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Huaping Sun's research interests include Global Value Chains and International Trade, Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics, and Regional Economy. He is currently a professor in the School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University. Previously, he worked as a visiting scholar from September to December 2017 at Nanyang Technological University, where he was involved in empirical research analysis of the energy policy and energy system. He also worked as a visiting scholar from March 2015 to March 2016 at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was involved in empirical research analysis of Regional Economics and Sustainable Development. He also worked as a Post Doctor from June 2016 to June 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the field of Low-carbon economics. He holds a Ph.D. from Zhejiang University and a Master's and Bachelors degree from Qingdao University.

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Published: 23 July 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The successful anti-COVID-19 pandemic model of BEST region (Beijing-Seoul-Tokyo) includes China, Japan and South Korea, which benefit from its well-functioning organizational ecosystem and specific anti-COVID-19 pandemic strategies. Under the premise of an efficient market, the capable organizations of China, Japan and South Korea will play the dynamic function of coordination and organic connection. They will also help improve the governance efficiency of facilitating state in different stages of fighting against the pandemic. This article follows the analytical logic of the new structural economics, taking the factor endowment and its structure as the starting point for the analysis, through the comparative advantage operation mode determined by the market, and based on the collaborative anti-COVID-19 pandemic perspective of the government, the market and various social organizations, to build a framework for the facilitating state-efficient market-capable organization. The key to the success of the anti-COVID-19 pandemic method in China, Japan and South Korea is organically coordinated between government, market and organizations. Based on the effective promotion of micro-organizations, governments organize resource integration and implement macro-control of the market. A dynamic balance between economic governance and pandemic prevention and control has been achieved by optimizing the endowment structure of resources, improving infrastructure and reducing system costs.

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Fang Wu; Qi Hu; Chenming Zhu; Haitao Wang; Qian Yu; Huaping Sun. New Structural Economic Analysis of Anti-COVID-19 Pandemic Model of BEST Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 7822 .

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Fang Wu, Qi Hu, Chenming Zhu, Haitao Wang, Qian Yu, Huaping Sun. New Structural Economic Analysis of Anti-COVID-19 Pandemic Model of BEST Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (15):7822.

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Fang Wu; Qi Hu; Chenming Zhu; Haitao Wang; Qian Yu; Huaping Sun. 2021. "New Structural Economic Analysis of Anti-COVID-19 Pandemic Model of BEST Region." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 7822.

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Published: 10 July 2021 in Renewable Energy
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This paper analyses the current status and barriers to wind energy deployment in Africa. We find that wind energy in Africa has rapidly grown by 740% from 0.74 GW (GW) in 2009 to 5.5 GW as of 2018. This has been spurred by continued falling costs, improved technologies, and political commitment. Notwithstanding the above, Africa still had installed only about 1% of its estimated wind capacity as of 2018, despite having competitive costs and speeds capable of deploying utility-scale wind farms. Wind LCOE costs in Africa have declined by 30% from an average of US cents 10 to 7 per kWh between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, wind energy development on the continent is sporadic and skewed toward southern and northern Africa. While some countries have introduced targets for wind energy and instruments such as feed-in-tariffs, we find that the promotion, and scale-up of wind energy is lacking in many countries on the continent. Our findings add to the growing body of literature on the nascent wind industry in Africa. An equally important feature of this study is demystifying these challenges while making a case for shifting fossil fuel dominance in Africa by supporting clean energy transition.

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David Alemzero; Theophilus Acheampong; Sun Huaping. Prospects of wind energy deployment in Africa: Technical and economic analysis. Renewable Energy 2021, 179, 652 -666.

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David Alemzero, Theophilus Acheampong, Sun Huaping. Prospects of wind energy deployment in Africa: Technical and economic analysis. Renewable Energy. 2021; 179 ():652-666.

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David Alemzero; Theophilus Acheampong; Sun Huaping. 2021. "Prospects of wind energy deployment in Africa: Technical and economic analysis." Renewable Energy 179, no. : 652-666.

