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International tourism, exchange rate, and renewable energy : do they boost or burden efforts towards a low carbon economy in selected African countries?
Adjei-Mantey, Kwame; Adusah-Poku, Frank; Kwakwa, Paul Adjei - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-19
Africa continues to suffer from the effects of climate change in many ways. Records show that the continent's carbon … energy development, as well as exchange rate fluctuations in Africa, the study assesses the impact of international tourism …, exchange rate, and renewable energy on CO2 emissions of seven most visited countries in Africa. Carbon dioxide emission was …
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Boosting African cities' resilience to climate change : The role of green spaces
Anderson, Brilé. - 2022
The next few decades will bring an era of rapid urbanisation and unprecedented climate stress in African cities. Green spaces can boost the resilience of cities to heat waves, floods, landslides, and even coastal erosion, in addition, to enhancing sustainability by improving air quality,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013376944
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Sustainable investing in times of crisis : evidence from bond holdings and the COVID-19 pandemic
Fatica, Serena; Panzica, Roberto Calogero - 2021
Using data on institutional investors' bond holdings, we investigate the resilience of green bonds to the COVID-19 shock in a difference-in-differences framework. We find that during the COVID outbreak green bonds experience lower sales, on average, while in normal times no significant...
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The environment, tourist transport and the sustainable development of tourism
Ioncică, Diana; Ioncică, Maria; Petrescu, Eva-Cristina - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016), pp. 898-912
The article explores the complex relationships between the natural environment , tourist transport and sustainable tourism development. In order to research the impact of natural resources on tourism activity, on the one hand, and the influences of tourism on the environment, on the other hand,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011833756
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Inequality and climate change : two problems, one solution?
Nicolli, Francesco; Gilli, Marianna; Vona, Francesco - 2022
This paper re-examines the relationship between per capita income, inequality, and per capita emissions while accounting for nonhomotheticity in green preferences and nonlinearities in the impact of economic growth on GHG emissions. Theoretically, our research is motivated by the fact that if...
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Evaluating environmental sustainability in Africa : the role of environmental taxes, productive capacities, and urbanization dynamics
BenYoussef, Adel; Dahmani, Mounir - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 4, pp. 1-24
collective effects on environmental quality in Africa, drawing on two decades of data from twenty African countries. It situates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635951
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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009560028
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Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia : A Conceptual Framework
Matsumoto, Tadashi - 2014
The development of Asian cities is characterised by rapid and continuous urbanisation on an unprecedented scale, with rapid economic growth led in most places by the manufacturing industry, and rapidly increasing motorisation. The result has been escalating greenhouse gas emissions, sprawling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281412
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen - 2014
Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013065846
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Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate Change and Firm Performance
Harjoto, Maretno A.; Kownatzki, Clemens; Alderman, Jillian - 2022
Transitioning into a resource-efficient and low-carbon emission economy is one of the most critical demands in our modern society. Using TRUCOST environmental and Paris alignment data from the S&P Global Market Intelligence, this study examines the firm-level alignment between ESG scores and...
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