E-mobility is disrupting the global automotive landscape, creating new opportunities and reshaping supply chains. In Indonesia, this shift challenges Japan’s long-standing market dominance, as Chinese, South Korean, and local firms gain traction. Shifting consumer purchasing preferences remains a significant hurdle, as deeply rooted preferences for the status quo persist. This transitional phase toward e-mobility in Indonesia is further complicated by challenges such as high upfront costs, underdeveloped charging infrastructure, and low levels of consumer awareness. A suitable and sustainable e-mobility model is critically needed to ensure long-term impact and successful adoption. This study uses a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews with 20 key informants. Using an adapted Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework, the research explores user preferences, adoption barriers, strategic responses by EV firms, and government incentives. As Southeast Asia’s largest automotive market, Indonesia provides a critical context for examining e-mobility adoption in emerging economies. Findings indicate that technological interest is a stronger driver of EV adoption than traditional factors such as brand prestige, resale value, or influencer marketing. These insights extend TAM’s applicability to disruptive technologies in emerging markets and contribute to the development of more effective adoption strategies for e-mobility.
{"title":"Towards sustainable e-mobility adoption: a technology acceptance model for the global automotive emerging market in Indonesia","authors":"Teddy Trilaksono, Eliot Simangunsong, Franky Supriyadi","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101624","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>E-mobility is disrupting the global automotive landscape, creating new opportunities and reshaping supply chains. In Indonesia, this shift challenges Japan’s long-standing market dominance, as Chinese, South Korean, and local firms gain traction. Shifting consumer purchasing preferences remains a significant hurdle, as deeply rooted preferences for the status quo persist. This transitional phase toward e-mobility in Indonesia is further complicated by challenges such as high upfront costs, underdeveloped charging infrastructure, and low levels of consumer awareness. A suitable and sustainable e-mobility model is critically needed to ensure long-term impact and successful adoption. This study uses a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews with 20 key informants. Using an adapted Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework, the research explores user preferences, adoption barriers, strategic responses by EV firms, and government incentives. As Southeast Asia’s largest automotive market, Indonesia provides a critical context for examining e-mobility adoption in emerging economies. Findings indicate that technological interest is a stronger driver of EV adoption than traditional factors such as brand prestige, resale value, or influencer marketing. These insights extend TAM’s applicability to disruptive technologies in emerging markets and contribute to the development of more effective adoption strategies for e-mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101624"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101642
Qiang Liu, Jiarong Zhou, Shengxia Xu
Climate change presents substantial social and economic challenges, necessitating that nations worldwide create ways to mitigate carbon emissions. As a principal emitter, China must adopt stringent carbon-reduction measures to align environmental sustainability with economic development. Evaluating the efficacy of these rules from the standpoint of micro-level enterprise operations aids in ascertaining the practical utility of the policies. This research utilizes an evolutionary game model and system dynamics to evaluate the effects of China’s carbon emission reduction plans on operational variables, including company revenue and innovation activities. The study assesses the impact of these measures on the green transformation of firms. Mandatory measures elevate the operational expenses of high-carbon firms, potentially hindering their shift to more sustainable practices. While incentive-based policies can alleviate the burden of their green transformation. Consequently, a combination of mandatory measures and incentive policies is essential for facilitating the transition of energy-intensive businesses to low-carbon operations. Furthermore, these policies can foster a market environment that facilitates the green transformation of firms by modifying the preferences of market participants, particularly aiding energy-intensive industries in diminishing their carbon emission intensity. This study highlights that policy simulation can assist policymakers in harmonizing incentive and mandatory policies to create a policy mix that promotes R&D investment while decoupling carbon reduction from company profitability.
