The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme is the first international cap-and-trade program for CO2 and the largest carbon pricing regime in the world. A principle concern over the Emissions Trading Scheme is the potential impact on the competitiveness of industry. Using a panel of 5,873 firms...

We question the positive role of responsible investors in driving pro-environmental corporate change, which is widely acknowledged in research, by revealing a negative relationship between a firm’s ownership by responsible investors and its suppliers’ environmental performance. We find...

Zhongyong thinking is a cognitive thinking style that plays a pivotal role for Chinese employees and organizations, and whether it harms or benefits creativity has long been discussed. In this study, we empirically examine the relationship between team Zhongyong thinking and team incremental and...

In urban areas around the world, increasing motorization and growing travel demand make the urban transportation sector an ever-greater contributor to local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The situation is particularly acute in developing countries, where growing metropolitan regions...

Herein, we proposed a mild method for the preparation of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) nanofluids, in which PEG-200 as raw material greatly reduced nanomaterial cost. To ensure the effectiveness of CQDs nanofluids in real seawater desalination, a systematic stability evaluation and stability...

Central banks around the world are exploring and in some cases even piloting Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). CBDCs promise to realize a broad range of new capabilities, including direct government disbursements to citizens, frictionless consumer payment and money-transfer systems, and a...