scholarly journals Global Future: Low-Carbon Economy or High-Carbon Economy?

World ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-193
Author(s):  
Diosey Ramon Lugo-Morin
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Zero Carbon ◽  
Carbon Economy

This study critically examines the decarbonization of development in the context of the Anthropocene at the global level. A literature review is conducted that emphasizes the rationality of human beings to harmonize with the planet due to the low capacity of their human agency in the framework of the Anthropocene. The analysis recognizes that the possibility of transitioning to a decarbonized global economy or zero carbon emissions is not encouraging. Global energy production and CO2 emissions are concentrated in a dozen countries: China, United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran, India, Australia, Indonesia, and Brazil. These countries are part of societies with an advanced social metabolism that negatively impacts the production of CO2. In context, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided some level of environmental health for the planet, but the CO2 reduction levels are still insufficient to consider a positive impact towards 2030.

scholarly journals Opportunities and challenges faced by private enterprises under the low-carbon economy and countermeasures

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 02009
Author(s):  
Lixing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
New Development ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Carbon Economy

In the background of the rapid development of market economy, a large number of carbon dioxide emissions, leads to the obvious imbalance of carbon in nature. In recent years, the global temperature is getting warmer, the sea level is rising year by year, and the grain production is also significantly reduced, which will bring a great threat to the normal survival and development of human beings. In order to protect the environment on which human beings live, low carbon economy is put forward. Under the environment of low carbon economy, private enterprises are not only facing new development opportunities. At the same time, private enterprises are also facing new development challenges. If they want to develop further, they must actively deal with them. The author analyzes the opportunities and challenges faced by private enterprises under the environment of low carbon economy, and puts forward specific countermeasures, hoping to be helpful to the long-term development of private enterprises.

scholarly journals Risk Society and Anti-Politics in the Fracking Debate

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Drake
Keyword(s):  
Energy Production ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Local Newspaper ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy ◽  
Carbon Economy

Fracking in the United Kingdom has yet to reach full industrial development, but it is still subject to significant opposition. This study uses Beck’s risk society theory and anti-politics to examine the views voiced by opponents to fracking in Yorkshire, England. A qualitative approach was used. Semi-structured interviews with protesters and local newspaper reports were evaluated to provide a thematic analysis. The study drew upon discourse analysis and framing literature to reveal discourses within the interviews. Although there are signs of post-materialist concerns with the environment, these issues did not dominate the discussion. Scientists were not held responsible for the risks involved in fracking. Instead, the economic greediness of politicians and austerity measures were perceived as putting the environment and human health at risk. Interviewees thought fossil fuel energy production was economically advantaged over more sustainable energy and jobs in the low carbon economy. Protesters’ trust in politicians had been eroded, but faith in democracy remained. It is argued that the consensual post-politics of risk society have not led to a reinvigoration of democratic debate. Instead anti-politics have taken place, due to the frustration of citizens. Protesters wanted a citizen-led deliberative approach to the concerns raised. Such a process would have to go beyond the consensual, and recognise the inherently agonistic process of democracy if it is to succeed.

scholarly journals A low carbon economy and society

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 (1986) ◽  
pp. 20110566 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Urry
Keyword(s):  
Social Practices ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
World War ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Second World ◽  
Carbon Economy

This paper examines various aspects of moving from high carbon economies and societies to a cluster of low carbon systems. First, some historical material is considered from the Second World War and the 1970s, periods with some lessons for the contemporary ‘powering down’ of whole societies. Second, analysis is provided of some green shoots of a powering down of existing systems identifiable in the contemporary developed world. Third, analysis is provided of the array of systems, social practices and innovations that would have to develop in order to effect powering down on a sufficient scale and within an appropriate time period. Most examples are drawn from transport and mobility. Finally, the paper demonstrates just why developing new systems is so hard, especially as this must involve a transformed cluster of systems. The forces that make a new cluster unlikely are exceptionally powerful and make this a very difficult but not impossible outcome.

The Effects and Countermeasures of Low-Carbon Economy on China’s International Competitiveness of Industries

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 1216-1219
Author(s):  
Jian Bo Hu
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Strategic Objective ◽  
Core Technology ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Carbon Economy

Contradiction between the environment and economic development have become increasingly prominent, high-carbon development model of the world economy is more difficult to maintain, low-carbon development has becomea strategic objective of all countries. Countries hold low-carbon technologies, the establishment of a green trade barriers, lack of core technology and our industry, lack of international competitiveness of exports facing enormous challenges. For this reason, the paper deeply analyzes the impact of a low-carbon economy on the international competitiveness of the industry and made a reasonable suggestions and strategies from both countries and companies on how to enhance the international competitiveness of industry.

