| Title |
Meet the New Boss ... Same as the Old boss?' Technology, toil and tension in the agrofuel frontier NEW TECHNOLOGY WORK AND EMPLOYMENT English Article labour; agroenergy; Brazil; technology; rural; commodity chains LABOR; SUSTAINABILITY; BIOFUELS; CHAINS; POWER Agrofuels are increasingly sourced and sold as a socially and environmentally beneficial solution to oil dependence. The promotion of sugar-derived ethanol as a substitute for petroleum has thus been key to state development and international trade policies by Brazil and the European Union, respectively, and subsequent investment by leading energy and food transnational corporations has transformed socio-spatial relations in the new sites of production. Brazilian rural worker testimonies, however, point to large-scale labour exclusion rather than reform and a deepening, rather than disruption, of historic power inequalities in the sector. Labour contestation challenges a converging institutional discourse of responsible technological innovation and social upgrading associated with emerging commodity chains and the green' economy. Although corporate and statutory response has been market-orientated certification and more technology' the idea of the techno-institutional fix' provides a power relation-attentive analysis that invites the further exploration of socially committed alternatives to food and energy production. [Garvey, Brian] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Human Resource Management, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Lanark, Scotland; [Tyfield, David] Univ Lancaster, Lancaster Environm Ctr, Lancaster LA1 4YW, England; [de Mello, Leonardo Freire] Fed Univ ABC Reg, Dept Engn Modelling & Appl Social Sci, Sao Paulo, Brazil University of Strathclyde; Lancaster University; Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) Garvey, B (corresponding author), Univ Strathclyde, Dept Human Resource Management, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Lanark, Scotland. brian.garvey@strath.ac.uk; d.tyfield@lancaster.ac.uk; leonardo.mello@ufabc.edu.br ; Freire de Mello, Leonardo/F-2741-2010 Garvey, Brian/0000-0003-1931-8679; Freire de Mello, Leonardo/0000-0002-6695-9957 British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'; ESRC [ES/M011577/1] Funding Source: UKRI British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'; ESRC(UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)) This collaboration was supported by the British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'. Field work was assisted by a Global Encounters Grant, University of Stratchclyde, by Ricardo J. de Assis F. Goncalves, Professor Marcelo Rodrigues Mendonca, Dr. Adriano Rodrigues de Oliveira, William Ferreira da Silva and Ernesto Macaringue at the Institute of Socio-Environmental Studies, Federal University of Goias and by the Federation of Salaried Rural Workers of Sao Paulo State. The authors would also like to thank Professor Paul Stewart at University of Strathclyde for supporting the research, Juliana Busnelo for assisting with the interpretation and translation of interviews, the editors and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on the paper. 49 7 7 2 34 WILEY HOBOKEN 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA 0268-1072 1468-005X NEW TECH WORK EMPLOY New Technol. Work Employ. JUL 2015 30 2 79 94 10.1111/ntwe.12048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12048 16 Ergonomics; Management Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) Engineering; Business & Economics CN6AH Green Accepted 2024-09-20 WOS:000358515200001
J Li, NY; Wang, LJ; Zhang, QL; Wen, HW Li, Nuoyan; Wang, Liangjian; Zhang, Qilin; Wen, Huwei Low-carbon policy and employment: heterogeneity of workers with different skills ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY English Article; Early Access Low-carbon policy; Employment; Skill structure; Green innovation; Industrial structure ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATION; AIR-POLLUTION; POWER SECTOR; REGULATIONS; MODEL This study aims to reveal the effects of low-carbon policy on labor employment structures utilizing a dataset from 295 cities in China from 2005 to 2020. The difference-in-difference design was employed to analyze and verify the mechanism. Results indicate that implementing urban low-carbon transition policies significantly reduces employment opportunities for low-skilled workers while promoting employment opportunities for high-skilled workers. Furthermore, the scale of urban employment was found to have increased considerably. The influence of urban low-carbon construction on skill structure varies depending on regional characteristics and industrial heterogeneity. Notably, green technology innovation and industrial structure transformation can positively impact high-skilled workers while negatively affecting low-skilled workers. The