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This study examines the effect of climate on citywide labour productivity in the Accra city region. We use data from Ghana's Integrated Business and Establishment Survey dataset, climate data at the sub-city level from Ghana Meteorological Agency, and satellite and reanalysis data, as well as...
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factors that have led to rising GHG emissions in China's agricultural sector in recent decades. This research allows for … investment on carbon emissions. The findings of this research contain significant policy recommendations for Chinese policy … similar emissions profile and regional characteristics. …
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The economic prescription for climate change is clear: price carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions to … equal to the full social cost of emissions. This paper develops insights about the design of climate policy in the face of …
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reasons. Carbon emissions policies and measures focus too little on absolute emission targets and too much on relative … ('hand-me-down assets') is reducing transparency on emissions and emissionsreducing investments. Measuring emissions using … middle-income countries. Cutting methane emissions is the most immediate way to slow the rate of global warming, even as …
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The present study aims to explore economic and socio-demographic factors that influence the household's probability to switch from firewood to clean fuels in northern Cameroon. The paper employs an ordered probit model to construct cooking patterns and fuel choices. Three main cooking sources...
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This study examines the interaction between formalization of the artisanal and smallscale mining subsector and the regulation of negative environmental impacts in Tanzania. Formalization generally seeks to move the artisanal and small-scale mining subsector to legal status. Using documents,...
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This paper empirically investigates the effects of environmental policy, institutions, political orientation, and lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy efficient technologies. We conclude that political economy...
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Climate-related foreign aid is on the rise, with signatories to the Paris Climate agreement pledging US$100 billion annually to promote mitigation and adaptation in recipient countries. While this seems like a welcome development, we have little evidence that climate aid actually encourages...
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females. Furthermore, we learned that individuals who thought it was unfair for Africa to reduce emissions polluted more. …
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previously considered in a fully integrated way for South Africa. The study considers two future global emissions scenarios - an … Unconstrained Emission Scenario (UCE) where global policies to reduce emissions fail to materialize and a Level 1 Stabilization … Scenario (L1S) where aggressive emissions policies are pursued. Based on the full range of impact channels considered, economic …
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