{"title":"The impact of carbon mitigation policies on business development: from a dynamic simulation aspect in China","authors":"Qiang Liu, Jiarong Zhou, Shengxia Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101642","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101642","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change presents substantial social and economic challenges, necessitating that nations worldwide create ways to mitigate carbon emissions. As a principal emitter, China must adopt stringent carbon-reduction measures to align environmental sustainability with economic development. Evaluating the efficacy of these rules from the standpoint of micro-level enterprise operations aids in ascertaining the practical utility of the policies. This research utilizes an evolutionary game model and system dynamics to evaluate the effects of China’s carbon emission reduction plans on operational variables, including company revenue and innovation activities. The study assesses the impact of these measures on the green transformation of firms. Mandatory measures elevate the operational expenses of high-carbon firms, potentially hindering their shift to more sustainable practices. While incentive-based policies can alleviate the burden of their green transformation. Consequently, a combination of mandatory measures and incentive policies is essential for facilitating the transition of energy-intensive businesses to low-carbon operations. Furthermore, these policies can foster a market environment that facilitates the green transformation of firms by modifying the preferences of market participants, particularly aiding energy-intensive industries in diminishing their carbon emission intensity. This study highlights that policy simulation can assist policymakers in harmonizing incentive and mandatory policies to create a policy mix that promotes R&D investment while decoupling carbon reduction from company profitability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101642"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101636
Nargis Sultana
This study examines the temporal patterns, cross-country heterogeneity, and global spillovers of ESG-related uncertainty, with direct implications for achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Using a monthly panel dataset of 25 countries from 2002 to 2025 and the newly developed Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI), we apply fixed effects regression, ANOVA, and a Difference-in-Differences framework to analyze how global ESG sentiment and international policy commitments influence national sustainability risk. The results reveal structural breaks during the 2008 global financial crisis and the post-pandemic period, alongside recurring seasonal peaks in August and December. We find that global ESG sentiment significantly drives national ESGUI scores, with spillover effects particularly pronounced in Asia, and that the 2016 Paris Agreement amplified uncertainty more in countries with stronger institutional frameworks. By highlighting how transnational sustainability narratives and institutional capacity shape ESG-related uncertainty, this study provides actionable guidance for policymakers, regulators, and corporate leaders to design context-sensitive strategies that enhance policy coherence, reduce sustainability-related risk, and accelerate progress toward the SDGs in an interconnected global economy.
{"title":"Global ESG sentiment, policy commitments, and sustainability uncertainty: A cross-country analysis","authors":"Nargis Sultana","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the temporal patterns, cross-country heterogeneity, and global spillovers of ESG-related uncertainty, with direct implications for achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Using a monthly panel dataset of 25 countries from 2002 to 2025 and the newly developed Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI), we apply fixed effects regression, ANOVA, and a Difference-in-Differences framework to analyze how global ESG sentiment and international policy commitments influence national sustainability risk. The results reveal structural breaks during the 2008 global financial crisis and the post-pandemic period, alongside recurring seasonal peaks in August and December. We find that global ESG sentiment significantly drives national ESGUI scores, with spillover effects particularly pronounced in Asia, and that the 2016 Paris Agreement amplified uncertainty more in countries with stronger institutional frameworks. By highlighting how transnational sustainability narratives and institutional capacity shape ESG-related uncertainty, this study provides actionable guidance for policymakers, regulators, and corporate leaders to design context-sensitive strategies that enhance policy coherence, reduce sustainability-related risk, and accelerate progress toward the SDGs in an interconnected global economy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101636"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Predicting urban carbon peak by considering water-energy-carbon nexus of land use has great significance for improving resources utilization efficiency and realizing carbon peak target. Previous studies were focused on multi-factors nexus evaluation from the perspective of industries or sectors, and less attention was paid to carbon emission prediction by considering multi-factors nexus from the perspective of land use. The paper employed the coupling coordination degree model to measure the water-energy-carbon nexus in Zhengzhou City and used the method of system dynamics to predict water-energy consumption and carbon emissions during 2021–2035. The results showed that there had significant differences in water-energy consumption and carbon emissions of different land use types. The coupling coordination degree changed from the near imbalance state to the high-quality coordination level. The comprehensive scenario had the greatest potential for resource conservation and carbon emission reduction, and the peaks of water, energy and carbon emissions would appear in 2034, 2031 and 2029, respectively. In the future, implementing collaborative utilization planning of resources, promoting utilization efficiency of water and energy, and building a precise carbon emission assessment system should be adopted. This study improved carbon peak prediction by considering multi-elements, which helped providing practical references for promoting water-energy utilization efficiency and carbon emission reduction.
