"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 …

This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution … damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor … sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four natural resource damage categories: (a) agricultural damage from …

significantly to noise pollution which further reduces the quality of life of users and non-users alike …

provided the first national-level approximation of primary sources of air pollution in Kazakhstan. This city-level study … level, the study developed two new extensions to the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS … time. The report delivers evidence of the main causes of premature deaths from air pollution in Almaty and Nur-Sultan and …

omnipresence in the environment. Marine litter and plastic pollution have attracted much attention and commitments from governments … and the private sector alike in the past few years. Policies to curb plastic pollution have had limited success in many … address plastic pollution. By examining the economic and financial implications of plastic management, the report provides key …