Scientific publications

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, China must efficiently allocate initial carbon emissions and energy quotas in the power sector. However, prior studies have primarily focused on quota allocation within individual markets and ignored the market development stages. This paper proposes an Energy-Quota and Carbon-Quota Allocation Model (ECAM) that combines an equitable allocation scheme with an efficient allocation scheme based on zerosum gain data envelopment analysis (ZSG-DEA) through the entropy weight method.

Greenhushing, the downplaying of sustainability communications, undermines trust because transparency is crucial for shaping consumer choices. We investigate how greenhushing manifests in services and why organizations carefully promote sustainability. By analyzing the online content and sustainability ratings of 300 hotels, we identify widespread greenhushing, especially among less sustainable hotels.

As an interconnected network, the food supply chain links multiple actors across production, processing, distribution and consumption. While it plays a vital role in ensuring food security, safety and economic resilience, the sector also faces growing challenges related to its environmental impact and long-term sustainability. Addressing these issues requires a systemic shift toward sustainable circular supply chain models that support net-zero objectives, ecarbonization pathways, and ecosystem-wide coordination.

Energy security is gaining growing recognition as a key pillar of societal development, shaping not only economic growth and social stability but also broader geopolitical and environmental considerations. Initially confined to concerns of resource availability, affordability, and reliability, the concept has expanded to address complex, interrelated challenges, including resilience, sustainability, and equity. This article provides a systematic critical review of the measures of energy security, delving into its evolving conceptualization and diverse assessment frameworks, drawing attention to the increasing importance of integrating social dimension.

The present study introduces a sophisticated index of the susceptibility of the dairy sectors of various EU countries to external turbulence. The index, created using the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution multi-criteria decision-analysis using monthly data from January 2015 to July 2023, allows us to comprehensively evaluate the susceptibility of the European dairy sector to external shocks and to identify particular regions or countries that require additional support from regulatory bodies even before the negative external shocks affects the respective regions. Regulators can thus act proactively to increase the resilience of the dairy sector to avoid serious negative effects.

Promotion of renewable energy sources (RES) has become increasingly important across the globe due to the sustainable development goals. Countries without fossil energy endowments are especially keen to embark on the introduction of additional RES in the energy mix. The agricultural sector rewards particular attention as land used for RES increases pressure for other activities in rural areas.

Energy is an indispensable and critical driver of global economic development. China's crude energy consumption pattern and the increasingly serious energy mismatch (EM) problem of industrial enterprises, addressing mismatches in the marginal output of energy factors, have become a formidable challenge. This study utilized panel data of 2199 industrial enterprises in China from to 2005–2015 to measure energy output elasticity, the EM coefficients of industrial enterprises, and their influencing factors via the stochastic frontier approach (SFA).

This study examines how sustainability reporting affects ESG controversies, using panel data from EU companies between 2017 and 2023. The findings indicate a positive relationship between transparent disclosures and ESG controversy scores. This suggests that firms committed to sustainability reporting manage ESG risks more effectively, reducing the likelihood of controversies.

The European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy aims to promote sustainable farming practices that ensure the responsible use of natural resources, safeguard biodiversity, and uphold higher animal welfare standards. One pathway to achieving these objectives is through the encouragement of extensive farming. However, the dairy sector in EU countries as well as in Lithuania has shown a clear trend toward intensification. The aim of this study was to assess the technical efficiency (TE) of dairy farms employing extensive and intensive technologies.

Southeast Asia faces mounting environmental challenges that have necessitated sustainable pathways for economic growth. This study aims to survey the role of the blue economy in driving longterm economic growth while promoting sustainable practices. The research is conducted on eight Southeast Asian nations from the years 2010 to 2023. It provides significant policy implications that can induce foreign direct investment vis-à-vis growth while strengthening maritime sectors and advancing regional development.