{"title":"Prediction of urban carbon peak by considering water-energy-carbon nexus of land use: The case of Zhengzhou, China","authors":"Zhixiang Xie , Mengyu Feng , Rongqin Zhao , Liangang Xiao , Shuangsheng Yao , Yaohui Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Predicting urban carbon peak by considering water-energy-carbon nexus of land use has great significance for improving resources utilization efficiency and realizing carbon peak target. Previous studies were focused on multi-factors nexus evaluation from the perspective of industries or sectors, and less attention was paid to carbon emission prediction by considering multi-factors nexus from the perspective of land use. The paper employed the coupling coordination degree model to measure the water-energy-carbon nexus in Zhengzhou City and used the method of system dynamics to predict water-energy consumption and carbon emissions during 2021–2035. The results showed that there had significant differences in water-energy consumption and carbon emissions of different land use types. The coupling coordination degree changed from the near imbalance state to the high-quality coordination level. The comprehensive scenario had the greatest potential for resource conservation and carbon emission reduction, and the peaks of water, energy and carbon emissions would appear in 2034, 2031 and 2029, respectively. In the future, implementing collaborative utilization planning of resources, promoting utilization efficiency of water and energy, and building a precise carbon emission assessment system should be adopted. This study improved carbon peak prediction by considering multi-elements, which helped providing practical references for promoting water-energy utilization efficiency and carbon emission reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101606"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101611
Xiaolong Zou , Leyan Wen , Ruixi Zhao
Urban areas in Northeast Asia play a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions. This research centers on the development of an urban sustainability indicators system for Northeast Asian cities, adopting the perspectives of "decarbonization." The objective is to establish a comprehensive assessment framework, measuring the progress of low-carbon urban development in a more micro view rather than a global evaluation, and providing strategic recommendations for balanced economic growth and emission reduction. Through the analysis of decarbonization strategies and policies in Northeast Asian countries, macro-level indicators were formulated. The study uses Analytic Hierarchy Process method to build a hierarchical indicators system and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution to weight indicators. This evaluation system not only addresses carbon emission reduction but also encompasses multidimensional factors such as economic growth and energy security. These make this indicators system outstanding for micro evaluation in Northeast Asia and showing a more complete evaluation of cities based on quantitative statistics, governments management, and citizens’ views.
{"title":"Measuring urban sustainability in Northeast Asia: Construction of indicators system under decarbonization perspectives","authors":"Xiaolong Zou , Leyan Wen , Ruixi Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban areas in Northeast Asia play a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions. This research centers on the development of an urban sustainability indicators system for Northeast Asian cities, adopting the perspectives of \"decarbonization.\" The objective is to establish a comprehensive assessment framework, measuring the progress of low-carbon urban development in a more micro view rather than a global evaluation, and providing strategic recommendations for balanced economic growth and emission reduction. Through the analysis of decarbonization strategies and policies in Northeast Asian countries, macro-level indicators were formulated. The study uses Analytic Hierarchy Process method to build a hierarchical indicators system and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution to weight indicators. This evaluation system not only addresses carbon emission reduction but also encompasses multidimensional factors such as economic growth and energy security. These make this indicators system outstanding for micro evaluation in Northeast Asia and showing a more complete evaluation of cities based on quantitative statistics, governments management, and citizens’ views.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101611"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101612
Nguyen Van Ninh, Tran Van Tam
Community development has become an interdisciplinary field that focuses on empowering local people's participation and promoting sustainable rural transformation. In this field, social capital has received increasing attention as a driving force connecting community participation with agritourism initiatives.
