Disguised pollution: Industrial activities in the dark

Agarwal, Sumit; Han, Yajie; Qin, Yu; Zhu, Hongliang

doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104904

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“…HRC 4 Staff Turnover [48,49] • High turnover rates can lead to a loss of institutional knowledge and continuity in the monitoring program.…”

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Overcoming Barriers to Digital Transformation towards Greener Supply Chains in Automotive Paint Shop Operations

Carpitella

2024

Sustainability

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Given the resource-intensive nature of automotive manufacturing processes and their potential to substantially contribute to ecological footprints, the integration of sustainable logistic practices in the context of digital transformation becomes imperative. This paper focuses on the implementation of green supply chain strategies within the automotive sector, targeting significant risks associated with environmental impact, specifically in the critical domain of automotive paint shops. Automotive paint shops indeed play a significant part in determining the overall sustainability of automotive production. Recognized for their role in vehicle esthetics and corrosion protection, the sustainable integration of these facilities is crucial in the pursuit of a greener automotive future. A comprehensive multi-criteria decision-making framework is herein proposed as a valuable tool in pinpointing the most critical barriers to digital transformation and simultaneously prioritizing suitable green logistic strategies in the context of automotive paint shop risk-management procedures. The practical utility of the model extends to practitioners in the automotive paint shop supply chain, particularly those engaged in digitalizing critical operations, facilitating well-informed decision-making aligned with environmental sustainability goals. The findings of this research highlight the critical importance of implementing tailored strategies, including crisis preparedness, transparent communication, proactive outreach, and strategic investments in technology and partnerships, to address barriers and enhance sustainability practices within automotive paint shop operations, thereby contributing to the overall resilience and long-term viability of automotive supply chains.

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“…HRC 4 Staff Turnover [48,49] • High turnover rates can lead to a loss of institutional knowledge and continuity in the monitoring program.…”

Section: Hrc 2 Workforce Training [47]mentioning

confidence: 99%

Overcoming Barriers to Digital Transformation towards Greener Supply Chains in Automotive Paint Shop Operations

Carpitella

2024

Sustainability

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“…Despite these benefits, advanced monitoring technologies also incur high costs, especially in building physical infrastructures, which limit their applications. Constrained administrative budgets often result in imperfect monitoring in spatial scopes and temporal duration, leaving polluters and implementing agencies opportunities not to strictly adhere to regulations 11,12 . Polluters subject to heightened monitoring typically experience loss in competitiveness 13,14 , thereby willing to move to non-monitored areas 15,16 .…”

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“…Many studies have highlighted the positive effect of monitoring technology in mitigating information problems and enhancing visibility of regulatory performance 5 . But monitoring efforts are associated other behaviors, such as disguised pollution 12 , strategic enforcement 11,20,21 , and differential regulation 17,18 . Our paper provides new evidence that, although monitoring technologies generally improve regulation, their spatial coverage leads to strategic enforcement behavior of implementing agencies.…”

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Introducing monitoring technologies in Chinese cities: Pollution reduction effects, enforcement strategies, and welfare consequences

TANG,

Zhao,

Zhu

et al. 2024

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Monitoring technologies are widely used to enhance compliance for better environmental quality. While these technologies often bring pollution reduction, much is unknown about the enforcement strategy of local authorities and its welfare implications, given technologies’ spatially limited accessibility. Here we show the impact of nation-wide establishment of 1,436 air-quality monitoring stations in Chinese cities on pollution reduction, local enforcement strategy, as well as social welfare consequences. Leveraging high-resolution datasets and a quasi-experimental design, we find that newly introduced monitoring stations led to an 8.03% (9.6972 µg/m3) reduction in PM2.5 concentrations in urban areas. Within those areas, the stations resulted in 0.57% (0.3046 µg/m3) more reduction in PM2.5 concentrations in areas accessible by the stations compared to non-accessible areas. The air-pollution reduction was associated with decline in industrial activities and change in land use, and led to higher housing price in technically accessible areas within cities. The back-of-the-envelope calculation shows substantial urban spatial inequalities in welfare consequences, driven by health benefits, for urban residents close to monitoring stations. Our findings suggest that the application of monitoring technologies should take environmental justice into consideration for a more comprehensive idea of sustainable development.

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The role of economic land use efficiency in promoting green industrial development: evidence from China

Li,

Shen,

Song

et al. 2023

Ann Oper Res

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Disguised pollution: Industrial activities in the dark

Cited by 15 publications

References 32 publications

Overcoming Barriers to Digital Transformation towards Greener Supply Chains in Automotive Paint Shop Operations

Overcoming Barriers to Digital Transformation towards Greener Supply Chains in Automotive Paint Shop Operations

Introducing monitoring technologies in Chinese cities: Pollution reduction effects, enforcement strategies, and welfare consequences

The role of economic land use efficiency in promoting green industrial development: evidence from China

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