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on Environmental Economics |
| By: | Aditya Khemka; Christina Laskaridis; Dimitrios P. Tsomocos |
| Abstract: | In transitioning from coal-dependent growth to a low-carbon economy, South Africa faces intertwined environmental, macro-financial and distributional risks. We build a two-period computable general equilibrium model with heterogeneous households, firms and a dual-tier banking system, embedding endogenous default, brown and green capital markets and a pollution-damage feedback. After calibrating to South African data, we compare three instruments downstream carbon taxes, brown risk-weighted capital surcharges and green capital discounts individually and jointly. Carbon taxation most sharply curbs emissions and, when revenues are rebated to workers, also narrows wealth and consumption inequality. Brown penalising factors restrain leverage and reduce default probabilities but raise energy prices and widen wage inequality; green supporting factors lower financing costs yet trigger a Jevons-type rebound that can increase coal demand. Welfare decompositions show that no single tool dominates; the optimal approach involves pairing a carbon tax with prudential tweaks that balance climate gains, stability and equity for South Africa. |
| Date: | 2025–10–20 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rbz:wpaper:11090 |
| By: | Holloway, Jasper; Blythe, Leander; Wiśniewski, Jakub; Nguyễn, Thảo |
| Abstract: | Environmental sustainability in Europe is influenced by a complex interplay of socioeconomic development, education, and public policy interventions. This literature review examines how income levels, urbanization, industrial activity, and educational attainment affect CO₂ emissions, with a focus on the role of primary and secondary education in shaping environmental behaviors. Evidence indicates that well-designed policy measures—including emissions regulations, renewable energy incentives, urban planning reforms, and environmental education programs—can mitigate environmental pressures, particularly when integrated with socioeconomic and educational factors. The review also identifies gaps in long-term policy evaluation, the interaction of multiple determinants, and disparities across regions and populations. Findings provide insights for policymakers and researchers seeking to develop integrated strategies that reduce CO₂ emissions, promote sustainable development, and ensure equitable environmental outcomes across European countries. |
| Keywords: | CO₂ emissions, environmental sustainability, socioeconomic determinants, education, Europe |
| JEL: | I0 I1 I10 |
| Date: | 2025–09–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126186 |
| By: | Schoonjans, Eline |
| Abstract: | U.S. manufacturing facilities generate approximately 30 billion pounds of hazardous waste annually, 10% of which is released into the environment. The negative economic and health impacts of such toxic chemicals are significant (Currie et al., 2015; Aguilar-Gomez et al., 2022). It is therefore crucial to understand the factors which influence the production, release, and treatment of toxic waste and its resulting pollution. Unions are designed to advocate for workers' health and safety, but their impact on toxic waste management remains unclear. This study investigates how union elections affect the balance between workplace safety and environmental sustainability. Union election wins lead to a significant increase in air pollution and the release of toxic waste and to a significant decrease in waste treatment (e.g. recycling and energy recovery) at facility sites. Even though unionised facilities engage more often in innovative pollution prevention activities, these efforts are insufficient to offset the increased release of toxic waste. Unionised facilities prioritise worker safety by limiting the handling of hazardous waste, but this occurs at the expense of environmental sustainability. |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:zewpbs:329908 |
| By: | Shih, Jhih-Shyang (Resources for the Future); Ziegler, Ethan (Resources for the Future); Krupnick, Alan (Resources for the Future); Hafstead, Marc (Resources for the Future); Bergman, Aaron (Resources for the Future) |
| Abstract: | The steel industry, accounting for approximately 7–9 percent of global CO2 emissions, is a critical sector for industrial decarbonization. Transitioning from coal-based blast furnaces to low-carbon pathways such as hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI) and electrified furnaces offers significant mitigation potential while reducing exposure to carbon pricing and trade measures. This study develops a low-carbon steel production (LCSP) optimization model to support industry practitioners and policymakers in strategic planning for sustainable decarbonization. The model incorporates natural gas- and hydrogen-based DRI ironmaking, scrap-DRI blending in electric arc furnaces, and life cycle CO2 emissions and impurity considerations to ensure product quality requirements are met at minimum cost. The current framework is a deterministic, single-period linear programming model with decision variables including DRI feedstock blending ratios and scrap steel-(new) DRI steelmaking proportions. The objective function minimizes net system costs by accounting for revenues, operational expenditures, CO2 offset and capture costs, and renewable energy credits. The LCSP model is implemented in the GAMS programming language and provides a flexible platform for assessing trade-offs between cost, emissions, and material quality in low-carbon steelmaking. See https://www.gams.com. |
| Date: | 2025–10–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rff:dpaper:dp-25-23 |
| By: | Olivier, Annabelle; Morin, Jean-Frédéric |
| Abstract: | Are climate treaties, like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) or the Paris Agreement, the only way forward for intergovernmental climate cooperation? By now, there are hundreds of multilateral treaties governing a wide range of environmental issues, including energy, freshwater, oceans, air pollution, biodiversity conservation, hazardous waste, agriculture and fisheries. This policy brief examines whether the 379 multilateral environmental treaties that do not primarily address climate change can nevertheless contribute to advancing climate commitments. We find that decisions adopted under environmental treaties have increasingly mainstreamed climate considerations since 1990. Today, climate-related decisions account for around 10% of regulatory decisions adopted under environmental treaties across different issue areas. Some treaty regimes are particularly active in addressing climate change, such as those focused on energy, freshwater and habitats, with up to 60% of their decisions addressing climate change. In contrast, treaties regulating agriculture and fisheries demonstrate a notably lower level of engagement in climate mainstreaming. These findings demonstrate that environmental treaties that do not specifically focus on climate change can still contribute to shaping climate governance, albeit to varying degrees. This policy brief concludes with a set of recommendations for researchers, treaty negotiators, secretariats, governments and climate activists seeking to advance intergovernmental cooperation on climate change through means other than climate treaties. Key policy messages: Non-climate-focused treaties can serve as a means for developing climate mitigation and adaptation commitments, notably through decisions adopted by their respective bodies. Yet, there is room for increased climate mainstreaming in those decisions. Various actors can contribute to such mainstreaming: • Researchers could further investigate why some conferences of the parties (COPs) are more receptive to climate concerns than others and what potential trade-offs are associated with climate mainstreaming in environmental treaties. • Treaty negotiators can favour cross-cutting mandates that enhance policy coherence across interconnected environmental challenges, enabling a more integrated approach to environmental decision-making. They can also design dynamic collective bodies, able to adopt decisions swiftly when new issues or information arise. • Governments can appoint climate experts in non-climate COPs and advisory committees and report climate-related aspects of their implementation of non-climate treaties. • Treaty secretariats can coordinate joint initiatives and promote knowledge exchange across climate and other environmental regimes. • Climate activists can intensify their engagement with non-climate COPs by participating in consultations, submitting position papers, and collaborating with sympathetic delegates to amplify the climate relevance of treaty decisions. |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:idospb:329914 |
| By: | Giovanni Dosi; Federico Riccio; Maria Enrica Virgillito |
| Abstract: | This paper examines how the fragmentation of production across Global Value Chains (GVCs) generates both economic and environmental inequalities. Building on the "smile curve" framework (Mudambi, 2008; Meng et al., 2020), we show that developing countries specialize in low-value-added, high-emission production stages, while advanced economies capture high-value, low-emission activities like R&D and design (Riccio et al., 2025). Using OECD ICIO and CO2 emissions data, we demonstrate that GVC integration exacerbates a "double harm": production workers -particularly in middle-stage manufacturing- face wage suppression, while these same stages exhibit higher carbon intensity per unit of value added. This aligns with the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (Cole, 2004), as emissions are displaced to regions with weaker regulations. Our analysis reveals an environmental smile curve, where environmental and economic downgrading co-occur in middle segments of GVCs, reinforcing global inequalities. These disparities intensify with deeper GVC penetration, challenging the decoupling narrative of green growth. By integrating labour and emissions data, we provide novel evidence of how GVCs structurally embed unequal ecological and economic burdens. |
| Keywords: | Smile Curve, Ecological Economics, Global Value Chain, Embodied emissions, Environmental and Income Inequality. |
| Date: | 2025–10–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ssa:lemwps:2025/35 |
| By: | Tiantian Yang (Xi’an Jiaotong University); Richard S.J. Tol (University of Sussex) |
| Abstract: | To address the dual environmental challenges of pollution and climate change, China has established multiple environmental markets, including pollution emissions trading, carbon emissions trading, energy-use rights trading, and green electricity trading. Previousempirical studies suffer from known biases arising from time-varying treatment and multipletreatments. To address these limitations, this study adopts a dynamic control group designand combines Difference-in-Difference (DiD) and Artificial Counterfactual (ArCo) empiricalstrategies. Using panel data on A-share listed companies from 2000 to 2024, this studyinvestigates the marginal effects and interactive impacts of multiple environmental marketsimplemented in staggered and overlapping phases. Existing pollution emissions tradingmitigates the negative effects of carbon emission trading. Carbon trading suppresses(improves) financial performance (if implemented alongside energy-use rights trading). Theaddition of energy-use rights or green electricity trading in regions already covered bycarbon or pollution markets has no significant effects. |