This study is the extends prior bibliometric mappings at the intersection of social capital, community participation, and sustainable agritourism using advanced bibliometric methods. Bibliometric analysis was conducted on 634 docoments, after 227 remove duplicated from two databases, Web of Science (391) and Scopus (470), for the period 1976 to 2025. The analysis used bibliometrix (R) and VOSviewer software to examine co-occurring keywords, thematic clusters, and conceptual evolution over time. The findings identified three prevailing thematic clusters which included; (1) social trust and empowerment in community-based tourism; (2) sustainability in the development of agritourism; and (3) participatory governance and stakeholder engagement. Emerging themes demonstrate growing concern for environmental justice and indigenous knowledge.
The main contribution of this research is to clarify how the core concept of social capital has gradually replaced environmental-centered keywords and become a new academic anchor for future research and policy-making. The study concludes with suggestions for future quantitative research focused on measuring the impact of social capital dimensions on residents’ behavioral intentions to engage in sustainable tourism.
社区发展已成为一个跨学科领域,侧重于增强当地人民的参与能力和促进可持续农村转型。在这一领域,社会资本作为一种将社区参与与农业旅游倡议联系起来的驱动力受到越来越多的关注。本研究是运用先进的文献计量学方法,在社会资本、社区参与和可持续农业的交叉领域扩展先前的文献计量学映射。从Web of Science(391)和Scopus(470)两个数据库中,对1976年至2025年的634篇文献进行了文献计量分析,其中227篇删除了重复的文献。分析使用bibliometrix (R)和VOSviewer软件来检查共同出现的关键词、主题集群和概念随时间的演变。调查结果确定了三个主要专题组,其中包括;(1)社区旅游的社会信任与赋权;(2)农业旅游发展的可持续性;(3)参与式治理和利益相关者参与。新出现的主题表明对环境正义和土著知识的日益关注。本研究的主要贡献在于阐明了社会资本的核心概念如何逐渐取代以环境为中心的关键词,并成为未来研究和政策制定的新学术锚。研究的最后提出了未来定量研究的建议,重点是衡量社会资本维度对居民从事可持续旅游行为意愿的影响。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101615
Bristy Banik , Hasneen Jahan , Md. Rubel Ahmed , Ravi Nandi , Tamara Jackson , Arifa Jannat
Farm mechanization is expanding in Bangladesh, yet smallholders continue to face constraints such as fragmented landholdings, high machinery costs, limited access to custom hiring services, and insufficient training. This study examines these challenges using secondary data from 5053 households in the Eastern Gangetic Plains collected under the Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification project. Although the dataset emphasizes conservation agriculture and contains few machine-specific variables, it remains appropriate for assessing technology adoption in smallholder systems. A subsample of 1761 farmers from Rajshahi and Rangpur districts of Bangladesh was analyzed to assess the joint adoption of four modern machines: the rotavator, laser land leveler, happy seeder, and combine harvester. Unlike studies that consider single technologies, this research investigates how farmers’ adoption decisions interact. The descriptive statistics reveal that 56.8 % of households adopted the rotavator, whereas adoption of the other machines remained below 2.5 %. Multivariate Probit model identified that household size, family labor, off-farm income, machinery ownership, and institutional support generally encouraged adoption, while age, education, and limited familiarity with machinery reduced uptake for some technologies. Correlation results reveal both complementarities and substitution among machines. The findings underscore the need for targeted financial support, training, custom hiring services, and awareness programs to promote inclusive, region-appropriate mechanization. The study adds new empirical evidence by jointly analyzing multiple mechanization choices and clarifying the behavioral and structural conditions needed for sustainable agricultural intensification in smallholder systems.
