"New research on urban air pollution casts doubt on the conventional view of the relationship between economic growth … and environmental quality. This view holds that pollution automatically increases until societies reach middle … show in this paper, the empirical relationship between pollution and income becomes much weaker when measures of governance …

have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect … on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth effect stemming from a composition effect. However, the authors show … period 1970--90. They extend the usual specifications for economic growth regressions by incorporating an interaction term …

will contribute to growth in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, the objectives of the study, and the scope and methodology of … increase energy efficiency and low-carbon energy sources Sensitivity analysis is conducted on each scenario. Chapter six …

title. It aims to identify, describe and evaluate technologies, which may contribute to increased energy efficiencies and … by CII, NCB, CSI member companies and stakeholders like the International Energy Agency (IEA). All papers follow the same … format, outlining the current status of the technology, the impact on energy consumption, anticipated benefits from …

incorporation of carbon stock enhancement modules and practices along with methods for estimation and monitoring of carbon stock …

"This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the … evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that … comprehensive data set for regulations, they test this hypothesis and find evidence that excessive regulations restrict growth …