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Trade, foreign direct investment, and pollution abatement

Sharma, Shruti - 2019

This paper analyzes the impact of tariff liberalization and foreign direct investment on pollution from a plant …-level perspective. It considers how globalization impacts plant-level investment in pollution abatement expenditure. Popular hypotheses … on trade and pollution cite the pollution haven effect - that trade leads to a worsening of environmental conditions in …

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Trade openness and the environmental Kuznets curve : evidence from cities in the People's Republic of China

Fang, Zheng; Huang, Bihong; Yang, Zhuoxiang - 2018

wastewater pollution increases with economic development until the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) reaches the turning …

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Urbanization, energy consumption, and pollutant emission in Asian developing economies : an empirical analysis

Salim, Ruhul A.; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa; Shafiei, Sahar - 2017

This paper aims to investigate the effects of urbanization, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, trade liberalization, and economic growth on pollutant emissions and energy intensity in selected Asian developing countries from 1980 to 2010. We use both linear and nonlinear panel data...

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Trade and SDG 13 : action on climate change

Prag, Andrew - 2017

This paper assesses the interaction of international trade with climate policies, and the influence of trade on the implementation of SDG 13 (climate change). Although international trade contributes directly to GHG emissions, increased trade can help to achieve development goals in a...

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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia

Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012

Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...

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Lifestyle choices and societal behavior changes as local climate strategy

Mohanty, Brahmanand; Scherfler, Martin; Devatha, Vikram - 2012

The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large middle class are moving quickly towards a buy-and-discard consumer model that involves carbon-intensive products and services. These increase dependency on the Earth's finite...

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Tracking international aid projects for ocean conservation and climate action

Shiiba, Nagisa; Maekawa, Miko; Vegh, Tibor; Virdin, John - 2022

Ocean conservation and sustainable use cannot be pursued or achieved without consideration of the planetary impacts of climate change, and particularly the role of the oceans in both mitigation and adaptation. For this reason, the international community has increasingly committed to providing...

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"Sanitation" in the top development journals : a review

Revilla, Ma. Laarni D.; Qu, Fangqi; Seetharam, … - 2021

The top 12 development journals published a total of 18,329 papers during the period 2000.2020. Out of these, just 51 focused on sanitation and related issues, which are the focus of this review. Results were mixed on the efficiency of sanitation delivery since political factors and...

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Why is energy access not enough for choosing clean cooking fuels? : sustainable development goals and beyond

Kapsalyamova, Zhanna; Mishra, Ranjeeta; Kerimray, Aiymgul; … - 2021

The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it...

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Financial strategy to accelerate green growth

Noh, Hee Jin - 2018

Green growth simultaneously seeks economic development and environmental enhancement. In order to support green growth financially, the green finance sector needs to be developed. Funding and investment mechanisms of green finance are different from that of non-green finance, because green...

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