Papers by Kestutis Bieksa
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, Sep 29, 2016
Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure ... more Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure balanced economic and technological development without weakening the social and natural environmental conditions. Environmental impact assessment using ecological footprint method helps to choose sustainable economic activities and technologies which are appropriate to sustainable development concept and has less impact to environment. This method is usually used as a public ecological and environmental educational tool and sometimes applied for creation of measures and programs for sustainable regional and economic development. The research problem is to determine whether the ecological footprint method is an appropriate tool to measure environmental impact of agricultural entities in accordance with sustainable development aspects. The paper aim is to evaluate the cereal farms using sustainable process index which is a member of ecological footprint method. The analysis was performed by analyzing the cereal farms which are growing wheat, rye and oats crops in Austria and Lithuania. The calculation was carried out using SPIonExcel software program. The results showed that the most significant environmental impacts arise from the use of fertilizers and the use of agricultural machinery (tractors and harvesters and the biggest share from the total ecological footprint goes to the pollution of air and water. The research also showed that if the ecological footprint method is used with a support service this can be a useful instrument for farmers showing how to improve farming from the ecological viewpoint and how to increase energy efficiency and reduce the use of primary resources.
Routledge eBooks, May 16, 2023
The quantity of energy resources in the region depends on physical and geographical conditions. T... more The quantity of energy resources in the region depends on physical and geographical conditions. The quality depends on energy technologies: The price of energy depends on economic aspects which influence the social environment. However, environmental problems sometimes are neglected because linear economic growth increases the consumption of all types of resources, whether fossil (oil, natural gas, coal) or renewable (wind, solar, water, biomass). The transition from fossil fuel to the renewable energy economy mitigates the environmental problems, but negative impacts on the environment cannot be avoided. Finding an optimal environmental friendly solution for regional energy development is a challenging task. The main scientific problem is how to develop the regional energy economy and increase the use of renewable energy resources (RES) with minimal impact on the environment. The object of scientific research is the evaluation of regional economic development through the analysis of the environmental footprint (EF) index of energy production technologies. The aim of the research is, upon the assessment of the EF index, to identify the opportunities for sustainable regional economic development in the European Union (EU) countries. The research has been carried out by analysing the scientific literature and applying EF methodology to evaluate regional energy economic development. The analysis of the EF of the regional energy economy shows that it is important to coordinate national energy action plans in EU countries. The research showed that the development of RES reduces the EF but there are physical, territorial, and environmental limitations.
Sustainability
The article analyses sustainable economic development of EU countries according to the sustainabl... more The article analyses sustainable economic development of EU countries according to the sustainable development goals (SDGs), by using indices of integrated sustainable development and environmental footprint. Sustainable economic initiatives can be driven by economic, environmental and social aspects, applying principles of innovation and knowledge. However, development requires skills, human and financial resources; in turn, it increases productivity, efficiency, competitiveness, profit, and promotes a better working environment. In general, sustainable business initiatives contribute to SDGs and reduce the environmental footprint. The scientific problem is how to develop a sustainable economy while ensuring the achievement of SDGs and at the same time reducing the environmental footprint. The object of the scientific research is the evaluation of sustainable economic development through the analysis of integrated sustainable development indicators. The aim of the research is, upon...
Regional Formation and Development Studies, 2022
Straipsnyje analizuojami darnaus vystymosi įgūdžiai ugdymo įstaigose. Atliktas ugdymo įstaigų vei... more Straipsnyje analizuojami darnaus vystymosi įgūdžiai ugdymo įstaigose. Atliktas ugdymo įstaigų veiklų ekspertinis ir poveikio aplinkai vertinimas, taikant ekologinio pėdsako metodą. Skatinant ugdymo įstaigų bendruomenes domėtis aplinkos apsauga ir ugdyti darnaus vystymosi įgūdžius, nuo 2015 metų vykdoma Darnios mokyklos programa, kur dalyvauja įvairių lygių Lietuvos ugdymo įstaigos (nuo ikimokyklinio, bendrojo, profesinio lavinimo iki neformaliojo ugdymo) ir joje dirbantys (besimokantys) bendruomenės nariai. Darnaus vystymosi įgūdžiai analizuoti, įgyvendinant naujas praktines veiklas, kurios mažino ugdymo įstaigų ekologinį pėdsaką. Tyrimas atskleidė, kad aktyviausios bendruomenės buvo tos, kurios į veiklas įtraukė daugiau dalyvių ir socialinių partnerių. Darnaus vystymosi įgūdžių formavimo procesas sudarė sąlygas į aplinkosauginio ugdymo veiklas įtraukti įvairaus amžiaus ir grupių žmones. Vykdytos aplinkosauginės priemonės bendruomenėms padėjo aktyviau dalyvauti vykdant aplinkosaugin...
