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Enhancing the environmental sustainability of emergency humanitarian medical cold chains with renewable energy sources
Funding Information: The author gratefully acknowledges Prof. Nico Vandaele guest editor of the special issue, and the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. The author also thanks Prof. Árni Halldórsson and Dr Diego Vega for their constant guidance and support throughout the process, as well as their feedback and insightful reviews. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Sonja Saari. ; Purpose: Emergency humanitarian medical cold chains (HMCCs) depend heavily on their supporting energy services due to end-to-end temperature requirements in volatile disaster situations. Most energy sources powering emergency HMCCs are fossil-based due to well established processes, regardless of their environmental impact. In response to the recent energy crisis and climate change, a solution to tackle this issue relies on renewable energy sources (RES), whose use has increased to promote climate resilient development. Nevertheless, RESs’ capacity to replace conventional energy services in emergency HMCCs remains poorly understood. This study aims to investigate opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing the use of RESs in emergency HMCCs, thereby enhancing their environmental sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a review of academic and practice literature, interviews with expert practitioners on emergency HMCCs and sustainable energy, and case study examples, this research aimed to analytically generalise the phenomenon by investigating opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing the use of RESs in emergency HMCCs. The phenomenon is illustrated in a novel framework of typical HMCC, that forms a contextual basis for future research. Findings: A conceptual framework of typical emergency HMCC shows energy-consuming sections where RES can best be increased. This research is put forth in four propositions to manage the opportunities and barriers of the transition. Originality/value: This research is, to the best of the author’s knowledge, the first attempt to operationalise sustainability ...
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of emergency humanitarian medical cold chains with renewable energy sources
Funding Information: The author gratefully acknowledges Prof. Nico Vandaele guest editor of the special issue, and the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. The author also thanks Prof. Árni Halldórsson and Dr Diego Vega for their constant guidance and support throughout the process, as well as their feedback and insightful reviews. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Sonja Saari. ; Purpose: Emergency humanitarian medical cold chains (HMCCs) depend heavily on their supporting energy services due to end-to-end temperature requirements in volatile disaster situations. Most energy sources powering emergency HMCCs are fossil-based due to well established processes, regardless of their environmental impact. In response to the recent energy crisis and climate change, a solution to tackle this issue relies on renewable energy sources (RES), whose use has increased to promote climate resilient development. Nevertheless, RESs’ capacity to replace conventional energy services in emergency HMCCs remains poorly understood. This study aims to investigate opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing the use of RESs in emergency HMCCs, thereby enhancing their environmental sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a review of academic and practice literature, interviews with expert practitioners on emergency HMCCs and sustainable energy, and case study examples, this research aimed to analytically generalise the phenomenon by investigating opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing the use of RESs in emergency HMCCs. The phenomenon is illustrated in a novel framework of typical HMCC, that forms a contextual basis for future research. Findings: A conceptual framework of typical emergency HMCC shows energy-consuming sections where RES can best be increased. This research is put forth in four propositions to manage the opportunities and barriers of the transition. Originality/value: This research is, to the best of the author’s knowledge, the first attempt to operationalise sustainability ...
Enhancing the environmental sustainability of emergency humanitarian medical cold chains with renewable energy sources
2023-02-13
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Sustainable supply chain , 1- Publicerad utomlands , 2 - Hybrid open access publication channel , 1,0 , Cold Chain , Humanitarian supply chain , 1 - Publication available open access by the publisher , Renewable Energy , 0- Ingen affiliation med ett företag , http://hdl.handle.net/10227/544899 , SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy , 2023 , 512 Business and Management , KOTA2023? , SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being , 1 - Self archived , Humanitarian Energy , AACSB year , 0- Ingen av författarna har en utländsk affiliation , AoHP: Humanitarian and societal logistics , PRJ , Emergency Response , PREM2023_03
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