| Keywords: | Multiple environmental markets; Policy interactions; Marginal abatement cost;Contamination bias; Artificial Counterfactual; Difference-in-Difference |
| JEL: | Q54 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sus:susewp:0625 |
| By: | Giovanni Dosi; Federico Riccio; Maria Enrica Virgillito |
| Abstract: | This paper brings new compelling regional-level evidence on the environmental degradation brought about by intra-European value chains. The paper postulates the presence of pollution havens derived as a consequence of the European production integration. We identify a neat elites-ghettos divide in carbon emission intensity per unit of production across EU regions: while capital-city and Northern regions form a carbon elites club, of contained emissions, Eastern regions converge towards systematically higher intensities. We build the intra-EU emission network, looking at the CO2 embodied in its backwards linkages to account for the extent to which the divide derives from GVC participation. The flow analysis reveals a steady decline in domestic multipliers, but persistently higher carbon intensity in foreign intermediates, with the Eastern regions dominating the most polluting linkages. The elites-ghettos regions are characterised by opposite emission paths: while the first export CO2 via the outsourcing of the most-polluting production activities toward the East, the latter import CO2 via the production of high-emission intermediaries for the West. In fact, convergence clubs display distinct specialisation profiles, with mid-stream manufacturing regions structurally locked into higher emission intensity. Overall, the paper highlights a discarded dimension of GVCs, that is, the environmental lock-in paths for regions embedded into GVCs to serve as pollution havens for the European carbon elite. |
| Keywords: | CO2 emissions; Global Value Chains; Club convergence; Regional specialisation; Carbon leakage |
| Date: | 2025–09–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ssa:lemwps:2025/31 |
| By: | Toptancî, Alî |
| Abstract: | This study will examine the economic impacts of a transformation in which clean energy becomes more prevalent in the Kurdistan Region, within the scope of the Runaki Project. The elimination of approximately 3, 200 private generators within the scope of the Runaki Project marks the first step in transitioning to clean electricity in the Kurdistan Region. Thanks to the Runaki, cities such as Erbil, Duhok, Slemani, Halabja, and their districts started to have access to clean electricity and benefit from uninterrupted electrical energy. Before the Runaki Project, electricity costs in the Kurdistan Region were reflected in high bills due to private generators that took advantage of power outages and caused air pollution. Therefore, people’s budgets were negatively affected due to high electricity costs. In line with the decision taken by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), with an investment of approximately $200 million regarding the Runaki Project, works are ongoing to eliminate air pollution, provide clean and uninterrupted electricity, and ensure that affordable electricity will be widespread throughout the Kurdistan Region by the end of 2026. In the long term, the transition to clean energy in the Kurdistan Region within the scope of the Runaki Project is expected to contribute to economic growth and prevent the recent slowdown in productivity in the Kurdistan Region. It is envisioned that the Runaki Project will contribute to economic prosperity in the Kurdistan Region within the context of the 2030-2050 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and as a measure to mitigate the climate crisis resulting from global warming. In this context, the Runaki Project has observed that efforts to combat inflation, increase employment, and prevent recession in the Kurdistan Region are accelerating, yielding numerous economic benefits. The Runaki Project will enhance the electricity grid, lower electricity costs throughout the Kurdistan Region, and provide additional savings for the citizens of the Kurdistan Region. |
| Keywords: | Kurdistan Region, Runaki Project, clean electricity, uninterrupted electricity, economic growth, SDGs. |
| JEL: | Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q48 Q54 Q56 R11 R13 R58 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126289 |
| By: | Halkos, George; Zisiadou, Argyro |
| Abstract: | Monitoring national climate performance is fundamental for translating the Paris Agreement’s global objectives into actionable national policy. This study examines Greece’s progress through the lens of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), an internationally recognized tool assessing mitigation efforts across four pillars: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use, and Climate Policy. Drawing on data from CCPI (2006–2025), IPCC assessments, and national policy documents, the analysis situates Greece’s climate trajectory within the broader frameworks of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results indicate that Greece’s CCPI ranking improved from 35th in 2018 to 22nd in 2025, reflecting significant advances in renewable energy deployment and energy efficiency, yet persistent weaknesses in policy implementation and governance capacity. The country’s emissions have declined by approximately 38% since 2005, driven by a rapid lignite phase-out and expansion of solar and wind power. However, gaps remain in transport, buildings, and industrial decarbonization, limiting full alignment with a 1.5°C-compatible pathway. The findings highlight the interplay between technical progress and institutional performance, showing that Greece’s transition is constrained less by technological potential than by fragmented governance, delayed enforcement, and uneven adaptation capacity. Strengthening policy coherence, sectoral accountability, and just transition mechanisms is therefore essential for sustaining CCPI improvements and achieving IPCC- and SDG-consistent outcomes. The study concludes that integrating CCPI metrics into national climate governance can enhance transparency, accelerate policy delivery, and position Greece as a regional model for integrated climate action in the Eastern Mediterranean. |
| Keywords: | Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI); Greece; Climate Governance; Renewable Energy Transition; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| JEL: | Q38 Q4 Q48 Q50 Q53 Q54 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025–10–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126476 |
| By: | Bertille Daran (UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CIRED - Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris); Clément Nedoncelle (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement) |
| Abstract: | Climate aid is an international financial flow that promotes mitigation and adaptation to climate change while supporting local economic development. These flows may have unintended consequences, potentially exacerbating environmental degradation. This study examines the impact of climate aid on deforestation in Africa from 2001 to 2021. Using a novel dataset of geocoded aid projects that we classify as pursuing climate-related objectives by applying a machine learning model, we find evidence of a causal link between climate aid and forest loss. On average, deforestation increases by 94 hectares for every additional 1 million USD of geocoded climate aid projects disbursed. Over the complete period and spatial extent, 5% of deforestation is linked to the disbursement of climate aid projects. These effects are heterogeneous and vary by initial forest cover: aid increases deforestation in densely forested areas, while it appears to reduce deforestation where forest cover was initially sparse. Analysis of the mechanisms suggests that the effects are primarily driven by economic funding for mitigation, production-related activities, and particularly agricultural expansion. |
| Abstract: | L'aide climatique est un flux financier international qui favorise l'atténuation et l'adaptation au changement climatique tout en soutenant le développement économique local. Ces flux peuvent avoir des conséquences imprévues, susceptibles d'aggraver la dégradation de l'environnement. Cette étude examine l'impact de l'aide climatique sur la déforestation en Afrique entre 2001 et 2021. À l'aide d'un nouvel ensemble de données géocodées sur les projets d'aide que nous classons comme poursuivant des objectifs liés au climat en appliquant un modèle d'apprentissage automatique, nous avons trouvé des preuves d'un lien de causalité entre l'aide climatique et la perte de forêts. En moyenne, la déforestation augmente de 94 hectares pour chaque million de dollars supplémentaires versés dans le cadre de projets d'aide climatique géocodés. Sur l'ensemble de la période et de l'étendue spatiale, 5 % de la déforestation est liée au versement de projets d'aide climatique. Ces effets sont hétérogènes et varient en fonction de la couverture forestière initiale : l'aide augmente la déforestation dans les zones densément boisées, tandis qu'elle semble la réduire là où la couverture forestière était initialement clairsemée. L'analyse des mécanismes suggère que ces effets sont principalement dus au financement économique des activités d'atténuation, des activités liées à la production et, en particulier, de l'expansion agricole. |
| Keywords: | Land conversion, Tropical deforestation, Mitigation and adaptation |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:ciredw:hal-05310970 |
| By: | Fahlén, Per (Chalmers University of Technology); Henrekson, Magnus (Research Institute of Industrial Economics); Nilsson, Mats (Södertörn University) |
| Abstract: | We examine EU and UK plans for achieving a fossil-free energy system by 2050, centered on massive electrification and large-scale deployment of wind and solar power. Using empirical trends, cost analyses, and system-function assessments, we argue that current strategies underestimate real economic, technical, and social challenges. Three scenarios for meeting 2050 electricity demand are compared: full reliance on renewables; a 50/50 split between wind-solar and nuclear; predominantly nuclear. Evidence shows that higher shares of weather-dependent generation correlate with higher electricity pric-es, greater volatility, and increased system integration costs. High renewable shares require extensive backup, storage, and grid reinforcement, raising complexity and environmental impacts. Overlooked costs are highlighted: reduced capacity value, transmission expansion, balancing services, and so-cial externalities. Sustainability must encompass environmental, economic, and social dimensions. A technologically diverse, dispatchable-power-based strategy—especially with expanded nuclear power— offers a more robust, cost-effective, and socially acceptable pathway to climate neutrality than a predominant reliance on intermittent renewables. |