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Published: 02 July 2021 in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
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This paper is one of the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of the impact of green finance related policies in China, utilizing text analysis and panel data from 290 cities between 2011 and 2018. Employing the Semi-parametric Difference-in-Differences (SDID) we show that overall China's green finance related policies have led to a significant reduction in industrial gas emissions in the review period. Additionally, we found that Fintech development contributes to the depletion of sulphur dioxide emissions and has a positive impact on environmental protection investment initiatives. China is poised to be a global leader in green finance policy implementation and regulators need to accelerate the formulation of green finance products and enhance the capacity of financial institutions to offer green credit. While minimizing the systemic risk fintech poses, policy makers should encourage fintechs to actively participate in environmental protection initiatives that promote green consumption.

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Tadiwanashe Muganyi; Linnan Yan; Hua-Ping Sun. Green finance, fintech and environmental protection: Evidence from China. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 2021, 7, 100107 .

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Tadiwanashe Muganyi, Linnan Yan, Hua-Ping Sun. Green finance, fintech and environmental protection: Evidence from China. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 2021; 7 ():100107.

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Tadiwanashe Muganyi; Linnan Yan; Hua-Ping Sun. 2021. "Green finance, fintech and environmental protection: Evidence from China." Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 7, no. : 100107.

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Published: 08 June 2021 in Sustainability
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This study explored a theoretical model of factors affecting employee turnover intentions in the energy-intensive industry from the perspective of environmental regulation through emission reduction policy. Moreover, we examined whether green transformational leadership has a negative effect on the perception of turnover risk of energy-intensive corporate employees and their turnover intentions; we collected data on 531 employees in the energy-intensive industries in China. Data analysis was conducted using exploratory factor analysis, reliability and validity analysis, stepwise regression model analysis, and a structural equation model to test the research hypothesis. The results revealed that environmental regulation through emission reduction policy has a significant impact on employee perception of turnover risk and turnover intention in energy-intensive industries in China. The perception of turnover risk has a greater effect on the turnover intention among employees than the emission reduction policy. Moreover, we found that the perceived risk of turnover has a mediating effect in the relationship between environmental regulation through carbon emission reduction policy and turnover intention. However, green transformational leadership has an inhibiting effect on the perception of turnover risk and turnover intention among employees. This research has crucial theoretical significance for the transformation of energy-intensive enterprises and promoting the sustainable development of energy-intensive enterprises in China.

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Liang Li; Bangzhu Zhu; Xiahui Che; Huaping Sun; Meixuen Tan. Examining Effect of Green Transformational Leadership and Environmental Regulation through Emission Reduction Policy on Energy-Intensive Industry’s Employee Turnover Intention in China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6530 .

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Liang Li, Bangzhu Zhu, Xiahui Che, Huaping Sun, Meixuen Tan. Examining Effect of Green Transformational Leadership and Environmental Regulation through Emission Reduction Policy on Energy-Intensive Industry’s Employee Turnover Intention in China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6530.

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Liang Li; Bangzhu Zhu; Xiahui Che; Huaping Sun; Meixuen Tan. 2021. "Examining Effect of Green Transformational Leadership and Environmental Regulation through Emission Reduction Policy on Energy-Intensive Industry’s Employee Turnover Intention in China." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6530.

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Published: 30 May 2021 in Resources Policy
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With the rapid development of economy, the water shortage and water intake competition have been further intensified, resulting in the conflict of water resources development. This paper, against the amount of water conflict, has respectively constructed the three-party evolutionary game model regarding the water intake condition at the upper, middle and lower reaches of the river basin from the perspective of evolutionary game theory, verified the related conclusions with the numerical simulation. The conclusions of the research are as follows: (1) There are four sets of system local asymptotic stability points P20,0,1, P40,1,1,P61,0,1 and P81,1,1 in the three-party game of amount of water based trans-boundary water resources conflict, which means there existed four sets of evolutionary stable strategies (non-cooperation, non-cooperation, cooperation), (non-cooperation, cooperation, cooperation), (cooperation, non-cooperation, cooperation), and (cooperation, cooperation, cooperation). After the verification with the numerical simulation, the most contradictory area is existed between the upper and middle reaches of the river basin. Thus, the selected choice is (non-cooperation, non-cooperation, cooperation); (2) as for the amount of water based trans-boundary water resources conflict, the cost of cooperation water intake C1 has a significant impact on the strategy evolutionary path of the water intake group. This is of great theoretical and practical significance for the scientific regulation of trans-boundary water resources conflict and the realization of water resource management goals.