{"title":"Determinants of modern agricultural machinery adoption in Northern Bangladesh: A multivariate probit analysis","authors":"Bristy Banik , Hasneen Jahan , Md. Rubel Ahmed , Ravi Nandi , Tamara Jackson , Arifa Jannat","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101615","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Farm mechanization is expanding in Bangladesh, yet smallholders continue to face constraints such as fragmented landholdings, high machinery costs, limited access to custom hiring services, and insufficient training. This study examines these challenges using secondary data from 5053 households in the Eastern Gangetic Plains collected under the Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification project. Although the dataset emphasizes conservation agriculture and contains few machine-specific variables, it remains appropriate for assessing technology adoption in smallholder systems. A subsample of 1761 farmers from Rajshahi and Rangpur districts of Bangladesh was analyzed to assess the joint adoption of four modern machines: the rotavator, laser land leveler, happy seeder, and combine harvester. Unlike studies that consider single technologies, this research investigates how farmers’ adoption decisions interact. The descriptive statistics reveal that 56.8 % of households adopted the rotavator, whereas adoption of the other machines remained below 2.5 %. Multivariate Probit model identified that household size, family labor, off-farm income, machinery ownership, and institutional support generally encouraged adoption, while age, education, and limited familiarity with machinery reduced uptake for some technologies. Correlation results reveal both complementarities and substitution among machines. The findings underscore the need for targeted financial support, training, custom hiring services, and awareness programs to promote inclusive, region-appropriate mechanization. The study adds new empirical evidence by jointly analyzing multiple mechanization choices and clarifying the behavioral and structural conditions needed for sustainable agricultural intensification in smallholder systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101615"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101601
Wen Xu, Meysam Qadrdan
Decarbonising residential heating is essential for the UK to meet its climate targets, as home heating remains a major carbon emitter. This study employs an agent-based model (ABM), integrating logistic regression and utility theory, to simulate UK household adoption of heat pumps from 2021 to 2050. The model captures economic, psychological, and social factors, calibrated with national survey data and historical adoption trends to align long-term diffusion trajectories. Under a business-as-usual scenario reflecting 2025 policies and prices, the model projects 8.7 million households (30.8 %) will adopt heat pumps by 2050. Increasing government grants to £11,500 could raise adoption to 54 %, while a 20 % electricity price reduction may yield a further 12.2 % increase. Logistic regression identifies homeownership, age, cost awareness, and social influence as key predictors. While financial incentives accelerate uptake, they are insufficient alone to meet net-zero targets. Policies must also address behavioural barriers—such as limited awareness, negative perceptions, or perceived hassle—and leverage social networks by promoting peer learning, showcasing early adopters, and supporting community initiatives. This research highlights the utility of ABM for designing decarbonisation strategies that integrate economic, behavioural, and social dimensions of household decision-making.
{"title":"Agent-based modelling approach to explore efficacy of policies for heat pump uptake","authors":"Wen Xu, Meysam Qadrdan","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Decarbonising residential heating is essential for the UK to meet its climate targets, as home heating remains a major carbon emitter. This study employs an agent-based model (ABM), integrating logistic regression and utility theory, to simulate UK household adoption of heat pumps from 2021 to 2050. The model captures economic, psychological, and social factors, calibrated with national survey data and historical adoption trends to align long-term diffusion trajectories. Under a business-as-usual scenario reflecting 2025 policies and prices, the model projects 8.7 million households (30.8 %) will adopt heat pumps by 2050. Increasing government grants to £11,500 could raise adoption to 54 %, while a 20 % electricity price reduction may yield a further 12.2 % increase. Logistic regression identifies homeownership, age, cost awareness, and social influence as key predictors. While financial incentives accelerate uptake, they are insufficient alone to meet net-zero targets. Policies must also address behavioural barriers—such as limited awareness, negative perceptions, or perceived hassle—and leverage social networks by promoting peer learning, showcasing early adopters, and supporting community initiatives. This research highlights the utility of ABM for designing decarbonisation strategies that integrate economic, behavioural, and social dimensions of household decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101601"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Combating climate change is crucial for entities to ensure long-term sustainability, protect their supply chains, and maintain the trust of environmentally conscious investors and consumers. The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions of professionals and academics regarding carbon tax implementation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We examine three main areas: the incentives driving carbon tax adoption among UAE firms, the challenges hindering its implementation, and the role of the carbon tax in advancing sustainable development. We used a quantitative approach to validate our assumptions, with a survey questionnaire administered to academics and professionals operating in the UAE, and performed principal component analysis. According to the results, most of the respondents agree that carbon tax implementation enhances firm profitability and global competitiveness through cost reduction. It promotes green skills among staff and helps firms meet stakeholders’ needs and society expectations. However, most of the respondents agree that the lack of clear regulation, lenient penalties for non-conformity, higher implementation costs, and resistance to shift to eco-friendly operations among some groups with vested interests could impede carbon tax implementation across the nation. Finally, results show that the carbon tax enhances sustainability through its three main pillars: economic, environmental, and social. The study contributes to the bounded empirical literature on carbon taxation in emerging economies and offers practical implications for policymakers and business leaders. It provides useful guidelines for promoting sustainability through the adoption of eco-friendly fiscal policies, a proven instrument for mitigating climate change.
