Industrial waste, green taxes and environmental policies in a regional perspective

Giménez, Jaime Vallés; Zárate‐Marco, Anabel

doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1990251

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“…Waste management and reduction in the context of sustainable industrial practices are pivotal in our research. Aligning with prior research studies, as [35] have pointed out, waste generation is not just a random process; it can be influenced by both economic and environmental factors. Thus, understanding these factors is crucial for devising effective environmental policies and sustainable industrial strategies.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Table 1 presents a description of the variables employed in this study which have also been used in similar research works. The nexus between waste and taxation is a big concern for policymakers [35,46]. The optimal taxation needs scrutiny and careful consideration of other factors that might limit waste generation.…”

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“…Hence, it is imperative to center attention on industrial waste generation and determine the effects of different economic and environmental mechanisms in waste abatement might cause. Environmental protection regulations and spatial dependence [34,35], legislative frameworks, effective management and diverse tax reforms [36] can provoke quite immense shifts in attitudes and change industrial waste quantity. However, environmental taxes can be considered as an effective regulatory tool when accompanied by transparency and targeted abatement strategies [37].…”

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National Environmental Taxes and Industrial Waste in Countries across Europe

Stergiou,

Rigas,

Ferrara

et al. 2024

Energies

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The use of economic instruments within environmental policy has become a challenging topic for policymakers, governments and scholars. Environmental taxes have emerged as a prevailing preference in developed countries to promote sustainability. Recently, a particular focus has been given to waste generation and disposal, shifting the attention from greenhouse gases to another important source of environmental pollution. This paper investigates the effect of national environmental taxes and policies on industrial waste. A fixed effects model is used for 34 countries across Europe from 2004 to 2022. The results suggest that environmental taxes and energy policies reduce industrial (hazardous and non-hazardous) waste. However, environmental tax reforms should take into consideration the deterioration in environmental quality, the increase in economic costs and undesirable social consequences.

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National Environmental Taxes and Industrial Waste in Countries across Europe

Stergiou,

Rigas,

Ferrara

et al. 2024

Energies

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“…15,16 Compared to mass-media food safety data, this geo-tagged big data contains more reliable food sampling information, therefore offering exclusive access to a panoramic perspective of cross-regional FSR spatial pattern. Furthermore, a majority of research on public administration conducted under the framework of geospatial analysis is closely concerned with environmental pollution, 38 resource consumption, 39 and ecological development. 40 In contrast, the geographic evaluation of FSRs for different types of foods across regions in developing economies, such as China, has not been addressed, an issue that is likely to induce a loss of valuable implications concerning inadequate regulatory capacity for FSR prevention and control.…”

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Assessing food safety risks based on a geospatial analysis: toward a cross‐regional food safety management

Nie

Liu

2023

J Sci Food Agric

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BACKGROUNDFood safety risks (FSRs) are increasingly characterized by geographical complexity along with rapid urbanization, changing dietary pattern, and the modernization of the food industry. These factors pose challenges for food risk control in developing economies, more so during the global COVID‐19 pandemic. The accurate assessment of risk source and transfer path is a crucial step toward enhancing cross‐regional food safety management. This study aims to examine the spatial distribution, transfer path and driving factors of FSRs in China, provided with a national food safety database collected from 8.63 million batches of food sampling inspections for 33 different types of foods across 30 provinces.RESULTSThe findings reveal significant regional disparities in FSRs, which is the highest in the west with small‐scale sampling inspection and the lowest in the east with intensive sampling inspection. Catering and processed foods with higher daily consumption suffer more profound FSR than agricultural products. As evidenced by the shrinking low‐low agglomeration areas, the local FSRs have been effectively controlled. The high‐high agglomeration areas playing positive impacts on risk control are expanding while distributed discretely.CONCLUSIONThe spatial transfer of FSRs is significantly driven by multiple drivers: regulatory capacity and intensity, information disclosure, food industry, regional economy, and food consumption. Assessing FSRs based on a geospatial analysis contributes to identifying risk sources, optimizing risk management, and constructing a sustainable food safety system. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.

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