Ekonomski izazovi tranzicije prema niskougljičnom rastu

Ekonomski rast je izuzetno važan; međutim, kako bi se adekvatno nosili s nepovoljnim društveno-ekonomskim i okolišnim posljedicama, ekonomski rast mora biti društveno i ekološki osjetljiv te u funkciji tranzicije ka niskougljičnoj ekonomiji. Nedostaje znanja kada je riječ o toj tranziciji i njezinim posljedicama. Stoga je prvi cilj projekta analizirati socioekonomske učinke niskougljične tranzicije na ekonomski rast. Energija je vitalna za egzistenciju i razvoj moderne ekonomije; međutim, njezina proizvodnja i potrošnja generiraju negativne emisije stakleničkih plinova. Stoga je drugi cilj istražiti ulogu energije (obnovljive i neobnovljive) i energetske industrije u tranziciji prema niskougljičnom rastu. Kako bi bili ublaženi negativni učinci ekonomskog rasta, potrebna su nova znanja, politike, strategije, upravljački i poslovni modeli, kao i promjene u praksama ponašanja. Stoga je treći cilj istražiti važnost inovacija, upravljanja ljudskim resursima i održivog poduzetništva u izgradnji nisko-ugljične ekonomije. Kako bi bili realizirani ciljevi, projekt će biti baziran na kvantitativnim istraživačkim pristupima. Sukladno tome, bit će razvijeni multivarijantni modeli, primijenjene multivarijantne statističke metode te provedene multivarijantne regresije. Projekt će generirati značajne teorijske i metodološke doprinose. Povećat će postojeće znanje o niskougljičnom rastu fokusiranjem na (i) složene interakcije između energije, inovacija, održivog poduzetništva i politika na različitim razinama, kao i (ii) razvojem konceptualnih modela pogodnih za tranziciju ka niskougljičnoj budućnosti. Očekivani empirijski doprinosi odnosit će se na produbljivanje našeg razumijevanja o ekonomskoj situaciji i trendovima u Europskoj uniji i Hrvatskoj, kao i na formuliranje javno-političkih preporuka usmjerenih poticanju niskougljičnog rasta i ubrzanju tranzicije ka niskougljičnoj ekonomiji.

Tri su temeljna cilja projekta:

1. analizirati socio-ekonomske učinke niskougljične tranzicije na ekonomski rast
2. istražiti ulogu energije i energetske industrije u tranziciji prema niskougljičnom rastu
3. istražiti ulogu inovacija, upravljanja ljudskim resursima i održivog poduzetništva u izgradnji niskougljične ekonomije.

prof. dr. sc. Đula Borozan

prof. Sanja Pfeifer, PhD

prof. dr. sc. Nela Vlahinić Lenz

prof. Dubravka Pekanov, PhD

Sofia Turjak, PhD

dr. sc. Ana Zrnić

OBJAVLJENI RADOVI – 1. godina projekta (2021.)

• Pekanov Starcevic, D.; Crnković, B.; Bestvina Bukvić, I. (2021). European Union energy industry: an overview, Proceedings of FEB Zagreb 12th International Odyssey Conference on Economics and Business (Šibenik, 9.-12.6.2021.), Zagreb. 3(1), 361-369., https://drive.google.com/file/d/161-Nz6JuGDyQy0iX3K3DIfsui6yMWD0o/view
• Borozan, Đ. (2021). Technical efficiency and productivity change in the European Union with undesirable output, Energies, 14(16), 4937,, Q2, IF: 3.004, https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/16/4937/htm.
• Vlahinić Lenz, N., Fajdetić, B. (2021). Globalization and GHG Emissions in the EU: Do We Need a New Development Paradigm?, Sustainability, 13(17), 9936, Q1-Q2, IF: 3.251, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/17/9936
• Borozan, Đ., Pekanov Starčević, D. (2021). Analysing the Pattern of Productivity Change in the European Energy Industry, Sustainability, 13(21), 11742, Q1-Q2, IF: 3.251, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11742/htm
• Maljković, D., Vlahinić Lenz, N., Žiković, S. (2022). The pitfalls of shared metering: Does the self-interest in district heating systems cause tragedy of the commons, Energy Research and Social Science (on-line first articles), 83, 102335, Q1, IF: 6.834, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/energy-research-and-social-science
• Pekanov Starčević, D.; Zrnić, A.; Bestvina Bukvić, I. (2021).The impact of social and governance factors on GHG emissions: Evidence from the Euroepan energy companies, Proceedings of the 76^th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society“, 28-36.
• Pfeifer, S., Stanić, M., Borozan, Đ. (2021). Students’ intentions for going green – extending the pro-environmental theory of planned behavior, Zbornik „38th IBIMA conference”, Sevilla, 3.-4.11.2021., 1009-1017.
• Pekanov Starčević, D., Crnković, B., Fosić, I. (2021.). “Investing in CHP plants: estimating external costs and benefits“, Ekonomski vjesnik – ECONVIEWS: Review of contemporary business, entrepreneurship and economic issues,  34(2), 351-360.

