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growth and in turn benefits from the low pollution content of growth. This also calls for serious exploration of green … liberalization on other climatic aspects, such as water pollution and land salinity, with the help of large scientific databases. But … the fact remains that only through trade can countries replace the local production of pollution intensive goods with …
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quality, land deforestation and pollution, and frequent atmospheric haze are gaining increasing attention from both …
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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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There are many indicators of energy security. Few measure what really matters-an affordable and reliable energy supply-and the trade-offs between the affordability and reliability. Reliability is physical, affordability is economic. The latest Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights some of the...
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Marine litter seriously affects island-based or archipelagic economies. The Philippines is an example of a country at the center of this predicament due to its strategic geographic location as a regional trade route. Urbanization, rapid economic development, and the population increase are some...
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, biodiversity conservation, environmental pollution control, and the promotion of the sustainable use of coastal and marine natural …
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Lack of cooling and cold-chain access is a critical development challenge that has significant implications for people's livelihoods, productivity, health, food, and nutritional security. While business-as-usual demand projections suggest 19 new cooling appliances will be sold every second by...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia and the Pacific's past experience in dealing with shocks show that focusing on economic growth alone is not enough. Rising inequality and environmental challenges increased the...
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ecosystems and reducing marine pollution. This tourism segment has great potential in Bangladesh with the existence of the Bay of …
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Infrastructure construction is one of the basic driving forces of social and economic development. Since 1978, the construction of infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced rapid development, which has given a strong impetus to the PRC's modernization. But behind the...
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