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Do improved biomass cookstoves reduce PM 2.5 concentrations? : if so, for whom? : empirical evidence from rural Ethiopia
Bluffstone, Randall Ames; LaFave, Daniel; Mekonnen, Alemu; … - 2019
and possibly cut household air pollution in low-income countries. This study uses a randomized controlled trial to examine … household air pollution reductions from an improved biomass cookstove promoted in rural Ethiopia, the Mirt improved cookstove … sample, the Mirt improved cookstove leads to only minor reductions in mean household air pollution (10 percent on average …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059046
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Copenhagen and beyond : reflections on China's stance and responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010 - This version: March 2010
China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations … paper provides some reflections on China's stance and reactions at Copenhagen. While China's reactions are generally well … rooted because of realities at home, some reactions could have been handled more effectively for a better image of China. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732053
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Incidence of COVID-19 and connections with air pollution exposure : evidence from the Netherlands
Andrée, Bo Pieter Johannes - 2020
The fast spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has resulted in the emergence of several hot-spots around the world. Several of these are located in areas associated with high levels of air pollution. This study investigates the relationship between exposure to particulate...
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Urban sprawl and air quality in European cities: an empirical assessment
Cappelli, Federica; Guastella, Gianni; Pareglio, Stefano - 2021
In this paper we estimate the relationship between urban sprawl and a measure of air quality, namely the number of days in which the PM10 concentration exceeds safeguard limits in European Union cities. Building on a multidimensional representation of sprawl, the paper employs several indicators...
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A presumptive Pigouvian tax on gasoline : analysis of an air pollution control program for Mexico City
Eskeland, Gunnar S. - 1993
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The more stringent, the better? : rationing car use in Bogotá with moderate and drastic restrictions
Bonilla, Jorge A. - 2016
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Racing to the bottom? : Foreign investment and air pollution in developing countries
Wheeler, David - 2001
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Urban transport policies and the environment : evidence from Italy
Percoco, Marco (contributor) - 2007
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COVID-19 mortality and contemporaneous air pollution
Austin, Wes; Carattini, Stefano; Mahecha, John Gomez; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390028
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Empirical analysis of national income and SO 2 emissions in selected European countries
Markandya, Anil; Pedroso, Suzette; Golub, Alexander - 2004
Data on GDP per capita and sulfur emissions for twelve European countries were analyzed to determine the relationship between emissions and income in these countries. As a whole, the relationship between sulfur emissions and per capita income is a fourth order polynomial and not a quadratic one...
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