| Keywords: | renewable electricity, mission-oriented policy, green transition, cispatchable electricity, climate change, rent-seeking |
| JEL: | L26 L52 L70 O38 P11 Q48 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18179 |
| By: | Aliev, Jovidon; Dunston, Shahnila; Ilyasov, Jarilkasin; Khakimov, Parviz; Pechtl, Sarah; Thomas, Timothy S. |
| Abstract: | Climate change is one of the main challenges for Tajikistan’s agricultural development in the medium and longer term. Tajikistan’s Agri-Food System and Sustainable Development Program (ASDP) for the period up to 2030 defined climate change as one of four key challenges to the development of agriculture and food systems. Accordingly, the Program accentuates the importance climate-optimized agriculture to ensure sustainable development of the sector.; The effects of climate change on agriculture in Tajikistan was examined using IFPRI’s International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) by simulating climate change and no climate change (baseline) scenarios between 2015 and 2050. |
| Keywords: | climate change; agricultural development; agrifood systems; sustainable development; crops; irrigation; Tajikistan; Central Asia |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ceaspb:7 |
| By: | Akramov, Kamiljon; Aliev, Jovidon; Babu, Suresh; Srivastava, Nandita; Tohirzoda, Sino |
| Abstract: | A recent study focused on Tajikistan uses a conceptual framework to undertake such an integration analysis of key national level climate change related and agriculture policy documents. It identifies synergies and existing gaps and provides recommendations on strengthening sectoral integration to achieve climate change goals. This study was funded by the USAID mission in Tajikistan and USAID’s Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI)-Asia under their support to the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) of Tajikistan toward the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through technical support from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).; The Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action endorsed by over 150 countries at UNFCCC-COP28 highlights global recognition of the unprecedented adverse climate impacts on food systems resilience and the need to expedite the integration of agriculture and food systems into climate action. While integration is necessary to ensure favorable sectoral level climate action outcomes, there are currently no concrete frameworks and case studies showcasing how to support this integration process at the country level. |
| Keywords: | agrifood systems; climate change; policies; rice; Tajikistan; Asia; Central Asia |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:ceaspb:5 |
| By: | Robert Reinhardt (Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) |
| Abstract: | In analyzing the socio-economic impacts of extreme events, it is essential to consider the effects and interactions of climatic variables at the local level. The Platform for Economic Analysis of Climate Hazards (PEACH) combines preexisting datasets to a globally applicable framework to assess socioeconomic effects from 14 continental climate impact drivers (CID), following the IPCC report, and 3 geophysical hazards. The spatial resolution is on a 10 × 10 km grid for each month between 2000 and 2019, with full coverage between 2004 and 2015. Six commonly used socio-economic variables are added including annual population, nighttime-light and normalized-differenced vegetation index. Unlike previous datasets, it avoids imposing thresholds for inclusion whenever possible, enabling the exploration of response and damage functions based on the intensity of shocks |
| Keywords: | Climate change; extreme events, development |
| JEL: | Q54 C80 Q56 |
| Date: | 2025–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mse:cesdoc:25022 |
| By: | Sardone, Alessandro |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the macroeconomic and distributional effects of the European Union's transition to Net Zero emissions through a gradually increasing carbon tax. I develop a New Keynesian Environmental DSGE model with two household types and distinct energy and non-energy sectors. Five alternative uses of carbon tax revenues are considered: equal transfers to households, targeted transfers to Hand-to-Mouth households, subsidies to green energy firms, and reductions in labor and capital income taxes. In the absence of technological progress, the carbon tax policy induces a persistent increase in energy prices and a reduction in GDP, investment, and consumption. Headline inflation falls below zero in the medium run, reflecting weaker aggregate demand. Distributional outcomes vary significantly depending on the implemented revenue recycling scheme: targeted transfers are the most progressive but entail larger macroeconomic costs, while subsidies and tax cuts mitigate output and investment losses but are less effective in narrowing the consumption gap. A limited foresight scenario, in which agents learn about policy targets sequentially, generates more volatile adjustment paths and temporary inflationary spikes around announcements, but long-run outcomes remain close to the baseline. |
| Keywords: | DSGE, fiscal redistribution, green transition, inequality, macroeconomic effects, net zero, TANK |
| JEL: | E32 H23 P28 Q43 Q52 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:iwhdps:330172 |
| By: | Luiza Nassif Pires; Gilberto Tadeu Lima; Pedro Romero Marques; Tainari Taioka; José Bergamin |
| Abstract: | Announced in June 2021, the never-implemented Green Recovery Plan for the Brazilian Legal Amazon Region (GRP) would be a green transition initiative to be carried out by the state governments of the region. The GRP represented the first large-scale proposal aiming at the transition to a low-carbon economy in Brazil and offered a preliminary framework to evaluate the opportunities and limitations of green development in Global South economies. The GRP's initial phase would provide an investment of 1.5 billion reais (around $315 million in September 2023) in four areas: control of illegal deforestation, sustainable development, green technology, and green infrastructure. This article presents a counterfactual analysis by assessing the impacts of green spending in Amazon on the labor market, quantitatively--in terms of the number of jobs created--and qualitatively--exploring the distribution of those jobs by region and according to gender and race categories. We build synthetic sectors representing each area of investment in a two-region input-output matrix ("Brazilian Amazon" and "Rest of Brazil"). Using employment multipliers, we simulate a demand shock on the Amazonian economy and its impact on job creation in the two regions. Results suggest that green spending in the Amazon offers good perspectives (but also highlights limitations) for a just transition to a low-carbon economy in Brazil: the effects on employment favored the female workforce (both black and white) relative to the male and black workforce in the Amazon, leading to inequality-reducing composition changes in the Brazilian workforce as whole. |
| Keywords: | Green and just transition; Brazilian Amazon; employment multipliers; green spending |
| JEL: | J15 Q57 Q58 R11 R53 R58 |
| Date: | 2024–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1041 |
| By: | Siemroth, Christoph |
| Date: | 2025–10–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esx:essedp:41743 |
| By: | Luis Aguiar-Conraria; Vasco J. Gabriel; Luis F. Martins; Anthoulla Phella |
| Abstract: | We use continuous wavelet tools to characterize the dynamics of climate change across time and frequencies. This approach allows us to capture the changing patterns in the relationship between global mean temperature anomalies and climate forcings. Using historical data from 1850 to 2022, we find that greenhouse gases, and CO$_2$ in particular, play a significant role in driving the very low frequency trending behaviour in temperatures, even after controlling for the effects of natural forcings. At shorter frequencies, the effect of forcings on temperatures switches on and off, most likely because of complex feedback mechanisms in Earth's climate system. |
| Date: | 2025–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2509.21334 |
| By: | Sambit Bhattacharyya (University of Sussex); Adrian King; Krsna Singh |
| Abstract: | The UK housing market is driven by gas. In 2019, 23% of total UK CO2 emissions were from buildings, of which 17% were from homes and 4% from social housing. In addition, there is also a significant issue of fuel poverty in the UK with 3.2 million (13%) households in fuel poverty. This paper looks at the problem from the perspective of the Biaco plasma boiler. The Biaco system, is a vessel which turns water into a plasma under specific pressure conditions through the input of an electrical charge and achieves an all-year-round COP of 3.7, which can be increased to 5.1 through a proven development pathway. This heat is captured as steam and is seamlessly integrated into traditional radiator systems: hence the boiler can be introduced without requiring additional infrastructure. The study looks at the 15year comparative performance of the Biaco system against the viable alternatives gas boilers, air and ground source heat pumps and electrical boilers. The comparison looks at the Opex and Capex requirements of all systems and discounts on those costs over the forecast period. The core conclusions are that the Biaco system compares against the known alternative in the following ways. The analysis shows economic and environmental benefits against all competing systems. The analysis indicates that the Biaco system reduces emissions by 96% compared to a gas boiler and is £900 cheaper a year than a heat pump over a fifteen-year period. Over the medium term, as more energy is produced through renewables and electricity prices are decoupled from gas then the plasma boiler will become increasingly competitive. The paper argues that the system will deliver benefits to housing providers, tenants’ and government. |
| Keywords: | Cost–Benefit Analysis, Air Pollution, Electric Utilities |
| JEL: | D61 Q53 L94 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sus:susewp:0425 |
| By: | Dasgupta, Susmita; Blankespoor, Brian; Wheeler, David |