OBJAVLJENI RADOVI – 2. projektno razdoblje

•  Borozan, Đ. (2022). Detecting a structure in the European energy transition policy instrument mix: What mix successfully drives the energy transition?, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 165, 112621, Q1, IF: 16.799, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032122005159
• Borozan, Đ. (2022). Revealing the complexity in the environmental Kuznets curve set in a European multivariate framework, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Q1/Q2, IF: 4.080, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-021-01817-y
• Ćelić, F., Vlahinić Lenz, N. (2022). EU Financial Instruments in Practice: SMEs’ investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in Croatia, International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 12(4), 173-185., Q2, Scopus,file:///D:/Download/22_IJEEP_13216_celic_okey.pdf
• Borozan, Đ. (2022)..Asymmetric effect of policy uncertainty on renewable energy consumption in G7 countries, Renewable Energy, 189, 412-420, Q1, IF: 8.001, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148122001975
• Pfeifer, S. (2022). Green management – a systematic review of the literature, 39th EBES conference, 5.-8.04.2022., Rim, Italija, Proceedings – volume II, 1726-1740
• Borozan, Đ., Lolić Ćipćić, M. (2022). Asymmetric and nonlinear oil price pass-through to economic growth in Croatia: Do oil-related policy shocks matter? Resources Policies, 76, 102736, Q1, IF: 5.634,  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301420722001842
• Borozan, Đ., Borozan, B. (2022). The asymmetric effect of economic policy uncertainty on energy consumption, Energy Efficiency, 15, 28, Q2, IF: 2.574
• Vlahinić Lenz, N., Fajdetić, B. (2022). Does Economic Globalisation Harm Climate? New Evidence from European Union, Energies, 15(18), 6699, Q1/Q2, IF: 3.252, https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/18/6699
• Borozan, Đ., Borozan, B. (2022). Analyzing an energy sectoral specialization pattern in Southern European Union countries, 11th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering (ICESE 2021), 10-13.09.2021., Vienna (online), IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Series,  952  2022, 012009, 1-8,, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/952/1/012009
• Borozan, Đ.: Croatian youth perception of the low-carbon institutional and awareness-behavior gaps, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Nice, Francuska, 17.-19.06.2022., https://www.doi.org/10.33422/6th.icbmeconf.2022.06.10
• Zrnić, A. (2022). Socially and environmentally responsible business practices in SMSs: A case study of Croatia, 88th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Roadmap to NetZero Economies and Businesses” – Dubai, 19–20 October, 2022.
• Turjak, S., Unukić, I., Kristek, I. (2022). Trends in environmental taxes in the European Union, 88th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Roadmap to NetZero Economies and Businesses” – Dubai, 19–20 October, 2022.
• Borozan, Đ. (2022). Environmentally adjusted productivity change: comparing Croatia with other European Union member states, 37th EBES Conference Proceedings, series: Euroasian Studies in Business and Economics, Springer, CPC-SSH
• Pfeifer, S., Borozan, Đ. (2022). Factors influencing personal carbon footprint of the croatian university students, 37th EBES Conference Proceedings, series: Euroasian Studies in Business and Economics, Springer, CPC-SSH
• Pekanov D., Fosić, I., Jadrešič, I.: EU energy policy: Implications for renewable energy investments, u W.C. Gartner (ur.): New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business, Select Proceedings of of the 2022 6th International Conference on Applied Economics and Business, Springer (electronic ISSN: 2198-7254; print ISSN: 2198-7246) book series, 207-2018.
• Pfeifer, S. (2022). Management perspective of „green strategies“ research – scientometric analysis, u: W.C. Gartner (ur.): New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business, Select Proceedings of of the 2022 6th International Conference on Applied Economics and Business, Springer (electronic ISSN: 2198-7254; print ISSN: 2198-7246) book series, 451-464.
• Borozan, Đ., Pfeifer, S. (2022). Students’ environmental awareness and low carbon behavior: Exploring the differences, u: W.C. Gartner (ur.): New Perspectives and Paradigms in Applied Economics and Business, Select Proceedings of of the 2022 6th International Conference on Applied Economics and Business, Springer (electronic ISSN: 2198-7254; print ISSN: 2198-7246) book series, 411-424.
• Fatur Šikić, T., Borozan, Đ. (2023.).Meeting the low-carbon challenge: the role of EU energy policy, u: Economics and business in the post-COVID-19 world, urednici: Drezgić, S., Host, A., Tomljanović, M., Žiković, S., poglavlje 11, 213-230.