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Shibao Lu; Zhiduan Lian; Huaping Sun; Xiaohe Wu; Xiao Bai; Congcong Wang. Simulating trans-boundary watershed water resources conflict. Resources Policy 2021, 73, 102139 .

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Shibao Lu, Zhiduan Lian, Huaping Sun, Xiaohe Wu, Xiao Bai, Congcong Wang. Simulating trans-boundary watershed water resources conflict. Resources Policy. 2021; 73 ():102139.

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Shibao Lu; Zhiduan Lian; Huaping Sun; Xiaohe Wu; Xiao Bai; Congcong Wang. 2021. "Simulating trans-boundary watershed water resources conflict." Resources Policy 73, no. : 102139.

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Published: 24 February 2021 in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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It is widely accepted that technological innovation reduces energy intensity and carbon emissions without compromising global economic growth. Although new innovative developments tend to be concentrated in a few developed countries, transboundary spillover of technological innovation influences the energy efficiency and sectoral performance of other countries. A more thorough assessment of international knowledge spillover related to energy intensity reduction can enhance understanding of mitigation opportunities and costs. This study investigated, therefore, the effects of technological innovation within certain countries on the energy efficiency performance of neighboring countries. We used data from the OECD Triadic Patent Families database for 24 innovating countries between the years 1994 and 2013. Accounting for geographical distance, our results showed a positive, significant relationship between knowledge spillover and country-specific energy efficiency performance. All countries showed a sustainable efficiency growth trend, which indicates a steady increase in energy efficiency. Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Switzerland are the most energy efficient countries. These results have policy implications for sustainable energy management and environmental sustainability, highlighting the need to develop domestic research and development capabilities that increase innovation-based infrastructure.

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Huaping Sun; Bless Kofi Edziah; Anthony Kwaku Kporsu; Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 167, 120659 .

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Huaping Sun, Bless Kofi Edziah, Anthony Kwaku Kporsu, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 167 ():120659.

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Huaping Sun; Bless Kofi Edziah; Anthony Kwaku Kporsu; Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2021. "Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 167, no. : 120659.

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Published: 11 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Due to the needs of China’s rapid urbanization, enclave adjustments between districts in a city have become a national phenomenon in recent decades. However, it is rarely discussed in the literature whether this adjustment can have an impact on urban energy intensity. Taking Wuhan’s enclave adjustment in 2009 as a sample and a city-level panel dataset during the period of 2005–2014, using the synthetic control method, this paper investigates for the first time the impact of enclave adjustment between districts on the urban energy intensity. The results show that the logarithmic energy intensity paths of real and synthetic Wuhan diverge after 2009, and the enclave adjustment is indeed conducive to reducing energy intensity. Although this policy effect fluctuated slightly in 2013, it remained evident and continued to expand in subsequent years. We also further adopt the permutation test and placebo test to check the robustness of the baseline results, and this policy effect was found to still be statistically significant and persistent over time. We further verified that aligning division management, changing the incentives of local officials, promoting the agglomeration effect, and regional integration after adjustment are potential contributors to reducing urban energy intensity.

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Zhi Li; Ruyi Yan; Zuo Zhang; Huaping Sun. The Effect of Enclave Adjustment on the Urban Energy Intensity in China: Evidence from Wuhan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1940 .

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Zhi Li, Ruyi Yan, Zuo Zhang, Huaping Sun. The Effect of Enclave Adjustment on the Urban Energy Intensity in China: Evidence from Wuhan. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1940.

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Zhi Li; Ruyi Yan; Zuo Zhang; Huaping Sun. 2021. "The Effect of Enclave Adjustment on the Urban Energy Intensity in China: Evidence from Wuhan." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1940.

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Published: 28 January 2021 in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
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Several studies have studied the determinants of energy efficiency. However, the influence of government institutions was mostly ignored as only few studies have provided evidence on the role of institutions in enhancing domestic energy efficiency. In this paper, we extend the previous literature by asking whether neighboring country’s institutions could also have an impact on domestic energy efficiency. Thus, with the stochastic frontier approach and spatial econometric model, we investigate the spatial effect of institutional quality on energy efficiency in a panel of 99 countries for the period 1995-2016. Our results, first confirms the presence of spatial correlations in energy efficiency across countries. Secondly, we discover that the direct positive effect of institutional quality on energy efficiency is such that it overcomes the insignificant indirect negative effect, which suggests a total positive and significant effect. Our results therefore indicate that institutional quality matters in energy efficiency improvement and being close to countries with good institutional framework has a positive effect on domestic energy efficiency. Finally, the energy efficiency estimates demonstrate that global energy issue can only be addressed with long-term policies that increases technological progress.