| Abstract: | Roads are key drivers of economic growth and form a dominant feature in many landscapes. With road infrastructure steadily expanding—and projections indicating significant growth—it is important to ensure that road construction and upgrades do not trigger direct and indirect biodiversity loss, especially in ecologically sensitive areas. For road infrastructure to contribute meaningfully to both economic development and environmental protection, reliable data on location-specific species distributions, abundance, and conservation status is essential. This paper presents a methodology for identifying road corridors where biodiversity conservation should be a priority for infrastructure planning. Using more than 600, 000 species habitat maps derived from Global Biodiversity Information Facility occurrence records, the approach gives greater attention to plants and invertebrates, which are often overlooked in standard assessments. Designed for multi-processor cloud computing, the system will allow rapid, frequent updates as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility expands. By combining high-resolution species maps with country-specific road corridor maps generated by tailored algorithms, the paper classifies species into four conservation priority groups based on endemism and habitat size—giving highest priority to endemic species with small habitats. The method is applied to 190 countries worldwide. The results indicate that biodiversity risk along road corridors varies widely; endemism strongly influences biodiversity-sensitive road placement; and critical corridors for endemic species with small habitats are relatively few and geographically clustered. These findings suggest that significant gains in biodiversity conservation can be achieved by focusing road planning efforts on a limited number of priority areas, even in countries with constrained budgets. |
| Date: | 2025–10–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11238 |
| By: | Pierre Cotterlaz (CEPII - Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales - Centre d'analyse stratégique); Christophe C. Gouel (UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute [Washington] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]) |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the evolution of France's carbon footprint from 2000 to 2014, with a particular focus on the role of international trade. During this period, France's territorial emissions decreased by 18%, yet its consumption-based footprint declined by only 5%. This divergence reflects an increase in emissions embedded in imports, which grew from 45% to 54% of the total. To analyze these dynamics, we develop a novel structural decomposition framework that disentangles the contributions of scale, composition, and technique effects from a consumption perspective. Our approach extends existing methods by explicitly distinguishing between domestic and foreign influences, and by separately analyzing trade openness and the geographic reallocation of imports. The results highlight the dominance of the technique effect in reducing emissions (-28%), driven primarily by efficiency improvements abroad rather than domestic progress. By contrast, the geographic composition effect substantially increased emissions (+18%), particularly before 2008, when France's import sourcing shifted toward more carbon-intensive trading partners such as China. France's situation is emblematic of economies that have already achieved relatively low domestic emissions—through nuclear energy and de-industrialization—and have thus become increasingly dependent on foreign improvements for further reductions. This reliance raises concerns about the externalization of mitigation outcomes and underscores the limits of climate strategies focused solely on territorial emissions. Our findings call for stronger coordination between trade and climate policies to ensure that future decarbonization pathways remain consistent with global mitigation objectives. |
| Abstract: | Cette étude analyse l'évolution de l'empreinte carbone de la France entre 2000 et 2014, en mettant l'accent sur le rôle du commerce international. Alors que les émissions territoriales de la France ont diminué de 18%, son empreinte basée sur la consommation n'a baissé que de 5%, reflétant la croissance des émissions incorporées dans les échanges commerciaux (de 45% à 54% du total). À l'aide d'une nouvelle analyse de décomposition structurelle, nous distinguons les contributions des effets d'échelle, de composition et de technique du point de vue de la consommation. Notre approche améliore les méthodes traditionnelles en différenciant explicitement les influences domestiques et étrangères et en analysant séparément l'ouverture commerciale et la réallocation géographique des flux commerciaux. Les résultats soulignent la prédominance de l'effet technique dans la réduction des émissions (-28%), principalement due aux améliorations d'efficacité à l'étranger. Cependant, la composition géographique a considérablement augmenté les émissions (+18%), notamment par des réorientations vers des partenaires commerciaux à forte intensité carbone avant 2008. Ce schéma—où les réductions d'émissions dépendent de plus en plus des améliorations étrangères—préfigure probablement ce qui attend d'autres économies développées à mesure que la décarbonation domestique progresse, suggérant un besoin accru de coordination des politiques commerciales et climatiques. |
| Keywords: | Technique effects, Structural decomposition analysis, Scale, Carbon footprint, Consumption-based accounting, France, composition, Comptabilité basée sur la consommation, Effets échelle, composition et technique, Analyse de décomposition structurelle, Empreinte carbone |
| Date: | 2026–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05298449 |
| By: | Stefano Carattini; Ian Fletcher; Chad Kendall; Michael K. Price; Arthur Vu |
| Abstract: | Many socially desirable policies are not implemented because of their ex-ante unpopularity, but this unpopularity may be overcome through experience with the policy. In this paper, we examine how opposition to carbon pricing in the state of Washington turned into support after voters experienced a cap-and-trade policy with revenues earmarked for environmental purposes – "cap-and-invest." Analyzing voting behavior at the census block group level, we observe that support varies by political affiliation as expected, but experience consistently increases support across the board. Using a proprietary survey, we further show that the increase in support among voters in Washington state is specific to the cap-and-invest policy they experienced; support for carbon pricing or climate policies more generally remained unchanged. |
| Keywords: | carbon pricing, experience, public support, voting, polarization |
| JEL: | C93 D72 D83 H23 H71 Q58 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12206 |
| By: | Juling, Dominik |
| Abstract: | The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to contribute to the field of disaster and climate conflict research. For this purpose, I qualitatively examine for the first time the impact of the devastating flood of 2010 on the conflict in Pakistan, more specifically the regional capacity of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), in the administrative units of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK). Also, I introduce the concept of state capacity into the debate, review its impact on the conflict and examine its possible contribution to the debate. I hypothesise that the concept of state capacity can explain the conflict better than the influence of disasters. This is tested with the help of a document analysis and expert interviews. Prior findings from mostly quantitative studies, such as the complex, bidirectional nature of the relationship between disasters and conflict or the concept of the unnatural disaster, were qualitatively confirmed and further explored in this study. It becomes clear that while the flood can provide benefits to the TTP and prolong the conflict, it cannot fundamentally change the outcome of the conflict. In this context, the key finding of this study is the importance of state capacity for the complex debate around disasters and climate conflict. More research in this direction is recommended, as the topic is expected to become much more relevant due to the increasing number and intensity of extreme weather events in the coming decades. |
| Date: | 2025–10–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:gf9qc_v1 |
| By: | Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David |
| Abstract: | A scalable method for estimating changes in local greenhouse gas emissions from satellite-based atmospheric composition measures is developed and applied in this paper. The analysis employs large panels of spatially-referenced, time-stamped atmospheric carbon dioxide observations from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and methane observations from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5P. The analysis computes monthly mean concentration anomalies, defined as deviations from global trends. Long- and short-term trend regressions were estimated for cells of high-resolution global grids, and cell-specific results meeting the classical significance test (p ≤ 0.05) were identified as positive or negative trends. These high-resolution findings were aggregated to generate performance scores for geographic areas of arbitrary scale. The global scalability of the approach was demonstrated with performance assessments for 242 countries and disputed areas, 3, 242 provinces, 36, 563 sub-provinces, 6, 672 Functional Urban Areas, and 670 offshore oil and gas production zones. Regional illustrations were provided for 11 Southeast Asian countries, alongside a global overview organized by World Bank regions and income groups. Findings indicated that long-term carbon dioxide decreases outnumbered increases, but recent changes (2024–25) revealed a reversal. By contrast, methane displayed large net decreases in both long- and short-term measures. The results highlighted substantial variation across regions and income groups. Low-income countries showed the strongest movement toward reductions, yet their contributions remain overshadowed by high-income economies, where performance has been mixed. It is hoped that this methodology will inform global policy dialogue by enabling transparent and comparable emissions assessments. The approach also provides a practical tool for identifying emissions hotspots, supporting policy makers at the national and subnational levels in developing targeted mitigation strategies aligned with global climate objectives. |
| Date: | 2025–10–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11237 |
| By: | Zineb El Khaouli (Université Mohamed V de rabat-Maroc); Soufiane Aguida (Université Mohamed V de rabat-Maroc) |
