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ArticleScientific reports2025

The role of environmental awareness, renewable energy, and green innovation in shaping climate change perceptions.

Abid Hussain, Shahida Kanwel, Naila Erum, Urooj Pasha, Muzaffar Asad, Sajjad Nawaz Khan, Nor Balkish Zakaria, Zuraidah Mohd Sanusi

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Abid HussainSchool of Nursing, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan, 250109, People's Republic of China.
Shahida KanwelSchool of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Naila ErumFaculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Seremban, Malaysia. naila@uitm.edu.my.
Urooj PashaInstitute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Muzaffar AsadDepartment of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman.
Sajjad Nawaz KhanDepartment of Business and Finance, Emerson University, Multan, Pakistan.
Nor Balkish ZakariaAccounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Zuraidah Mohd SanusiAccounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Globally, pollution is deteriorating the climate with air and water pollution, harboring more pathogens and parasites that affect the agriculture sector, food quality, and human life. The study aims to examine how pollution deteriorates the environment and focuses on renewable energy and the adoption of green innovation adoption as solutions to reduce the detrimental effects of traditional energy consumption practices with the help of spreading environmental awareness. VBN theory was applied to the framework that explores climate change via environmental awareness. In contrast, renewable energy adoption (REA) mediates the relationship between awareness and climate change, and green innovation strengthens the relationship between environmental awareness and renewable energy adoption. The data was collected from high-level managers of 368 Chinese SME firms, and PLS-SEM was applied to validate the data. This study explores how environmental awareness influences renewable energy adoption, green innovation adoption (GIA), and climate change perceptions in Chinese SMEs. This study is an essential contribution to the development of VBN theory at the organizational level by demonstrating how values and beliefs integrated in SME implementations lead to pro-environmental practices that sustain climate resilience.This study, by focusing on the theoretical perspective of VBN is instrumental for developing new insights regarding how organizational values and beliefs influence SMEs' sustainability strategy. The results also make policy recommendations and managerial actions that are based on environmental consciousness, renewable energy, and innovation to control climate risks.

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Environmental awarenessGreen innovation adoptionPerceived severity of climate changeRenewable energy adaptation

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