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Huaping Sun; Bless Kofi Edziah; Chuanwang Sun; Anthony Kwaku Kporsu. Institutional quality and its spatial spillover effects on energy efficiency. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2021, 101023 .

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Huaping Sun, Bless Kofi Edziah, Chuanwang Sun, Anthony Kwaku Kporsu. Institutional quality and its spatial spillover effects on energy efficiency. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 2021; ():101023.

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Huaping Sun; Bless Kofi Edziah; Chuanwang Sun; Anthony Kwaku Kporsu. 2021. "Institutional quality and its spatial spillover effects on energy efficiency." Socio-Economic Planning Sciences , no. : 101023.

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Published: 11 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of international joint ventures (IJVs) are considered a way for multinational corporations (MNCs) to be embedded in local communities. Existing literature generally assumes that MNC research applies to IJV, however, the research of IJV’s CSR practices is often ignored. In particular, it is unclear which stakeholders become important factors in influencing the CSR practices of IJVs in developing countries. This paper aims to examine the structural characteristics of IJVs and propose a framework for the CSR practice of IJVs established in Ghana. The theoretical standpoint of this research is built upon the stakeholder and institutional theories. Using stepwise regression, a framework is developed to better understand and identify the forces within the local market that stimulate CSR. Consumers, competitors, and local communities are considered to be the key stakeholders driving IJV CSR actions. In addition, this paper has identified significant differences in CSR practice related to the IJV’s ownership structure. This study contributes to the literature on furthering knowledge of CSR and IJVs. Furthermore, it also provides practical implications for MNCs to better integrate into the local market and the host country in order to promote the development of stakeholders related to IJVs.

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Gang Tian; Gabriel Pekyi; Haojia Chen; Huaping Sun; Xiaoling Wang. Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana. Sustainability 2021, 13, 639 .

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Gang Tian, Gabriel Pekyi, Haojia Chen, Huaping Sun, Xiaoling Wang. Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):639.

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Gang Tian; Gabriel Pekyi; Haojia Chen; Huaping Sun; Xiaoling Wang. 2021. "Sustainability-Conscious Stakeholders and CSR: Evidence from IJVs of Ghana." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 639.

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Published: 18 December 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management
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Given the economic growth and energy consumption patterns, most countries are striving to solve the problems of CO2 emissions reduction to achieve sustainable development. This paper employs an improved DEA model to measure energy and environmental efficiency for some selected countries in central and western Europe. In addition, the DEA window evaluation technique is applied to measure cross-sectional efficiency using two inputs (energy consumption, labor force), a desirable output (gross domestic product), and an undesirable output (CO2 emission) for the period from 2010 to 2014. The study finds that the UK ranks the highest position in term of energy and environmental efficiency. This shows that the UK has more effective policies regarding energy efficiency, consumption, production, import and energy intensity measures for sustainable economic growth as well as environmental protection. Ireland is the second-best country after the United Kingdom. The efficiency scores of the two countries are 0.99 and 0.89 respectively. On the empirical outcomes, this study suggests effective reforms in energy sector for countries with less energy efficiency that are still facing the problem of environmental degradation.

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Jijian Zhang; Ataul Karim Patwary; Huaping Sun; Muhammad Raza; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary; Robina Iram. Measuring energy and environmental efficiency interactions towards CO2 emissions reduction without slowing economic growth in central and western Europe. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 279, 111704 .

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Jijian Zhang, Ataul Karim Patwary, Huaping Sun, Muhammad Raza, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Robina Iram. Measuring energy and environmental efficiency interactions towards CO2 emissions reduction without slowing economic growth in central and western Europe. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 279 ():111704.