The Research of Path to Realize Low-Carbon Economic Development in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 756-759
Author(s):  
Jiang Hua Ma
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Modernization Process ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
China’S Economy

China's industrialization and modernization process is actually the development process of high-carbon economic. But the economic structure of the high consumption and low output of is not conducive to the sustainable development of China's economy. Against this background, the paper is to develop a low-carbon economy of the path as a research object. The paper includes three parts: necessity of developing low-carbon economy, measures to promote low-carbon development, and the industrial path of achieving objectives. The study demonstrate gradually our country's development about low-carbon's economic, expecting to obtain a certain degree of referential significance that can help to build low-carbon society and achieve the upgrading of industrial structure.

Study on the Low-Carbon Economy of the Development Restrictive Problem

2011 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 1507-1510
Author(s):  
Xiao Juan Al ◽  
Liang Bai
Keyword(s):  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Innovation Ability ◽  
Technological Level ◽  
Energy Consumption Patterns ◽  
Native Condition ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
Low Carbon Emission

The development of low-carbon economy is restricted and affected by the natural conditions, the economic stage as well as the industry technological level; and it needs a worldwide cooperation. The development of Chinese low-carbon economy should be established on the basis of the native condition and the national interest because of the uneven level of low-carbon emission, the exceedingly limited R&D and innovation ability of China; which will be the biggest challenge for Chinese “high-carbon economy “transiting into “low-carbon economy”. It’s the inevitable way to overcome the low-carbon economic difficulties by improving the following items: Governments’ cooperation, international organization coordination, energy consumption patterns, human being life styles, modern industrial rebuilding, eco-civilization and ecological economy’s establishment and the relevant system.

scholarly journals Research on Establishing City Low Carbon Economy Evaluation Theory Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 446-450
Author(s):  
Xiao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Fuzzy Evaluation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
Economy Evaluation

To explore the method of creating a theoretical model of urban low-carbon economy evaluation, and analyze the development status and level of low carbon economy in cities in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River; Method To introduce the basic theory of low-carbon economy, the principle and the technical route for creating the evaluation system of urban low-carbon economy, develop 3 layers of 5 categories of 18 evaluation indicators, conduct weighted calculation using Delphi method, analytic hierarchy process(AHP) , fuzzy evaluation method and fuzzy AHP method, investigate into 7 cities, such as Shanghai, Nanjing in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River, and evaluate the urban low-carbon economic status using the created models; Results The evaluation result shows that at present China has many cities at “medium to high carbon economy” or “high carbon economy” types. The development level of low-carbon economy lagged behind many western countries; Conclusion It is a most efficient pathway to improve the present low-carbon economic level by vigorously developing the low-carbon technology, developing the low-carbon environmental education and promoting the low-carbon concept.

Low Carbon Operation of the High Carbon Sports Venues

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 437-440
Author(s):  
Xiao Duo Cheng
Keyword(s):  
New Economy ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Engineering Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Sports Venues ◽  
Carbon Economy

Now, the low carbon economy has been becoming a new economy hot issue in the world. Using the high carbon sports venues as the case, this paper defines the low carbon operation from the view of the business administration based on the operation management theory, and expresses the important meanings of the low carbon operation of the venues, meanwhile proposes the related countermeasures of low carbon operation of the high carbon sports venues depending on the value engineering theory, therefore explores the new thoughts to develop the low carbon economy in China.

Research on Economy Escalation and Low-Carbon Industrial Development in Jiangsu Province

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 1989-1992
Author(s):  
Guo Gang Jiang ◽  
Zhen Kong ◽  
Guo Xin Dong
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Domestic Economy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Operation And Management ◽  
Carbon Economy

Under the circumstance of worsening international and domestic economy developing environment, Jiangsu must pay attention to and accelerate the transformation of economy development. Through the economy escalation by low-carbon industrial development in Jiangsu City, the paper emphasized that the government should play a guiding role, focusing on the subsidies and tax policy, coupled with the low-carbon technology innovation, low-carbon economy enterprise operation and management of public utilities, public low-carbon mechanisms such as promotion of universal consciousness, and build systematically low-carbon economy development mechanism system in Jiangsu, combining low-carbon economy development with industrial structure optimization, and realized the transition from high-carbon growth to low carbon growth.

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