employment effects of low-carbon policy are supported by a range of robust approaches. Governments should lead to employment policies that are compatible with low-carbon policies, including livelihood security for workers and optimized supply of skilled labor. [Li, Nuoyan; Wang, Liangjian; Zhang, Qilin] Hunan Univ, Sch Econ & Trade, Changsha 410006, Hunan, Peoples R China; [Wen, Huwei] Nanchang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, Peoples R China Hunan University; Nanchang University Wen, HW (corresponding author), Nanchang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, Peoples R China. wenhuwei@ncu.edu.cn Wen, Huwei/ABX-7160-2022; Zhang, Qilin/HLW-4946-2023 Wen, Huwei/0000-0002-8422-1593 Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China [20232BAB203056] Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China(Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province) This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (20232BAB203056). 49 0 0 49 49 SPRINGER DORDRECHT VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 1387-585X 1573-2975 ENVIRON DEV SUSTAIN Environ. Dev. Sustain. 2024 APR 1 2024 10.1007/s10668-024-04803-2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04803-2 APR 2024 21 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology MP9C6 2024-09-20 WOS:001194936700004
J Wang, JD; Dong, KY; Taghizadeh-Hesary, F; Dong, XC Wang, Jianda; Dong, Kangyin; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Dong, Xiucheng Does industrial convergence mitigate CO2 emissions in China? A quasi-natural experiment on Triple Play" Reform |
| ID_Doc |
32951 |
| Authors |
Garvey, B; Tyfield, D; de Mello, LF |
| Title |
Meet the New Boss ... Same as the Old boss?' Technology, toil and tension in the agrofuel frontier NEW TECHNOLOGY WORK AND EMPLOYMENT English Article labour; agroenergy; Brazil; technology; rural; commodity chains LABOR; SUSTAINABILITY; BIOFUELS; CHAINS; POWER Agrofuels are increasingly sourced and sold as a socially and environmentally beneficial solution to oil dependence. The promotion of sugar-derived ethanol as a substitute for petroleum has thus been key to state development and international trade policies by Brazil and the European Union, respectively, and subsequent investment by leading energy and food transnational corporations has transformed socio-spatial relations in the new sites of production. Brazilian rural worker testimonies, however, point to large-scale labour exclusion rather than reform and a deepening, rather than disruption, of historic power inequalities in the sector. Labour contestation challenges a converging institutional discourse of responsible technological innovation and social upgrading associated with emerging commodity chains and the green' economy. Although corporate and statutory response has been market-orientated certification and more technology' the idea of the techno-institutional fix' provides a power relation-attentive analysis that invites the further exploration of socially committed alternatives to food and energy production. [Garvey, Brian] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Human Resource Management, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Lanark, Scotland; [Tyfield, David] Univ Lancaster, Lancaster Environm Ctr, Lancaster LA1 4YW, England; [de Mello, Leonardo Freire] Fed Univ ABC Reg, Dept Engn Modelling & Appl Social Sci, Sao Paulo, Brazil University of Strathclyde; Lancaster University; Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) Garvey, B (corresponding author), Univ Strathclyde, Dept Human Resource Management, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Lanark, Scotland. brian.garvey@strath.ac.uk; d.tyfield@lancaster.ac.uk; leonardo.mello@ufabc.edu.br ; Freire de Mello, Leonardo/F-2741-2010 Garvey, Brian/0000-0003-1931-8679; Freire de Mello, Leonardo/0000-0002-6695-9957 British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'; ESRC [ES/M011577/1] Funding Source: UKRI British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'; ESRC(UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)) This collaboration was supported by the British Council UK-Brazil Sustainable Research Networks Grant, 'Responsibly Innovating Energy for Urban Mobility: Brazil, China, UK'. Field work was assisted by a Global Encounters Grant, University of Stratchclyde, by Ricardo J. de Assis F. Goncalves, Professor Marcelo Rodrigues Mendonca, Dr. Adriano Rodrigues de Oliveira, William Ferreira da Silva and Ernesto Macaringue at the Institute of Socio-Environmental Studies, Federal University of Goias and by the Federation of Salaried Rural Workers of Sao Paulo State. The authors would also like to thank Professor Paul Stewart at University of Strathclyde for supporting the research, Juliana Busnelo for assisting with the interpretation and translation of interviews, the editors and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on the paper. 49 7 7 2 34 WILEY HOBOKEN 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA 0268-1072 1468-005X NEW TECH WORK EMPLOY New Technol. Work Employ. JUL 2015 30 2 79 94 10.1111/ntwe.12048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12048 16 Ergonomics; Management Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) Engineering; Business & Economics CN6AH Green Accepted 2024-09-20 WOS:000358515200001