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Jijian Zhang; Ataul Karim Patwary; Huaping Sun; Muhammad Raza; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary; Robina Iram. 2020. "Measuring energy and environmental efficiency interactions towards CO2 emissions reduction without slowing economic growth in central and western Europe." Journal of Environmental Management 279, no. : 111704.

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Published: 17 December 2020 in Economic Analysis and Policy
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It is worthwhile to carry out carbon emission reduction of transportation, which is an important sector of energy consumption. Thus, we used the expanded structural decomposition analysis model and input–output analysis to investigate the structural emission reduction of transportation in China. The results reveal that within the research interval, (1) the energy intensity effect (EIE) was a major factor for reducing carbon emissions from China’s transportation sector, which is caused by the improvement of energy efficiency. However, the input structure effect (ISE) on emission reduction is not apparent. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of transportation in various industries has not been significantly optimized. (2) The final demand effect (FDE) is the main determinant of carbon emission growth in transportation sector due to the steady growth of demand for transportation across all industries. Simultaneously, secondary industries play a major role in the FDE, followed by tertiary and primary industries. However, the direct consumption coefficient of primary and tertiary industries to the transportation sector demand is lower than that of the secondary industries (e.g., heavy industry). Therefore, the dynamic optimization of industrial structure is conducive to reducing carbon emissions caused by FDE. (3) The energy structure effect (ESE) is shown to restrain the growth of carbon emissions with an increasing trend, caused by the increase and decrease in the proportion of low-carbon and high-carbon energy consumption structure, respectively, in the energy supply side of transportation sector. Diesel oil, gasoline, kerosene, and liquefied natural gas were the main contributors to carbon emission reduction in ESE, while raw and cleaned coal did not play a role in reducing carbon emissions in ESE. This study can provide practical guidance for China’s transportation sector to implement emission reduction more accurately based on the energy type and industry level.

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Yang Yu; Shuangqi Li; Huaping Sun; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Energy carbon emission reduction of China’s transportation sector: An input–output approach. Economic Analysis and Policy 2020, 69, 378 -393.

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Yang Yu, Shuangqi Li, Huaping Sun, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Energy carbon emission reduction of China’s transportation sector: An input–output approach. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2020; 69 ():378-393.

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Yang Yu; Shuangqi Li; Huaping Sun; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "Energy carbon emission reduction of China’s transportation sector: An input–output approach." Economic Analysis and Policy 69, no. : 378-393.

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Published: 13 November 2020 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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Solar power is a promising alternative energy source for a sustainable environment for developing countries in the Asian continent. The assessment of its sustainability particularly in the South Asian countries necessitates a complete and rigorous statistical investigation. In the current study, we investigate solar energy profile and potential in Pakistan’s Sindh province as a case study. Although the electrification of Sindh Province using off-grid solar PV systems is relatively easy and also most convenient, the challenge is to measure the province’s capacity of solar power and its economic viability. Results show that the rural areas of Pakistan have sufficient solar irradiance in order to produce power. The suitable inclination angles of solar power modules contain the significant capacity of solar power for electricity production. Finding regarding economic viability shows that an off-grid solar photovoltaic system ensures the electricity at price of PKR 6.87/kWh while this is cheap source of energy as compared to traditional energy source (about 20.79 PKR /kWh). Furthermore, the system of off-grid solar photovoltaic could reduce, 119,000 metric tons of CO2 per year simultaneously it ensure the all remote rural areas implement the off-grid solar energy system. The study provides a useful renewable roadmap for energy in South Asian countries and those presently captivating distant and off-grid regions.

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Huaping Sun; Rehmat Ullah Awan; Muhammad Atif Nawaz; Muhammad Mohsin; Abdul Khaliq Rasheed; Nadeem Iqbal. Assessing the socio-economic viability of solar commercialization and electrification in south Asian countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2020, 23, 9875 -9897.

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Huaping Sun, Rehmat Ullah Awan, Muhammad Atif Nawaz, Muhammad Mohsin, Abdul Khaliq Rasheed, Nadeem Iqbal. Assessing the socio-economic viability of solar commercialization and electrification in south Asian countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2020; 23 (7):9875-9897.

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Huaping Sun; Rehmat Ullah Awan; Muhammad Atif Nawaz; Muhammad Mohsin; Abdul Khaliq Rasheed; Nadeem Iqbal. 2020. "Assessing the socio-economic viability of solar commercialization and electrification in south Asian countries." Environment, Development and Sustainability 23, no. 7: 9875-9897.

