Industry 4.0 : Exploring the Consequences of Climate Change /

This book reflects the futuristic scientific view of the consequences of transition to Industry 4.0 for climate change. The authors present a systemic overview of the current negative consequences of digitization for the environment, new outlines of the energy sphere in Industry 4.0 and the change o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Zavyalova, Elena B. (Editor), Popkova, Elena G. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:	International economics. Development economics. Energy policy. Energy and state. Public finance. International Economics. Development Economics. Energy Policy, Economics and Management. Public Economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I. Energy sphere in Industry 4.0
Chapter 1. Growth of energy consumption during automatization of production, distribution, and consumption in Industry 4.0
Chapter 2. Energy crisis management in Industry 4.0
Chapter 3. Renewable energy and evaluation of its applicability in Industry 4.0
Chapter 4. Alternative sources of energy and perspectives of their development in Industry 4.0
Chapter 5. Consequences of Industry 4.0 for the energy sphere in modern Russia.-Part II. Pollution of environment in Industry 4.0
Chapter 6. Increase of production and consumption waste in the course of economic growth and digital modernization
Chapter 7. Perspectives of decrease of production waste in the circular model of development of Industry 4.0
Chapter 8. "Smart" consumption and its consequences for environment pollution
Chapter 9. Environment pollution in Industry 4.0 in Russia's regional economy: linear practices vs. circular initiatives
Chapter 10. Macro-level consequences of digitization of the Russian economy for production waste and climate change
Part III. Ecological consequences of growth and development of Industry 4.0
Chapter 11. Consequences of transition to Industry 4.0 for economy's resource efficiency: the specifics of developed and developing countries
Chapter 12. Ecological consequences of development of "smart" productions in countries that implement the resource models of economic growth
Chapter 13. Post-industrial economies on the path to Industry 4.0: consequences for fighting climate change
Chapter 14. Consumer society in Industry 4.0: mass needs and individual limitations, dictates by the digital society, based on ecological responsibility
Chapter 15. Ecological consequences of transition to Industry 4.0 for Russia: economic growth vs. environment protection
Part IV. Industry 4.0 as an alternative to fighting climate change
Chapter 16. Competition between "green" projects and projects in the sphere of Industry 4.0 in the global investments markets
Chapter 17. Limited opportunities of financing of national projects in the sphere of Industry 4.0 and fighting climate change in the conditions of deficit of budget assets
Chapter 18. Competition between initiatives of international organizations for supporting the practices of transition to Industry 4.0 and the practices of fighting climate change
Chapter 19. Investment and innovative decisions of corporate structures during making a choice between transition to Industry 4.0 and "green" production
Chapter 20. The alternative character of national projects in the sphere of Industry 4.0 and fighting climate change in modern Russia
Part V. A systemic view at consequences of Industry 4.0 for climate change
Chapter 21. The anthropogenic scenario of development of the global economy based on Industry 4.0: consequences for climate change
Chapter 22. Scenario of moderate digitization of the global economy based on Industry 4.0 and delayed climate change fighting
Chapter 23. Scenario of well-balanced development of Industry 4.0 and "green" economy in the global economy
Chapter 24. Scenario analysis of the consequences of Industry 4.0 for climate change in modern Russia
Chapter 25. The concept of limiting the negative influence of Industry 4.0 on environment in Russia.