J Li, NY; Wang, LJ; Zhang, QL; Wen, HW Li, Nuoyan; Wang, Liangjian; Zhang, Qilin; Wen, Huwei Low-carbon policy and employment: heterogeneity of workers with different skills ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY English Article; Early Access Low-carbon policy; Employment; Skill structure; Green innovation; Industrial structure ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATION; AIR-POLLUTION; POWER SECTOR; REGULATIONS; MODEL This study aims to reveal the effects of low-carbon policy on labor employment structures utilizing a dataset from 295 cities in China from 2005 to 2020. The difference-in-difference design was employed to analyze and verify the mechanism. Results indicate that implementing urban low-carbon transition policies significantly reduces employment opportunities for low-skilled workers while promoting employment opportunities for high-skilled workers. Furthermore, the scale of urban employment was found to have increased considerably. The influence of urban low-carbon construction on skill structure varies depending on regional characteristics and industrial heterogeneity. Notably, green technology innovation and industrial structure transformation can positively impact high-skilled workers while negatively affecting low-skilled workers. The employment effects of low-carbon policy are supported by a range of robust approaches. Governments should lead to employment policies that are compatible with low-carbon policies, including livelihood security for workers and optimized supply of skilled labor. [Li, Nuoyan; Wang, Liangjian; Zhang, Qilin] Hunan Univ, Sch Econ & Trade, Changsha 410006, Hunan, Peoples R China; [Wen, Huwei] Nanchang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, Peoples R China Hunan University; Nanchang University Wen, HW (corresponding author), Nanchang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi, Peoples R China. wenhuwei@ncu.edu.cn Wen, Huwei/ABX-7160-2022; Zhang, Qilin/HLW-4946-2023 Wen, Huwei/0000-0002-8422-1593 Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China [20232BAB203056] Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China(Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province) This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (20232BAB203056). 49 0 0 49 49 SPRINGER DORDRECHT VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 1387-585X 1573-2975 ENVIRON DEV SUSTAIN Environ. Dev. Sustain. 2024 APR 1 2024 10.1007/s10668-024-04803-2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04803-2 APR 2024 21 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology MP9C6 2024-09-20 WOS:001194936700004
J Wang, JD; Dong, KY; Taghizadeh-Hesary, F; Dong, XC Wang, Jianda; Dong, Kangyin; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Dong, Xiucheng Does industrial convergence mitigate CO2 emissions in China? A quasi-natural experiment on Triple Play" Reform |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107107 |
| Abstract |
As a crucial aspect of industrial development, the influence of industrial convergence on the environment cannot be ignored. This paper uses the "Triple Play" Reform (TPR) policy as a representative case of industrial convergence for constructing a quasi-natural experimental analysis framework. Using panel data from 285 Chinese cities from 2004 to 2016, we examine the influence of the industrial convergence policy on per capita CO2 emissions using a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) model. The results indicate that the TPR reduces CO2 emissions in China. Furthermore, the TPR policy indirectly decreases per capita CO2 emissions through industrial structure upgrading and the promotion of green technology innovation. Most importantly, the carbon emission-reduction effect of TPR is heterogeneous according to geographical differences, resource endowment, and city size. The research findings contribute to filling a gap in the literature by demonstrating how industrial convergence policies can mitigate CO2 emissions in China and offer valuable insights for future industrial convergence practices and emission reduction strategies in China. |
| Author Keywords |
Industrial convergence; Carbon emission reduction; "Triple Play" reform; Multi -period DID method; China |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001106194100001 |
| WoS Category |
Economics |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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