Energies, 2021
The environmental footprint (EF) indicator has emerged as a tool to measure human demand for prod... more The environmental footprint (EF) indicator has emerged as a tool to measure human demand for productive land and water and it is used for the evaluation of the impact of products or economic activities on the environment. There are many indicators that are used in the decision making for the investment in the power sector, however, predominant are the economic indicators which underestimate the depreciation of natural capital (environment) and the value added generated by the public services. Many research studies have been carried out in an attempt to demonstrate the versatility of the EF by extending its applicability not only to environmental assessment, but also to use it, among other economic indicators, when assessing sustainable investment. Sustainable investment (SI) combines fundamental analysis and engagement with an evaluation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors. The purpose of this article is, upon evaluating the EF, to identify the opportunit...
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, 2017
Effective management of agricultural machinery helps to save financial and material resour-ces, a... more Effective management of agricultural machinery helps to save financial and material resour-ces, and also reduces environmental pollution. Traditional environmental impact assessment me-thods do not involve the life cycle analysis, so environmental footprint method can help to evaluate farming, identifying threats and measures of mitigation the negative impacts. Growing amount of tractors used in agricultural sector increase the negative impacts to environment, so it becomes im-portant to properly assess farming. The aim of this paper is to determine the environmental footprint of wheeled tractors of Lithuanian farmers and agricultural companies and its development trends using sustainable process index method. The object of the research is the environmental footprint of wheeled tractors used for farming in Lithuania. Investigation showed that field works of tractors ac-counts the largest share of the total environmental footprint. Environmental footprint of tractors’ field works mai...
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, 2016
Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure ... more Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure balanced economic and technological development without weakening the social and natural environmental conditions. Environmental impact assessment using ecological footprint method helps to choose sustainable economic activities and technologies which are appropriate to sustainable development concept and has less impact to environment. This method is usually used as a public ecological and environmental educational tool and sometimes applied for creation of measures and programs for sustainable regional and economic development. The research problem is to determine whether the ecological footprint method is an appropriate tool to measure environmental impact of agricultural entities in accordance with sustainable development aspects. The paper aim is to evaluate the cereal farms using sustainable process index which is a member of ecological footprint method. The analysis was performed ...
Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure ... more Economic activities developed in the framework of sustainable development concept have to ensure balanced economic and technological development without weakening the social and natural environmental conditions. Environmental impact assessment using ecological footprint method helps to choose sustainable economic activities and technologies which are appropriate to sustainable development concept and has less impact to environment. This method is usually used as a public ecological and environmental educational tool and sometimes applied for creation of measures and programs for sustainable regional and economic development. The research problem is to determine whether the ecological footprint method is an appropriate tool to measure environmental impact of agricultural entities in accordance with sustainable development aspects. The paper aim is to evaluate the cereal farms using sustainable process index which is a member of ecological footprint method. The analysis was performed by analyzing the cereal farms which are growing wheat, rye and oats crops in Austria and Lithuania. The calculation was carried out using SPIonExcel software program. The results showed that the most significant environmental impacts arise from the use of fertilizers and the use of agricultural machinery (tractors and harvesters and the biggest share from the total ecological footprint goes to the pollution of air and water. The research also showed that if the ecological footprint method is used with a support service this can be a useful instrument for farmers showing how to improve farming from the ecological viewpoint and how to increase energy efficiency and reduce the use of primary resources.
Applied Economics: Systematic Research, 2013
Energetikos sektorius susilaukė didelio visuomenės dėmesio Lietuvoje uždarius Ignalinos atominę e... more Energetikos sektorius susilaukė didelio visuomenės dėmesio Lietuvoje uždarius Ignalinos atominę elektrinę, kuomet Lietuva tapo priklausoma nuo vienintelio gamtinių dujų importuotojo-Rusijos "Gazprom". Monopolininko diktuojama dujų kaina daugiausia įtakojo elektros ir šilumos ūkius. Todėl siekiama spartinti strateginių energetinės nepriklausomybės ir efektyvaus energijos vartojimo tikslų įgyvendinimą, kurių vienas pagrindiniųcentralizuoto šilumos tiekimo (CšT) sistemų modernizavimas. Modernizuoti sistemas įpareigoja ir Europos Sąjungos Lina mURAUSKAITė, Valentinas KlEVAS, Kęstutis bIEKšA centralizuoto šilumos tiekimo sistemos reformavimo prielaidos lietuvoje Straipsnyje analizuojama Lietuvos centralizuoto šilumos tiekimo krizinė situacija dėl gamtinių dujų kainų padidėjimo. Nagrinėjama ES politikos įtaka Lietuvos šilumos ūkio perspektyvoms bei šilumos tiekimo infrastruktūros svarba atsinaujinančių energijos išteklių technologijų panaudojimui. Raktiniai žodžiai: centralizuotas šilumos tiekimas, šilumos gamyba ir vartojimas. The paper analyses Lithuanian crisis situation in district heating because of the increase in natural gas price. Furthermore, EU policy impact on district heating prospects in Lithuania and the importance of heat supply infrastructure for the use of renewable energy technologies are analysed.
Energy Policy, 2014
RES integration into the regional energy development scenarios is done. Innovative process networ... more RES integration into the regional energy development scenarios is done. Innovative process network system (PNS) analysis method is used. PNS method is used to optimize the use of local and renewable resources. Analysis of energy flow in region using PNS method is done.