| Abstract: | Sustainable development has emerged as a strategic imperative for both public and private organizations, especially in a context characterized by resource scarcity, growing climate-related challenges, and rising societal expectations regarding transparency, accountability, and ethical responsibility. This article presents a narrative and integrative literature review on the implementation of sustainable development within organizational settings, drawing on recent academic contributions and established conceptual frameworks. The analysis is structured around three main dimensions. The first concerns the integration of sustainability principles into organizational vision, strategy, and governance practices, highlighting the extent to which sustainability becomes embedded in decision-making and long-term orientation. The second dimension focuses on contingency variables that shape implementation, including organizational size, industry sector, institutional environment, and cultural dynamics, all of which significantly influence the scope and form of sustainable initiatives. The third dimension examines the managerial tools and mechanisms mobilized to operationalize sustainability, such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainable Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the widely used Triple Bottom Line framework. Adopting a critical approach, the review underscores both the richness and fragmentation of existing studies, which often suffer from disciplinary silos and limited contextualization. It emphasizes the need to move beyond narrowly defined or purely normative perspectives in order to build more comprehensive, integrated, and context-sensitive approaches. Ultimately, the article calls for a renewed research agenda that can better support decision-makers in embedding sustainability at the core of organizational processes and performance management systems, thus reconciling economic viability with social equity and environmental stewardship. |
| Abstract: | Le développement durable s'impose aujourd'hui comme une priorité stratégique incontournable pour les organisations publiques et privées, dans un contexte marqué par la raréfaction des ressources, la montée en puissance des enjeux climatiques et l'accroissement des attentes sociétales en matière de transparence et de responsabilité. Cette étude propose une revue narrative et intégrative de la littérature scientifique portant sur la mise en oeuvre du développement durable dans les organisations, en s'appuyant sur des travaux académiques récents et des cadres conceptuels éprouvés. L'analyse est structurée autour de trois dimensions principales : d'abord, l'ancrage des principes de durabilité dans la vision, la stratégie et la gouvernance organisationnelle ; ensuite, l'identification des variables de contingence qui influencent les choix et modalités de mise en oeuvre (taille, secteur d'activité, contexte institutionnel, culture organisationnelle) ; enfin, le recours aux instruments de gestion tels que la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises (RSE), la gestion durable des ressources humaines (GDRH) et le cadre du Triple Bottom Line. Inscrite dans une démarche critique, la revue souligne la richesse mais également la dispersion des travaux existants, marqués par des approches fragmentées et parfois contradictoires. Elle met en évidence la nécessité de dépasser les analyses sectorielles ou purement normatives, afin de proposer des lectures plus globales, intégrées et situées, capables de concilier impératifs économiques, exigences sociales et contraintes environnementales. L'article conclut sur la pertinence d'un agenda de recherche renouvelé, visant à mieux outiller les décideurs pour intégrer la durabilité au coeur des processus organisationnels et de leurs dispositifs de pilotage. |
| Keywords: | Organizational sustainable development, Literature review, CSR, Triple Bottom Line, Développement durable organisationnel, Développement durable organisationnel Revue de littérature RSE GDRH Triple Bottom Line Organizational sustainable development Literature review CSR Sustainable HRM Triple Bottom Line, Revue de littérature, RSE, GDRH, Triple Bottom Line Organizational sustainable development, Sustainable HRM |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05191656 |
| By: | Judd Ormsby (Motu Economic and Public Policy Research); Suzi Kerr (Motu Economic and Public Policy Research) |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mtu:mnotes:note_17 |
| By: | Sameh Hallaq; Yousuf Daas |
| Abstract: | The research leverages yearly variations in climate variables, such as rainfall and temperature, across the West Bank from 1999 to 2018 to assess their influence on individuals' decisions to stay in the agricultural sector. The main findings suggest that an increase in rainfall in the previous year is associated with a higher proportion of workers in the agricultural sector, especially in regions where agriculture is the primary economic activity. Temperature variation is also an important factor. An increase in the maximum temperature will generally have a negative effect on the supply of labor in the agricultural sector, while an increase in the minimum temperature may have a positive effect. However, this effect varies across different regions of the West Bank, reflecting the diverse agricultural practices and irrigation methods employed. The study also examines two potential mechanisms through which climate change affects labor decisions: agricultural labor migration to the Israeli labor market and how climate shocks affect agricultural wages. |
| Keywords: | Labor Supply; Climate Change; Agriculture; West Bank |
| JEL: | J01 J43 Q54 |
| Date: | 2023–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1033 |
| By: | Ana Alicia Dipierri |
| Abstract: | The agri-food system stands at a crossroads: by 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion, necessitating a 50-60% increase in food output (Alexandratos & Bruinsma, 2012; Falcon et al. 2022; Grafton et al. 2015; Makuvaro et al. 2018). These challenges will exacerbate the already critical situation, with 673 million people suffering from hunger (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO, 2025), 890 million people being obese, and 2.5 billion overweight (World Health Organization, 2025), while over 2 billion people across the globe are experiencing micronutrient malnutrition (Passarelli et al. 2024). Simultaneously, the agri- food sector is currently responsible for nearly one-third of the total greenhouse gas emissions (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2020; Smith et al. 2019). These interconnected challenges underscore a systemic crisis and an urgent need for a profound transformation of the agri-food system toward sustainability, ensuring ongoing access to nutritious food for current and future generations. My dissertation, “Behavioral and managerial changes towards sustainable development in the food system”, examines sustainability in the agri-food sector as a collective goal that requires prioritizing long-term societal interest over short-term individual gains. I do this through the lens of Collective Action Theory.My research approach is pragmatic in nature (Morgan, 2007; Shannon-Baker, 2016). For instance, I selected research methods based on their usefulness for understanding and explaining my research question. This principle led me to employ a mixed-methods approach (Kaushik & Walsh, 2019), which allowed me to understand the complex cooperation problems within the agri-food sector across two real-world arenas: communal irrigation systems in Argentina and the corporate sector in Belgium. In Argentina, I explored real-world social dilemmas associated with communal irrigation systems through a framed field experiment with small-scale farmers. To replicate real conditions, I adapted an experimental setting (Anderies et al. 2013), in collaboration with local actors (government officials and technicians), and conducted several pilot tests with students. While the framed field experiment provided me with rich behavioral data, the post-experimental surveys, semi-structured in-depth interviews, and non-participatory observations uncovered qualitative and relational aspects. Meanwhile, in Belgium, a nationwide survey mapped the ecological responsiveness motives of the corporate sector and assessed the ability of explanatory variables to predict them. I developed this survey in collaboration with the corporate sector and refined it through several pilot testing rounds involving colleagues and representatives from firms to ensure it reflects corporate pro- environmental motivations. Overall, this methodological design reflects my interest in linking theory with practice by co-producing the methodological instruments with those involved in xivreal-world problems (small-scale farmers and firms) and conducting several pilot tests to ensure a realistic representation.Aligned with this methodological grounding, I am very interested in working with grassroots organizations, such as water associations or cooperatives, and key actors in the agri-food system who have the leverage to reduce the sector’s ecological footprint. During the fieldwork, I assumed several roles (facilitator of the experiments, observer of their realities, and translator of complex contexts), but always honored the local, grounded knowledge that informs this dissertation by maintaining an analytical distance.Complementing this practical focus, ethics and values are central to my research approach. To this end, I obtained informed consent from all informants (small-scale farmers and firm representatives) (Singer & Couper, 2010) and provided fair compensation to those who invested significant time during data collection (small-scale farmers in the experimental sessions) (Harrison & List, 2004). Furthermore, consistent with the dissertation’s ethical standards, all data were kept confidential and reported only in aggregated form or with coded informants’ details (no personal data was revealed).My dissertation can be considered systemic for several reasons. First, it is problem-driven and guided by a real-world problem (Bergmann et al. 2021; Zucca et al. 2021). Second, methodological decisions are based on the best-fit principle to address the research question, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods (Helgheim, van der Linden & Teryokhin, 2024). Third, I designed the research questions to advance theory development through a hypothesis-testing approach, using triangulated information to serve this purpose. Fourth, I engaged many actors in the dissertation development to account for the diverse voices and inputs, thereby improving the realism and quality of the data gathered. To this end, I consulted with government officials and technicians to adapt the experimental setting, students to test the experimental adaptations, colleagues and firms’ representatives to test the survey structure, small-scale farmers and firm representatives to collect the information (Norström et al. 2020). Lastly, but not least, my supervision committee broadened my understanding of the problem through their areas of expertise (econometric, psychological, and sustainability) in addition to behavioral and managerial economics (Bergmann et al. 2021; Jahn, Bergmann & Keil, 2012). Thus, the systemic approach permeates all aspects of my dissertation, from problem development to academic supervision.From this systematic foundation, and through three empirical studies, my dissertation presents robust evidence in support of my main argument: collective action is crucial to overcoming the challenges of food sustainability. In the first chapter, I demonstrate that while institutional robustness is crucial for overcoming uncertainty, individual and group dynamics, along withxvtheir features, also play a significant role. In Chapter 2, I demonstrate that while institutions and networks help overcome classical common-pool resource social dilemmas in an asymmetric setting under uncertainty, trust does not seem to have this capacity. Finally, in Chapter 3, I demonstrate that ecological responsiveness motives vary among firms and that certain demographic and motivational variables may have predictive capacity.To organize these findings, my dissertation follows a typical cumulative dissertation structure. The reader will find an extensive introduction that disentangles the problem at stake, outlines the research question, presents the guiding hypothesis, and includes a relevant literature review and the methodological approach. Later, the dissertation continues with a discussion of the three evidence-based research studies I conducted. These are:Chapter 1 - The role of institutional robustness in a collective action dilemma under environmental variations.Chapter 2 - Does uncertainty lead to cooperation or competition in collective action? The role of social capital.Chapter 3 - Firms’ ecological responsiveness motivations: are internal and external drives of pro-environmental initiatives and key firm features potential predictors?My dissertation concludes by synthesizing key findings, providing policy guidance based on these novel insights, and encouraging future researchers to explore collective action research further. Key methodological contributions—including the development of methodological tools, detailed protocols, surveys, and interview guides—are available in the appendices to aid future comparative research across diverse contexts.As you began reading, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your interest in my work. I hope my dissertation earns the time you will invest in reading it. |