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The unexplored green energy poverty–environmental degradation nexus in Ethiopia hampers understanding of its environmental impacts and obstructs pathways toward a just and sustainable energy transition. Moreover, the moderating role of energy justice remains inadequately examined, creating critical policy gaps. This study investigates the impacts of green energy poverty and energy justice on environmental degradation, probes energy justice’s moderating role, tests the empirical validity of the STIRPARTY model, and predicts countershocks using ARDL and novel dynamic ARDL simulations on quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 2020Q4. Building on the “stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, regulation, and technology” (STIRPART) model, the study proposes an extended STIRPARTY framework by incorporating nonlinearity (Y) to better capture complex interactions. Findings reveal that green energy poverty significantly increases environmental degradation, while energy justice mitigates this impact in both the short and long term. Energy justice strongly moderates green energy poverty, reducing its effect on environmental harm. Simulation analysis based on a 36% change in green energy poverty shows substantial long-term effects, but energy justice helps reduce the environmental burden. The study also finds that emission reductions achieved by lowering green energy poverty may not be fully sustained over time. Environmental degradation increases with green energy poverty but at a diminishing rate until a threshold is reached. Policy implications include developing an energy justice framework for equitable, affordable, and sustainable access; bridging urban–rural energy gaps through renewables; creating public–private partnerships for co-financing, technical support, and local joint management; implementing sector-wide energy efficiency programs; forecasting environmental countershocks; and enforcing sustainable land-use policies.
{"title":"Toward sustainable solutions: green energy poverty, energy justice, and environmental degradation in Ethiopia with moderating effects and countershock simulations","authors":"Tesfaye Etensa , Tekie Alemu , Mengesha Yayo , Tewodros Negash","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101587","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101587","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The unexplored green energy poverty–environmental degradation nexus in Ethiopia hampers understanding of its environmental impacts and obstructs pathways toward a just and sustainable energy transition. Moreover, the moderating role of energy justice remains inadequately examined, creating critical policy gaps. This study investigates the impacts of green energy poverty and energy justice on environmental degradation, probes energy justice’s moderating role, tests the empirical validity of the STIRPARTY model, and predicts countershocks using ARDL and novel dynamic ARDL simulations on quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 2020Q4. Building on the “stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, regulation, and technology” (STIRPART) model, the study proposes an extended STIRPARTY framework by incorporating nonlinearity (Y) to better capture complex interactions. Findings reveal that green energy poverty significantly increases environmental degradation, while energy justice mitigates this impact in both the short and long term. Energy justice strongly moderates green energy poverty, reducing its effect on environmental harm. Simulation analysis based on a 36% change in green energy poverty shows substantial long-term effects, but energy justice helps reduce the environmental burden. The study also finds that emission reductions achieved by lowering green energy poverty may not be fully sustained over time. Environmental degradation increases with green energy poverty but at a diminishing rate until a threshold is reached. Policy implications include developing an energy justice framework for equitable, affordable, and sustainable access; bridging urban–rural energy gaps through renewables; creating public–private partnerships for co-financing, technical support, and local joint management; implementing sector-wide energy efficiency programs; forecasting environmental countershocks; and enforcing sustainable land-use policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 101587"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145798099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}