Carbon intensity changes in the Asian Dragons. Lessons for climate policy design

Rodrı́guez, Miguel Á.; Pena‐Boquete, Yolanda

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2017.05.028

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“…With regard to the extent of decarbonization, we used the inverse of carbon intensity , measured as the ratio of CO 2 emissions in tons divided by firm value added (Rodríguez & Pena‐Boquete, ; Xu & Ang, ). On the one hand, many examples in the literature connect this ratio with the deployment of decarbonization initiatives: technological developments in the steel industry (Pinto, Szklo, & Rathmann, ), technological innovation in electricity production (Peng & Tao, ) or the adoption of the best practice technologies in the power industry (Xian et al, ), among others.…”

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From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

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Rodrı́guez

Vázquez

2019

J of Ops Management

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We use 9 years of dynamic panel data (4,090 observations) to explore how decarbonization moderates the association between a selection of efficiency‐driven shop‐floor initiatives and labor productivity. The results are mixed: the relationship between materials efficiency and labor productivity is positively moderated by decarbonization, but the relationship between increases in inventory turnover or the average firm wage as a multiple of average sector wages are negatively moderated by decarbonization. Overall, we find that decarbonization leads to an average drop in sales of 1.8% per worker. This evidence therefore suggests that climate change goals impacting industrial firms might be difficult to accomplish if managers expect to achieve decarbonization for free with current organizational best practices.

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From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

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Vázquez

2019

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“…Finally, to explore if Green BMs are helping to achieve decarbonization of the economy, the value capture of a Green BM was measured by the inverse of one of the most common indicators in the fight against climate change and the upcoming Circular Economy monitoring framework: Carbon intensity: the ratio of CO2 emissions to revenue [111][112][113][114]. This measure (eq.…”

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The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low- Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

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2018

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Green Business Models (BMs) established by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can incorporate product and process decarbonization in their components (value proposition, creation and capture) and to what extent this incorporation is affected by SME size. We use a database comprising 1,161 observations of SMEs, 466 in 2014 and 695 in 2016. The results show that SMEs’ value propositions give an intermediate valuation to both legally required and voluntary reduction of environmental impact, irrespective of SME size and the year analyzed. Regarding value creation, SMEs adopt practically no environmental practices, and there are significant differences according to size, with more difficulties than advantages stemming from small size. The study also shows that such environmental practices are not effective in reducing carbon. This diagnosis indicates that SMEs need help from the administration if they are to play a key role in the process of transformation toward a low-carbon economy. Legislative actions involving harsher environmental protection measures might help shape value propositions that place greater importance on reducing environmental impact, whereas training actions on available environmental techniques, promotion of research on how to adapt such techniques to SMEs and the development of specific practices for SMEs might enhance environmental value creation and capture in their BMs.

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“…Finally, to explore if green BMs are helping to achieve decarbonization of the economy, the value capture of a green BM was measured by the inverse of one of the most common indicators in the fight against climate change and the upcoming circular economy monitoring framework: carbon intensity: the ratio of CO 2 emissions to revenue [121][122][123][124]. This measure (Equation (1)) is used by researchers and institutions as a policy instrument (e.g., national targets and emission pledges) for valuing emission reduction potential and progress on decarbonization at the sector level [125,126].…”

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The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

2018

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to analyze how SMEs define the components of their business models (value proposition, creation and capture) from the point of view of decarbonization. We analyze SMEs as a group, and study whether their size affects this process and, in both cases, we examine evolution over time. We use a database comprising 1161 observations of SMEs, 466 in 2014, and 695 in 2016. The results show that SMEs' value propositions give an intermediate valuation to both legally required and voluntary reduction of environmental impact, irrespective of SME size and the year analyzed. Regarding value creation, SMEs adopt practically no environmental practices, and there are significant differences according to size, with more difficulties than advantages stemming from small size. The study also shows that such environmental practices are not effective in reducing carbon. This diagnosis indicates that SMEs need help from the administration if they are to play a key role in the process of transformation toward a low-carbon economy. Legislative actions involving harsher environmental protection measures might help shape value propositions that place greater importance on reducing environmental impact, whereas training actions on available environmental techniques, promotion of research on how to adapt such techniques to SMEs and the development of specific practices for SMEs might enhance environmental value creation and capture in their BMs.

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Carbon intensity changes in the Asian Dragons. Lessons for climate policy design

Cited by 28 publications

References 25 publications

From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low- Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

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Carbon intensity changes in the Asian Dragons. Lessons for climate policy design

Cited by 28 publications

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From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

From efficiency‐driven to low‐carbon operations management: Implications for labor productivity

The Role of SMEs&rsquo; Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low- Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size

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The Role of SMEs’ Green Business Models in the Transition to a Low- Carbon Economy: Differences in Their Design and Degree of Adoption Stemming from Business Size