Strategic Pathways to Alternative Marine Fuels: Empirical Evidence from Shipping Practices in South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Background of Study
1.2. Literature Review
1.3. Research Approach Derived from Text Mining
1.3.1. Identifying Research Trends by Timing IMO Regulations through Text Mining
1.3.2. Research Question Derived from Text Mining
- What are the challenging factors in the shift to eco-friendly marine fuels?
- What are the opportunities for the shift to eco-friendly marine fuels?
- What is the Niche Innovations Strategy that integrates the opportunities and challenges of the shift to eco-friendly marine fuels?
2. Theory and Method
2.1. Theory
2.1.1. Theory for Environmental Justice and ESG
2.1.2. Theory of Air Pollution Regulation Based on Transnationality and Transboundary Principles
2.1.3. Sociotechnical Transition Theory of a Multilevel Perspective, including Window of Opportunity
2.2. Method for Analysis
3. Empirical Result
3.1. The Challenging Factors in the Shift to Eco-Friendly Marine Fuels
3.2. The Opportunities for the Shift to Eco-Friendly Marine Fuels
3.3. Innovative Strategy to Integrate the Opportunities and Challenges for Shifting to Eco-Friendly Marine Fuels
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, J.; Sim, M.; Kim, Y.; Lee, C. Strategic Pathways to Alternative Marine Fuels: Empirical Evidence from Shipping Practices in South Korea. Sustainability 2024, 16, 2412. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16062412
Lee J, Sim M, Kim Y, Lee C. Strategic Pathways to Alternative Marine Fuels: Empirical Evidence from Shipping Practices in South Korea. Sustainability. 2024; 16(6):2412. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16062412
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Jeongmin, Minseop Sim, Yulseong Kim, and Changhee Lee. 2024. "Strategic Pathways to Alternative Marine Fuels: Empirical Evidence from Shipping Practices in South Korea" Sustainability 16, no. 6: 2412. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su16062412