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Published: 26 October 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Chinese manufacturing has recently undertaken the responsibility of energy conservation and emission reduction to address climate change. This research analyzes green innovation on business sustainability in the energy-intensive industry in China from the manager perspective, researched data from 229 Chinese managers via structural equation modeling (SEM). The results demonstrated that green innovation had three dimensions: green product innovation, recycling, and green publicity. Business sustainability also had three dimensions: financial performance, environmental performance, and social performance. It also shows that green innovation had a significant effect on business sustainability in energy-intensive industry. More specifically, we found that recycling has more impact on social performance when compared with green publicity. However, green publicity has a large effect on environmental performance; moreover, green product innovation has more impact on financial performance than green publicity. We also found that environmental performance has a positive effect on financial and social performance results. The alternative models were used to examine the second-order factors of green innovation and business sustainability to test the study’s robustness and supported our findings. Thus, this study contributes to the field by helping managers to make decisions when dealing with sustainable environmental management. It provides new empirical evidence to support the development of a low-carbon circular economy and realization of a carbon-neutral goal by 2060 in China.

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Liang Li; Hajar Msaad; Huaping Sun; Mei Xuen Tan; Yeqing Lu; Antonio K.W. Lau. Green Innovation and Business Sustainability: New Evidence from Energy Intensive Industry in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 7826 .

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Liang Li, Hajar Msaad, Huaping Sun, Mei Xuen Tan, Yeqing Lu, Antonio K.W. Lau. Green Innovation and Business Sustainability: New Evidence from Energy Intensive Industry in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (21):7826.

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Liang Li; Hajar Msaad; Huaping Sun; Mei Xuen Tan; Yeqing Lu; Antonio K.W. Lau. 2020. "Green Innovation and Business Sustainability: New Evidence from Energy Intensive Industry in China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 21: 7826.

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Published: 12 October 2020 in Energies
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Using a panel cointegration model developed based on the data extracted from the World Bank indicators, this study quantified the relationship between carbon emissions, energy consumption, economic growth, and trade openness in sub-Saharan African countries. It discovered from our analysis that there exists a long-run causality association amongst CO2 emissions, energy consumption, economic growth, and trade openness. The study noted the existence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in the panel using the square term for trade openness; it was found to have a negative impact, thus trade in the long run will somewhat decrease the environmental pollution in this region. The study results imply that there should be stringent policies and rigorous enforcement in sub-Saharan African to ensure sustainable growth without associative environmental issues.

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Huaping Sun; Love Enna; Augustine Monney; Dang Khoa Tran; Ehsan Rasoulinezhad; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. The Long-Run Effects of Trade Openness on Carbon Emissions in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Energies 2020, 13, 5295 .

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Huaping Sun, Love Enna, Augustine Monney, Dang Khoa Tran, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. The Long-Run Effects of Trade Openness on Carbon Emissions in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Energies. 2020; 13 (20):5295.

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Huaping Sun; Love Enna; Augustine Monney; Dang Khoa Tran; Ehsan Rasoulinezhad; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "The Long-Run Effects of Trade Openness on Carbon Emissions in Sub-Saharan African Countries." Energies 13, no. 20: 5295.

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Published: 01 October 2020 in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
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Transportation sector contributes a significant proportion to the overall carbon emission. This paper aims at measuring the impact factors of the transportation sector’s carbon emission in China’s Yangtze River Delta Area (YRDA) so that mitigation strategies on promoting low-carbon transportation can be raised. The partial least squares method and an extended STIRPAT (stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology) model were employed for quantifying the contributions of different impact factors that affect transportation carbon emission within the YRDA region for the period of 1995–2014. Results show that population size, GDP, civilian vehicle inventory, energy intensity, passenger transportation, freight turnover, and transport sector output are key factors inducing transportation carbon emission, while energy structure and transportation sector employees mitigate the overall transportation carbon emission. Such results provide valuable policy implications for preparing appropriate mitigation strategies, such as the optimization of energy structure, the development of energy efficient technologies, the improvement of public awareness, and the implementation of intelligent transportation management.