A concept of sustainability became a core element of our modern-day life. Nevertheless our lifest... more A concept of sustainability became a core element of our modern-day life. Nevertheless our lifestyle is
not nearly enough sustainable up to this day. Even our intellectual wealth is far away from the origin
of everlasting approach. We all were witnesses last year when a crisis has reminded that we live in
fragile world where not only the environment and ecosystems are vulnerable, but where nowadays
economic growth and social activities are in the certain limits. National development strategy, the
persistent structure of energy management institutions and the finance accounting system gives a
priority to the economic growth and the management of the economy, while the environment
protection and the sustainable development tasks are left aside as needful, but not of a primary
importance. While economic activities show recovery signs the energy prices in Lithuania are
dramatically increasing. Politicians and economists emphasize the closure of Ignalina nuclear power
plant and dissolution of Leo LT partnership as the main factors of changes of energy prices.
Nonetheless the main factors of energy sector growth ignore the environmental costs of economic
activities. “Environmental accounting”, “green accounting”, “ecological footprint” methods provide
basis to include such accountings into all kind of energy costs. Sustainable development paradigm
extends accounting elements from pure economical to environmental and nature’s sources. It’s
become true to evaluate and account all possible sources and cost, which are necessary for actual
energy sector and will be necessary for future generations. Using concepts, ideas and indicators of
sustainable development the comparison of energy accounting methods, their variations, possibilities,
limitations, indicators and actuality of implementation will be examined. The most attentions of the
article will be focused on identification of methodological problems of energy accounting economy in
Lithuania and investigation of possibilities to use green accounting methods of sustainable
development of energy sector.
Investigations were provided towards development of economic approach of energy in regard to kind... more Investigations were provided towards development of economic approach of energy in regard to kinds of fuel and energy. The object of investigations is flows of fuel from extraction or import to final demand. Methodology has been formated for economic evaluation of security of energy supply, environmental and social consequencies of energy production and transformations in order to reflect these evaluations in energy policy measures and investment solutions.
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Papers by Kestutis Bieksa
not nearly enough sustainable up to this day. Even our intellectual wealth is far away from the origin
of everlasting approach. We all were witnesses last year when a crisis has reminded that we live in
fragile world where not only the environment and ecosystems are vulnerable, but where nowadays
economic growth and social activities are in the certain limits. National development strategy, the
persistent structure of energy management institutions and the finance accounting system gives a
priority to the economic growth and the management of the economy, while the environment
protection and the sustainable development tasks are left aside as needful, but not of a primary
importance. While economic activities show recovery signs the energy prices in Lithuania are
dramatically increasing. Politicians and economists emphasize the closure of Ignalina nuclear power
plant and dissolution of Leo LT partnership as the main factors of changes of energy prices.
Nonetheless the main factors of energy sector growth ignore the environmental costs of economic
activities. “Environmental accounting”, “green accounting”, “ecological footprint” methods provide
basis to include such accountings into all kind of energy costs. Sustainable development paradigm
extends accounting elements from pure economical to environmental and nature’s sources. It’s
become true to evaluate and account all possible sources and cost, which are necessary for actual
energy sector and will be necessary for future generations. Using concepts, ideas and indicators of
sustainable development the comparison of energy accounting methods, their variations, possibilities,
limitations, indicators and actuality of implementation will be examined. The most attentions of the
article will be focused on identification of methodological problems of energy accounting economy in
Lithuania and investigation of possibilities to use green accounting methods of sustainable
development of energy sector.
not nearly enough sustainable up to this day. Even our intellectual wealth is far away from the origin
of everlasting approach. We all were witnesses last year when a crisis has reminded that we live in
fragile world where not only the environment and ecosystems are vulnerable, but where nowadays
economic growth and social activities are in the certain limits. National development strategy, the
persistent structure of energy management institutions and the finance accounting system gives a
priority to the economic growth and the management of the economy, while the environment
protection and the sustainable development tasks are left aside as needful, but not of a primary
importance. While economic activities show recovery signs the energy prices in Lithuania are
dramatically increasing. Politicians and economists emphasize the closure of Ignalina nuclear power
plant and dissolution of Leo LT partnership as the main factors of changes of energy prices.
Nonetheless the main factors of energy sector growth ignore the environmental costs of economic
activities. “Environmental accounting”, “green accounting”, “ecological footprint” methods provide
basis to include such accountings into all kind of energy costs. Sustainable development paradigm
extends accounting elements from pure economical to environmental and nature’s sources. It’s
become true to evaluate and account all possible sources and cost, which are necessary for actual
energy sector and will be necessary for future generations. Using concepts, ideas and indicators of
sustainable development the comparison of energy accounting methods, their variations, possibilities,
limitations, indicators and actuality of implementation will be examined. The most attentions of the
article will be focused on identification of methodological problems of energy accounting economy in
Lithuania and investigation of possibilities to use green accounting methods of sustainable
development of energy sector.