| Keywords: | sustainability; agri-food sector; institutional robustness; social capital; ecological responsiveness; food sustainability |
| Date: | 2025–10–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/395398 |
| By: | Léa Barbaut (MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon); Valérie Revest (MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon); Hervé Goy (COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne) |
| Abstract: | Plastic pollution has become a critical global concern, highlighting the broader challenges posed by chemical contaminants and their impact on planetary boundaries. In response, political initiatives, such as France's Anti-Waste and Circular Economy Law, aim to promote a circular economy to mitigate these environmental risks. This study examines how the transition to a circular economy is reshaping France's plastic packaging value chain. By focusing on the interactions between micro (companies), meso (value chain) and macro (public policies) levels, the research provides a comprehensive analysis of how these dynamics are reshaping the industry. Drawing on a multi-level perspective and the systemic approach of business models, the study investigates how niche innovations—such as bio-based plastics and chemical recycling— drive the evolution of business models and contribute to a sociotechnical transition. Through qualitative research with key stakeholders in the plastic packaging value chain and innovation intermediaries, the findings elucidate how emerging niche innovations challenge traditional business practices. These innovations create opportunities for new business models and simultaneously impact incumbent firms, which are compelled to transform their business models to align with the growing demand for sustainability. In some cases, incumbents integrate these innovations into their existing business models, provided that they are compatible with the current sociotechnical system. However, not all incumbents are embracing change—some are maintaining the status quo. This analysis highlights the challenges of systemic change and the critical role of innovation in promoting sustainable practices in the plastic packaging industry. The dynamic interactions between innovative business models, incumbent supply chain companies and policymakers play a defining role in shaping the transition path, collectively shaping the transition towards a novel plastic packaging value chain. |
| Keywords: | Innovation - Business model - Multi-level perspective - Sustainable transition |
| Date: | 2025–06–23 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05308561 |
| By: | Paglialunga, Elena; Resce, Giuliano; Zanoni, Angela |
| Abstract: | This paper predicts regional unemployment in the European Union by applying machine learning techniques to a dataset covering 198 NUTS-2 regions, 2000 to 2019. Tree-based models substantially outperform traditional regression approaches for this task, while accommodating reinforcement effects and spatial spillovers as determinants of regional labor market outcomes. Inflation—particularly energy-related—emerges as a critical predictor, highlighting vulnerabilities to energy shocks and green transition policies. Environmental policy stringency and eco-innovation capacity also prove significant. Our findings demonstrate the potential of machine learning to support proactive, place-sensitive interventions, aiming to predict and mitigate the uneven socioeconomic impacts of structural change across regions. |
| Keywords: | Regional unemployment; Inflation; Environmental policy; Spatial spillovers; Machine learning. |
| JEL: | E24 J64 Q52 R23 |
| Date: | 2025–10–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mol:ecsdps:esdp25101 |
| By: | Geßner, Paul; Schöne, Lars Bernhard |
| Abstract: | Der Gebäudesektor ist weltweit für rund ein Drittel aller CO2-Emissionen verantwortlich und steht dadurch sowohl unter zunehmendem regulatorischem Druck (transitorische Risiken), als auch unter dem Einfluss klimatischer Veränderungen (physische Risiken). Eine integrierte Betrachtung beider Risikodimensionen ist bisher kaum etabliert, obwohl sie für die Bewertung von Immobilien notwendig ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund entwickelt das vorliegende Arbeitspapier ein Scoring-Modell, das beide Kategorien systematisch erfasst und im sogenannten Stranded Asset Index (SAI) auf Objektebene für Wohnimmobilien in Deutschland vereint. Durch eine anschließende Regressionsanalyse wird die Aussagekraft des SAI hinsichtlich des Angebotspreises validiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Klimarisiken signifikant auf den Angebotspreis von Immobilien wirken, wenngleich sie jedoch noch nicht konstant in der Bepreisung berücksichtigt werden. |
| Abstract: | The building sector is responsible for around one third of global CO₂ emissions and is therefore increasingly exposed to regulatory pressure (transition risks) as well as the impacts of climate change (physical risks). An integrated assessment of both risk dimensions has so far been largely absent, although it is essential for the valuation of real estate. Against this background, this working paper develops a scoring model that systematically captures both categories and combines them into the so-called Stranded Asset Index (SAI) at the property level for residential real estate in Germany. A subsequent regression analysis validates the explanatory power of the SAI with regard to asking prices. The results show that climate risks have a significant effect on real estate asking prices, although they are not yet consistently reflected in pricing. |
| Keywords: | Wohnimmobilien, Treibhausgas-Emissionen, Immobilienbewertung, Deutschland |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:iiwmps:329629 |
| By: | Gianluca Iannucci; Jean-Christophe Pereau (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Abstract: | Abstract This article analyses the endogenous choice of farmers to be organic or conventional in a groundwater evolutionary model when a tax on fertiliser on conventional farmers is implemented by a regulatory agency. The analysis of the model shows that the coexistence of both type of farmers only occurs when the decrease in productivity due to organic production is relatively low and the price premium for organic products is relatively high. However, even if conversion is welfare improving, our results show that this conversion may be done at the expense of the water resource with a lower water table. An application to the Western la Mancha aquifer (Spain) illustrates the main results. |
| Keywords: | Fertiliser tax, Pollution, Organic farming Replicator dynamics, Groundwater management |
| Date: | 2024–10–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05155879 |
| By: | Asim, Meerab |
| Abstract: | We examine market reactions to climate events using event study methodology on a final sample of 250 high-severity events (2000–2025) across US, EU, and Asian markets, which were filtered from a raw dataset of over 1.5 million events. Broad US indices (SPY, QQQ) show no significant event- day AR, while the US energy sector (XLE) exhibits a negative reaction (−6 bps, p < 0.001). EU proxies (EZU, VGK) show small positive reactions (+3 to +6 bps), and Asian markets display heterogeneous responses. While statistically significant, transaction costs exceed gross effects, supporting market efficiency while revealing sector-specific sensitivities to climate information. Results challenge uniform climate risk pricing and suggest regional differences and sector composition drive responses. All inferential results use the analyzed sample of 250 non-overlapping events; diagnostic figures may summarize a larger candidate set used for alignment. |
| Date: | 2025–10–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:5xdz2_v1 |
| By: | Challender, Dan; Hughes, Alice C.; Sas-Rolfes, Michael 't; Hinsley, Amy |
| Abstract: | Growing concern over the scale of unregulated wildlife trade has led to calls for fundamental changes to systems of species protection. A proposed “reverse listing” approach would ban the harvest and trade of all wild species, except those for which trade can be demonstrated to be sustainable. We evaluate the feasibility of this approach on an international scale and discuss policy solutions. Adopting reverse listing would not be straightforward; key issues include the social legitimacy of resulting laws, ensuring effective law enforcement, and the treatment of trade from alternative (i.e., non-wild) sources. Reverse listing is not a panacea for protecting biodiversity from overexploitation, and a combination of approaches is needed to effectively regulate the world’s wildlife trade. |
| Date: | 2025–10–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:759fk_v1 |
| By: | Lu Han; Stephan Heblich; Christopher Timmins; Yanos Zylberberg |
| Abstract: | As urban populations grow, more people face extreme heat, increasing demand for natural cooling. Urban trees offer various amenities, including cooling benefits, yet their economic value is hard to quantify. This paper estimates the implicit value of urban trees by exploiting the Emerald Ash Borer infestation caused by an invasive beetle that kills ash trees in Toronto as an exogenous shock. We find that a one-percentage-point increase in a postcode’s tree cover raises property prices by 1.16% and reduces exposure to extreme heat, pollution, and energy consumption. These findings underscore trees as a cost-effective, practical strategy for mitigating urban warming. |
| Date: | 2025–04–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bri:uobdis:25/791 |
| By: | Paul C. Behler (University of Bonn); Paulina Schröder (Rockwool Foundation Berlin & Humboldt University of Berlin) |
