wide. The LCA was performed as per the ISO 14040, ISO 14044, and ISO 21931-2. The results revealed that NH exhibits higher impacts than SH, with flexible pavements having 20–61 % higher impacts and rigid pavements showing a 5–9 % increase. The use phase (50–67 %) dominated the impact of both flexible and rigid pavements, primarily due to street lighting and fuel consumption, followed by the materials extraction and construction phase (27–46 %) and the end-of-life phase (2–3 %). Improvement scenarios demonstrated significant impact reduction potential. The suggested measures showed impacts reduction potential ranging from 19 % to 152 % on different impact categories for flexible pavements. Similarly, for rigid pavements, the suggested measures were found to reduce impacts by 24 % to 44 %. The green highways with tree plantations will directly reduce 22 t of CO₂/km/year. Furthermore, the green hydrogen vehicles achieved reductions of 48–152 % (flexible) and 44–73 % (rigid), while solar-powered electric vehicles yielded the highest benefits, with reductions of 59–160 % (flexible) and 49–83 % (rigid). The findings provide insights for transport planners and a policy for integrating sustainable materials and technologies to minimize the environmental impacts and promote sustainable road transportation.

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Application of environmentally extended social accounting matrix based indicators to address socio-economic and environmental targets in Cameroon

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107938

Andrea El Meligi , Valeria Ferreira , Victor Nechifor , Emanuele Ferrari

Achieving social, economic, and environmental targets poses significant transitional challenges, requiring countries to adapt to new growth patterns. Cameroon's development strategies prioritize the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on economic growth, formal job creation, and poverty reduction while simultaneously targeting greenhouse gas emissions decreases. To effectively promote policies aligned with these goals, it is necessary to develop specific databases and indicators. This study presents an application of an Environmentally Extended Social Accounting Matrix based indicators for Cameroon: the ‘Employment Intensity of Carbon’ (EIC). This multidimensional multiplier indicator identifies the quantity of employment generated and the associated emissions produced by an increase in demand. The Hypothetical Extraction Method is then proposed to identify and rank relevant sectors. On the basis of the Nationally Determined Contribution, a case study is then presented to demonstrate the indicator's usefulness in providing evidence-based results on achieving environmental sustainability targets and its implications for employment. The analysis highlights which economic sectors need to be improved to achieve the emission reduction targets with the least economic and social impact.

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Environmental tax-for-fee reform and China's urban green innovation: A local government behavior perspective

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107950

Tianyang Chu , Shuhong Wang

This study aimed to examine the impact of the environmental tax-for-fee reform on urban green innovation levels, with a focus on local government behavior. Using panel data from Chinese cities (2011−2022) and a difference-in-differences model, we analyzed the reform's effects and explored three potential mechanisms: government decision-making, performance pressure transmission, and fiscal pressure transmission. The reform promoted green innovation by increasing local attention to green development, which enhanced environmental oversight, increased scientific funding, and improved market integration. Environmental performance pressure amplified the reform's effect, with variations based on officials' age and turnover. A fiscal-administrative power mismatch diminished the reform's effect, influenced by financial decentralization and fiscal transparency. The environmental tax-for-fee reform effectively promoted green innovation, primarily through strategic rather than substantial innovation. Increasing fiscal support and addressing information asymmetry could further strengthen its impact on substantial green innovation. The study recommends optimizing the environmental protection tax system and strengthening incentives for local governments to foster green innovation.

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Incorporating scientific and traditional ecological knowledge into social impact assessment

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107947

Luis A. Bojórquez-Tapia, Daniela Pedroza-Páez, Bertha Hernández-Aguilar

Large-scale development projects significantly impact the biocultural heritage of indigenous and tribal peoples. However, conventional Social Impact Assessment (SIA) predominantly relies on Scientific Ecological Knowledge (SEK), often overlooking Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), creating an “epistemological divide”. This paper addresses this limitation by proposing an approach anchored in two core analytical methods—Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and Analytic Network Process (ANP)—supported by three conceptual tools—Plausible Reasoning, Hermeneutical Phenomenology, and Actor Network Theory (ANT). The approach is illustrated through an ex-post SIA conducted within the context of environmental litigation involving the construction of an airport on the ancestral lands of the Bosques de San Elías-Repechique Community of the Rarámuri people in northern Mexico. By addressing the epistemological divide, our method provides a more accurate and comprehensive assessment of the impacts of planned interventions on biocultural heritage, contributing to more effective environmental justice outcomes.

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Climate change intensifies low-carbon transition pressure in China's power system

IF 9.8 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107949

Tianpeng Wang , Xin Su , Yichuan Mei , Wei Xiong

China's power system is increasingly challenged in its pursuit of low-carbon transition under the carbon neutrality target. However, current studies often overlook the comprehensive impacts of climate change on the supply-demand balance and decarbonization pathways of China's power system, especially at the provincial level. This study addresses this gap by integrating the dual effects of climate change on electricity demand and supply into a provincial power system optimization model. The model achieves supply-demand balance across provinces through a cost-minimization approach. Findings reveal that climate change substantially intensifies the pressure on China's low-carbon power transition, leading to an estimated 20 % increase in total system costs by 2050. This cost escalation results from the combined effects of rising electricity demand, declining thermal generation efficiency, and renewable output variability. The analysis also reveals notable regional disparities, with southern and eastern provinces more affected by climate change than northwestern provinces. Incorporating climate change impacts into low-carbon power system planning provides theoretical support for regional strategies, emphasizing the need for targeted measures, grid flexibility, and climate-resilient infrastructure to achieve China's sustainable energy goals.

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