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Huaping Sun; Lingxiang Hu; Yong Geng; Guangchuan Yang. Uncovering impact factors of carbon emissions from transportation sector: evidence from China’s Yangtze River Delta Area. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2020, 25, 1423 -1437.

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Huaping Sun, Lingxiang Hu, Yong Geng, Guangchuan Yang. Uncovering impact factors of carbon emissions from transportation sector: evidence from China’s Yangtze River Delta Area. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 2020; 25 (7):1423-1437.

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Huaping Sun; Lingxiang Hu; Yong Geng; Guangchuan Yang. 2020. "Uncovering impact factors of carbon emissions from transportation sector: evidence from China’s Yangtze River Delta Area." Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 25, no. 7: 1423-1437.

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Published: 28 September 2020 in Agriculture
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The global warming phenomenon has undoubtedly brought unprecedented challenges to rice production, vital for food security in Southeast Asian countries and China. Most studies on this topic have focused narrowly on the direct effect of climate change on rice yield, neglecting the indirect effect. Using panel data from 30 provinces in China from 1990 to 2016, in this paper, we propose and test a mediational effect model to examine the mechanisms of how climate change affects rice yield. We find that climate change leads to changes in functional irrigation areas, farmers’ fertilizing behavior, and agricultural labor supply, and it is these mediating factors that effectively transmit the impact of climate change to China’s rice production. The positive indirect impact of climate change on the factors of production often partially or overly compensates for the adverse direct effect of climate change on rice yield, leading to a surprising observation of the association of climate change with increased rice yield, at least in the short run. We also provide some preliminary policy advice based on the analysis.

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Wenjian He; Yiyang Liu; Huaping Sun; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. How Does Climate Change Affect Rice Yield in China? Agriculture 2020, 10, 441 .

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Wenjian He, Yiyang Liu, Huaping Sun, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. How Does Climate Change Affect Rice Yield in China? Agriculture. 2020; 10 (10):441.

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Wenjian He; Yiyang Liu; Huaping Sun; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "How Does Climate Change Affect Rice Yield in China?" Agriculture 10, no. 10: 441.

Research article
Published: 01 September 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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The concept of energy security has become an increasingly challenging issue in Africa, forcing energy-deficient countries to forge mutual partnerships with energy sufficient countries to access it for their domestic consumption. This study formulates a composite index of energy security in Africa as well as evaluates its impacts and trends using a sample of 28 countries on the continent, during the 2000–2018 period by using a principal composite factor analysis (PCA), with the series of 13 variables. Further interpretation was carried out using these tests: Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy and Bartlett’s test of sphericity, Pearson correlation test, and Cronbach’s alpha test. The key results show a trend of energy insecurity among the countries studied, as energy imports loads high in most countries as well as per capita emission, together with fossil fuel source consumption correlating high. These results validate the stark reality on the African continent. The inference from the results of the anaylsis conclude that the principal component analysis (PCA) results of the energy index were considered fit and reliable for the analysis, with the most important Cronbach’s alpha test coefficient of 0.8797, far above the standard 0.6 model reliability level. Based on this study, the paper proffers there should be increased intra-regional trading of energy among the various power pools on the continent and increased regional renewable energy investments as well as investment in energy infrastructure, measures to reduce electricity system losses, environmental sustainability, and the adoption of energy in efficiency on the continent.

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David Ajene Alemzero; Huaping Sun; Muhammad Mohsin; Nadeem Iqbal; Muhammad Nadeem; Xuan Vinh Vo. Assessing energy security in Africa based on multi-dimensional approach of principal composite analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020, 28, 2158 -2171.

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David Ajene Alemzero, Huaping Sun, Muhammad Mohsin, Nadeem Iqbal, Muhammad Nadeem, Xuan Vinh Vo. Assessing energy security in Africa based on multi-dimensional approach of principal composite analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020; 28 (2):2158-2171.

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David Ajene Alemzero; Huaping Sun; Muhammad Mohsin; Nadeem Iqbal; Muhammad Nadeem; Xuan Vinh Vo. 2020. "Assessing energy security in Africa based on multi-dimensional approach of principal composite analysis." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, no. 2: 2158-2171.

