Introduction -- PART Ⅰ: Green Energy Transition Toward Carbon Neutrality in Asian Countries -- Chapter 1: Price Elasticities of Electricity Demand as a Proxy for Direct Rebound Effects: A Meta-Analytical Comparison in the Asian Context -- Chapter 2: Should Carbon Tax Revenues be Earmarked for...

Although air quality improvement action plans may have resulted in considerable health effects, it can be amplified or offset due to the complexity and uncertainty of changing demographic factors. In this study, we develop a framework for analyzing the effect of demographic factors on...

Fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) is a leading mortality risk factor in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and many Asian countries. Current studies of PM2.5 mortality have been conducted at the national and provincial levels, or at the grid-based micro level, and report only the exposure...

This paper examines with a case study of Beijing, China, the health benefits that could be reaped from urban air quality improvements. The study implements a household survey to collect information about the yearly medical expenditures and lost days of work, to estimates the total costs of...