| Abstract: | This paper studies ecospirituality - spiritual views that people have about the natural world. First, utilizing folklore data from around 1, 000 pre-industrial societies, we present the first comprehensive global measurement of ecospirituality. Our analysis reveals systematic cultural variation: ecospirituality is most prevalent in South America and least prevalent in Europe. Additionally, we find a strong negative correlation between ecospirituality and belief in high gods. Second, we study the potential impact of historical ecospirituality on current environmental attitudes. Combining data from the Integrated Values Survey with folklore, we find no statistically significant relationship between contemporary environmental attitudes and the prevalence of ecospirituality in the folklore of ones ancestors. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Attitudes, Ecospirituality, Folklore |
| JEL: | Q50 Z12 Z13 |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ajk:ajkdps:377 |
| By: | Luca Facchinello |
| Abstract: | From the mid-80s roughly 140, 000 people in Veneto, Italy, were exposed to PFAS-contaminated water through the public supply. Exposure stopped in 2013, when the contamination accident was discovered. A battery of tests shows that municipalities across the border of the Red zone, the catchment area of the contaminated water supplier, were virtually identical in several dimensions before 2013. Age-standardized mortality in polluted municipalities, however, exceeded control group mortality by 4 percent from 1982 to 2012. While differences were insignificant until the 90s, Red zone mortality was more than 5 percent higher from the 2000s and did not decrease after pollution discovery, suggesting, in line with PFAS bioaccumulative properties, a role for long-run exposure. Further analysis shows that mortality in municipalities exclusively contaminated via public water supply was similar to control group mortality until 2009, but converged afterwards to the higher levels observed early on in more severely contaminated municipalities, where private wells were also polluted. I conclude that long-run exposure to the relatively low levels of PFAS measured in public water resulted in relevant increases in mortality, suggesting that current EU safe exposure limits may not be sufficiently protective. |
| Keywords: | PFAS, Pollution, Water, Mortality, Regulation |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cca:wpaper:750 |
| By: | Marielle Brunette; Stéphane Couture; Patrice Loisel |
| Abstract: | Decision-making processes increasingly involve ambiguity rather than risk, and multiple ambiguities rather than a single one. In this article, we consider how different sources of ambiguity, as well as two-source ambiguity, affect decision-making in relation to risk. We also examine the value of information that eliminates or reduces ambiguity. Finally, we analyse the effect of ambiguity preferences on the results. To this end, we propose an experiment in forest management in the context of climate change, which is a typical decision-making situation involving multiple ambiguities. We demonstrate that the various sources of ambiguity modify the optimal decision in comparison to situations involving risk. Furthermore, we demonstrate that ambiguity aversion significantly impacts the optimal decision. The results reveal that the value of information that eliminates one-source ambiguity is positive in both one- and two-source ambiguity situations. However, ambiguity aversion has no significant impact on this value. |
| Keywords: | risk, ambiguity, decision, information value |
| JEL: | D81 Q23 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulp:sbbeta:2025-41 |
| By: | Verónica Gutman (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). MESi. Buenos Aires, Argentina.); María Priscila Ramos (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Carlos Adrián Romero (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Martina Chidiak (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Gustavo Adolfo Ferro (Universidad del CEMA (UCEMA); CONICET. Buenos Aires, Argentina.); María Laura Ojeda (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Exequiel Romero Gómez (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Juan Ignacio Mercatante (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) – Paris School of Economics (PSE), Francia.); María Paula Covelli (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Victoria Fernández (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | Este documento ofrece una guía metodológica para estimar Cuentas de emisiones al aire en el marco del Sistema de Contabilidad Ambiental y Económica (SCAE) a partir de información disponible en los Inventarios Nacionales de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (INGEI). La armonización de datos requiere realizar ajustes, aplicar correspondencias entre diferentes clasificaciones sectoriales y definir criterios para asignar emisiones de GEI a sectores económicos y hogares. El documento presenta lecciones aprendidas de una armonización INGEI–SCAE para Argentina. |
| Keywords: | Cambio climático; Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales; SCAE; INGEI |
| JEL: | Q53 Q56 C81 |
| Date: | 2024–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2024-90 |
| By: | Fanny Claise; Marielle Brunette |
| Abstract: | Natural events pose a real threat to forests around the world. Insurance contracts can help protect forest owners against these damaging events. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in terms of insurance adoption across countries. In France, for instance, the adoption rate is extremely low. In this article, we attempt to identify the characteristics of insurance contracts that influence forest owners’ demand for insurance against natural events. To this end, we employed a Discrete Choice Experiment methodology involving hypothetical forest insurance scenarios that varied according to the characteristics of the insurance contract such as the hazard(s) covered, the level of deductible, the duration, and the annual cost. The results, based on 317 responses from French private forest owners, demonstrate that some of the tested characteristics had a significant impact. Notably, forest owners were not willing to pay for storm insurance in addition to fire insurance. Conversely, they were willing to pay for insurance against the package including all hazards: fire, storm, drought and pathogens. |
| Keywords: | Forest Insurance; Discrete Choice Experiment; Contract; Logit; Willingness to pay (WTP); Contract |
| JEL: | B21 G22 Q23 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulp:sbbeta:2025-42 |
| By: | Rok, Jakub; Grodzicki, Maciej; Podsiadło, Martyna |
| Abstract: | The balance between environmental protection and socioeconomic development is a critical policy challenge. Conservation efforts may constrain local development but can also generate benefits beyond nature protection itself, with effects varying across protection regimes and spatial scales. Poland presents a compelling case to examine this trade-off, given its rapid economic growth and significant expansion of PAs in recent decades. This study assesses the relationship between nature protection regimes and local development across Polish municipalities from 2009 to 2022. Using spatial econometric modelling (Spatial Durbin Error Model), we analyse the direct and indirect effects of national parks, nature reserves, and Natura 2000 sites on three dimensions of local development: economic, social, and infrastructural. The most consistent positive effects are observed for economic development in municipalities with high share of national parks and Natura 2000 sites. The effects on infrastructure development are limited: only Natura 2000 sites show a positive direct effect, while negative indirect effects suggest regional competition for investment. The social impacts of protection are predominantly negative, especially for stricter protection regimes. Moreover, these effects extend beyond administrative boundaries, likely due to interlinked labour markets. These findings challenge the notion that conservation uniformly hinders economic development. Instead, they suggest that outcomes differ depending on the protection regime, and that benefits are unevenly distributed – supporting local economic growth while reinforcing social exclusion. The study underscores the need for policies that mitigate social costs and promote more just and integrated development under expanding conservation efforts. |
| Keywords: | conservation policy; protected areas; Local Development; Natura 2000; Protection regime; Spatial spillovers |
| JEL: | Q5 R14 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126400 |
| By: | Audrey Laude (CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, REGARDS - Recherches en Economie Gestion Agroressources Durabilité et Santé - CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne) |
| Abstract: | Le BECCS (BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) permet de récupérer les émissions de dioxyde de carbone issues de bioraffineries pour le stocker définitivement dans des formations géologiques. Le BECCS est considéré comme incontournable dans les modèles du GIEC pour limiter la hausse des températures mais son déploiement est très lent. Outre le manque d'incitations économiques adéquates, cet article démontre que cette technologie a été conçue dans une perspective top-down, sans prendre en compte les caractéristiques locales ni les effets de concurrence avec les autres technologies de décarbonation. Pour cela une analyse des discours sur le BECCS dans la littérature scientifique est réalisée puis comparés aux difficultés rencontrées par les acteurs du projet CO2-DISSOLVED cherchant à construire un pilote industriel. |
| Keywords: | bioénergies, BECCS, pilote industriel, Stockage géologique du carbone, Stockage géologique du carbone bioénergies BECCS pilote industriel |
| Date: | 2024–12–18 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05188417 |
| By: | Nikolaos Rodousakis; Giuliano Toshiro Yajima; George Soklis |
| Abstract: | We argue that the US trade and industry sector has experienced several unsustainable sectoral processes, including (i) a fall in the trade balance in machinery and equipment and high-tech (HT) industries, (ii) a rise in import multipliers in machinery and equipment and HT industries, (iii) a fall in the manufacturing share of GDP in machinery and equipment and HT industries, (iv) a rise in commodities share of GDP, (v) a fall in the wage share, (vi) structural shifts in the consumption share of wages, and (vii) a fall in employment multipliers for the US, particularly in manufacturing. To address these issues, the US must shift toward a more sustainable and value-added economy with a focus on innovation and investment in high-tech industries, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. Additionally, policies must be put in place to address the negative impacts of resource extraction and to promote a more equitable distribution of income and wealth. |
| Keywords: | Input–Output Analysis; Industrial Policy; Income distribution |