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Published: 31 August 2020 in Entropy
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Carbon emission control is an urgent environmental issue that governments are paying increasing attention to. Improving carbon market transaction efficiency in the context of China’s power industry is important for green growth, low carbon transmission, and the realization of sustainable development goals. We used the entropy-weighted Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method in this empirical study to analyze the carbon market transaction efficiency of China’s power industry. The results showed that the Beijing carbon market has the highest transaction efficiency, followed by those of Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City. Hubei Province also has a relatively high carbon market transaction volume and turnover; its transaction efficiency ranks fourth. Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing are the lowest-ranked regions, having carbon markets with relatively low trading volume and turnover. We, therefore, recommend that to develop a unified national carbon market, governmental agencies at all levels should equitably allocate carbon; strict regulations and penalties are also needed.

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Jin Zhu; Huaping Sun; Nanying Liu; Dequn Zhou; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Measuring Carbon Market Transaction Efficiency in the Power Industry: An Entropy-Weighted TOPSIS Approach. Entropy 2020, 22, 973 .

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Jin Zhu, Huaping Sun, Nanying Liu, Dequn Zhou, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Measuring Carbon Market Transaction Efficiency in the Power Industry: An Entropy-Weighted TOPSIS Approach. Entropy. 2020; 22 (9):973.

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Jin Zhu; Huaping Sun; Nanying Liu; Dequn Zhou; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "Measuring Carbon Market Transaction Efficiency in the Power Industry: An Entropy-Weighted TOPSIS Approach." Entropy 22, no. 9: 973.

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Published: 23 August 2020 in Sustainability
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The development of the resource-based industry has obvious negative externality, and the government’s environmental regulation on the resource-based industry will force the technological innovation of the resource-based industry. This paper selects the panel data of 12 resource-based industries in China from 2003 to 2019 and tests the impact of environmental regulation on technological innovation of resource-based industries by constructing the econometric model. The results show that environmental regulation can promote the technological innovation of resource-based industries. Specifically, environmental regulation has no significant positive impact on the immediate product innovation of 12 resource-based industries in China, but it has a significant positive impact on the product innovation lagging behind one period and two periods. Environmental regulation has a significant positive impact on the process innovation of resource-based industries and the industrial-scale has a significant positive impact on the technological innovation of resource-based industries to some extent, and the input of scientific and technological activity personnel plays an important role in promoting technological innovation in the long run. On this basis, this paper puts forward the relevant measures and suggestions for the formulation of environmental regulation policies. The government departments should subdivide the resource-based industries, formulate environmental rules and policies by classification, encourage industrial enterprises to carry out technological innovation, reasonably implement fiscal and taxation policy tools and increase the investment in R&D funds, and improve the training mechanism of scientific and technological personnel.

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Weiqing Li; Huaping Sun; Dang Tran; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Technological Innovation of Resource-Based Industries. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6837 .

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Weiqing Li, Huaping Sun, Dang Tran, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Technological Innovation of Resource-Based Industries. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6837.

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Weiqing Li; Huaping Sun; Dang Tran; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Technological Innovation of Resource-Based Industries." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6837.

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Published: 15 August 2020 in Resources Policy
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For crude oil price modeling and forecasting, time-discrete models like GARCH and HAR-RV have been further developed with Markovian regime-switching in recent years. Questioning on the ubiquity of regime-switching, we establish a time-continuous diffusion model governing the oil prices and detecting whether volatility regime-switching exists in different time horizons over the past decade. Model analysis and comparison with existed methods show that, during the second period we investigated, there exists no obvious volatility regime-switching, hence combining with regime-switching contributes little to its modeling. Besides, shown by this paper, existence of regime-switching and the transition rate of regime depict the long-term structure of volatility, which could be an intrinsic market property.

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Yue Liu; Huaping Sun; Jijian Zhang; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Detection of volatility regime-switching for crude oil price modeling and forecasting. Resources Policy 2020, 69, 101669 .

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Yue Liu, Huaping Sun, Jijian Zhang, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. Detection of volatility regime-switching for crude oil price modeling and forecasting. Resources Policy. 2020; 69 ():101669.

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Yue Liu; Huaping Sun; Jijian Zhang; Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. 2020. "Detection of volatility regime-switching for crude oil price modeling and forecasting." Resources Policy 69, no. : 101669.