研究和开发对环境可持续性的倍增效应的全球前景
Kow Ansah-Mensah1, Adams Osman1, Clarke Ebow Yalley2
1Department of Geography Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
PloS one
|September 21, 2023
概括
研究和开发 (R&D) 投资对环境可持续性和经济增长产生积极影响,特别是在非洲. 促进研发对于实现全球可持续发展目标和应对气候变化挑战至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
- 可持续发展 可持续发展 可持续发展
背景情况:
- 研究和开发 (R&D) 对环境可持续性的影响的研究有限.
- 全球对可持续发展的支出不断增加,需要了解研发的作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查研发对实现环境可持续目标的全球影响.
- 确定特定的研发活动及其与可持续发展目标 (SDGs) 的相关性.
主要方法:
- 利用来自联合国-SDG数据库和世界银行的国家级数据.
- 采用空间分析技术,包括空间合并,自动填充,自动关联和地理加权回归.
主要成果:
- 在全球范围内,研发支出和科学出版物对可持续发展目标8 (体面工作和经济增长) 和11 (可持续城市和社区) 产生了积极的影响.
- 在南非国家,研发支出对可持续发展目标8的影响更大.
- 科学出版物对非洲和中东地区的SDG 11产生了更大的影响.
- 高科技出口对实现南美和欧洲的可持续发展目标15 (生活在陆地) 具有重要意义.
- 专利和商标申请对环境可持续性目标的影响最小.
结论:
- 建议增加研发支出,特别是在非洲,以促进经济发展和环境可持续性.
- 有针对性的研发投资可以加速实现全球可持续发展目标的进展.
- 政策干预应优先考虑研发,以应对气候变化和增强生态性.
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