| JEL: | C67 D57 O25 D33 |
| Date: | 2024–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1049 |
| By: | Jacinthe Cloutier; Marie-Ève Gaboury-Bonhomme; William Robitaille; Marie-Claude Roy; Simone Ubertino |
| Abstract: | Mieux comprendre les choix des gestionnaires agricoles au Québec In the current context of climate change, the frequency of extreme events causing crop losses is increasing. Agricultural businesses are subject to uncontrollable and often unpredictable events that can affect their revenues, margins and production. Based on a survey and interviews with farm managers in Quebec, this study seeks to better understand managers' choices regarding crop loss risk management strategies. Between 2018 and 2022, two thirds of farm managers have reported having suffered crop losses that have adversely affected the financial health of their businesses, and 71% anticipated a worsening situation due to climate change. Not all businesses are equal when it comes to risk: more than one third (36.8%) of managers feel in control when making risk management decisions, while more than one quarter (27.7%) see it as a game of chance. Three types of strategies can be combined to manage these risks. Self-management (crop and area diversification and other agricultural practices), resilience (management and planning, training, advice, sharing experiences with peers) and risk sharing and transfer of risks to other entities such as collectives or governments. Crop insurance falls into this category. Three quarters of farm managers have reported having taken out crop insurance for at least one year between 2018 and 2022, although it is often seen as a last resort. Managers' favourable perception of the programme in general and of the level of premiums compared to the compensation received is a key factor in the decision to take out crop insurance, as well as their understanding of the programme and their confidence in it. Insurance advisors and the website of La Financière agricole du Québec (FADQ) are their main sources of information. The study highlights the importance of encouraging farms to combine various risk management strategies and to improve communication about crop insurance and climate risks. Mieux comprendre les choix des gestionnaires agricoles au Québec Dans le contexte actuel de changements climatiques, la fréquence des événements extrêmes qui occasionnent des pertes de culture augmente. Les entreprises agricoles sont soumises à des événements incontrôlables et souvent difficiles à prévoir et qui peuvent affecter leurs revenus, leurs marges et leurs productions. À partir d’un sondage et d’entrevues auprès de gestionnaires agricoles du Québec, cette étude cherche à mieux comprendre les choix des gestionnaires à l’égard des stratégies de gestion des risques de perte de culture. Entre 2018 et 2022, deux tiers des gestionnaires agricoles ont déclaré avoir subi des pertes de récolte ayant nui à la santé financière de leur entreprise et 71 % anticipaient une aggravation liée aux changements climatiques. Les entreprises ne sont pas toutes égales face aux risques: plus du tiers (36, 8 %) des gestionnaires se sentent en contrôle lorsqu’ils prennent des décisions en matière de gestion des risques alors que plus du quart (27, 7 %) le vivent comme un jeu de hasard. Trois types de stratégies peuvent être combinées pour gérer ces risques. L’autogestion à la ferme (diversification des cultures et des zones et autres pratiques agricoles), la résilience (gestion et planification, formation, conseils et partage d'expériences) et le partage des risques et leur transfert vers d’autres entités comme les collectifs ou les gouvernements. L’assurance récolte fait partie de cette catégorie. Les trois quarts des gestionnaires agricoles ont indiqué avoir adhéré à l’assurance récolte au moins une année entre 2018 et 2022, bien qu'elle soit souvent perçue comme une solution de dernier recours. Une perception favorable des gestionnaires face au programme en général et face au niveau de prime par rapport aux indemnités reçues est un facteur clé dans la décision d’adhérer ou non à l’assurance récolte, tout comme la compréhension du programme et la confiance que les gestionnaires lui portent. Les conseillers en assurance et le site de La Financière agricole du Québec (FADQ) sont leurs principales sources d’information. L’étude met en évidence l'importance d’intensifier les efforts pour informer et conseiller les gestionnaires agricoles du Québec sur les programmes d’assurance récolte, mais aussi, de façon plus large, sur les risques climatiques et sur les stratégies pour y faire face. |
| Keywords: | risk management, agriculture, crop losses, crop insurance, Québec, gestion des risques, agriculture, pertes de cultures, assurance récolte, Québec |
| Date: | 2025–10–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cir:cirpro:2025rp-24 |
| By: | Bago, Bence; Muller, Philippe; Bonnefon, Jean-François |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tse:wpaper:131011 |
| By: | Tatsuru Kikuchi |
| Abstract: | This paper develops a nonparametric framework for identifying and estimating spatial boundaries of treatment effects in settings with geographic spillovers. While atmospheric dispersion theory predicts exponential decay of pollution under idealized assumptions, these assumptions -- steady winds, homogeneous atmospheres, flat terrain -- are systematically violated in practice. I establish nonparametric identification of spatial boundaries under weak smoothness and monotonicity conditions, propose a kernel-based estimator with data-driven bandwidth selection, and derive asymptotic theory for inference. Using 42 million satellite observations of NO$_2$ concentrations near coal plants (2019-2021), I find that nonparametric kernel regression reduces prediction errors by 1.0 percentage point on average compared to parametric exponential decay assumptions, with largest improvements at policy-relevant distances: 2.8 percentage points at 10 km (near-source impacts) and 3.7 percentage points at 100 km (long-range transport). Parametric methods systematically underestimate near-source concentrations while overestimating long-range decay. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a natural experiment validating the framework's temporal sensitivity: NO$_2$ concentrations dropped 4.6\% in 2020, then recovered 5.7\% in 2021. These results demonstrate that flexible, data-driven spatial methods substantially outperform restrictive parametric assumptions in environmental policy applications. |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2510.12289 |
| By: | Heather Liddell; Beth Kelley; Liz Wachs; Alberta Carpenter; Joe Cresko |
| Abstract: | A physical assessment of material flows in an economy (e.g., material flow quantification) can support the development of sustainable decarbonization and circularity strategies by providing the tangible physical context of industrial production quantities and supply chain relationships. However, completing a physical assessment is challenging due to the scarcity of high-quality raw data and poor harmonization across industry classification systems used in data reporting. Here we describe a new physical extension for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) EEIO for Industrial Decarbonization (EEIO-IDA) model, yielding an expanded EEIO model that is both physically and environmentally extended. In the model framework, the U.S. economy is divided into goods-producing and service-producing subsectors, and mass flows are quantified for each goods-producing subsector using a combination of trade data (e.g., UN Comtrade) and physical production data (e.g., U.S. Geological Survey). Given that primary-source production data are not available for all subsectors, price-imputation and mass-balance assumptions are developed and used to complete the physical flows dataset with high-quality estimations. The resulting dataset, when integrated with the EEIO-IDA tool, enables the quantification of environmental impact intensity metrics on a mass basis (e.g., CO$_2$eq/kg)) for each industrial subsector. This work is designed to align with existing DOE frameworks and tools, including the EEIO-IDA tool, the DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap (2022), and Pathways for U.S. Industrial Transformations study (2025). |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2510.15121 |
| By: | Alan de Bromhead (Department of Economics, University College Dublin); Ronan Lyons (Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin); Johann Ohler (London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Abstract: | Poor housing conditions, and the negative effects of Household Air Pollution (HAP) in particular, remain one of the most pressing global public health challenges. While the association between poor housing and health has a long history, evidence of a direct link is lacking. In this paper, we examine a rare example of a public housing intervention in rural areas, namely the large-scale provision of high-quality housing in Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We exploit a novel dataset of deaths-by-disease and deaths-by-age-and-sex over the period 1871–1919, to test the impact of the intervention on mortality. Our difference-in difference estimates indicate that improved housing conditions reduced mortality by as much as 1 death per 1000. This effect is driven by reductions in deaths from respiratory diseases. We propose a likely mechanism that is consistent with the pattern of results we observe: a reduction in Household Air Pollution through improved housing quality and better ventilation. A cost-benefit analysis reveals that the scheme was a highly cost-effective intervention. |
| Keywords: | Ireland; Labourers Acts; household air pollution; health transition; social housing; infectious disease |
| JEL: | N33 N93 Q53 O18 I14 J10 |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tcd:tcduee:tep1525 |
| By: | Martin-Fuentes, Eva; Mellinas, Juan Pedro; Fernández, Cèsar; Font, Xavier (University of Surrey) |
| Abstract: | This study investigates whether consumer ratings of hotel eco-friendliness reflect actual sustainability performance. Using data from 6, 696 hotels in the world’s 100 leading destinations, we compared Expedia’s post-travel, customer-submitted eco-friendliness ratings with sustainability information reported on Booking.com, including both self-reported practices and third-party certifications. Support Vector Machine regression analysis shows that eco-friendliness ratings are explained almost entirely by overall guest satisfaction, with sustainability indicators contributing little explanatory power. This suggests that ratings conflate general service impressions with perceptions of environmental responsibility, limiting their value as measures of sustainability performance. While plausible explanations such as response biases and the limited salience of many certified practices warrant further research, our findings provide robust evidence that single survey items on eco-friendliness should be interpreted with caution. For platforms and policymakers, the results highlight the need to make sustainability cues more visible and directly tied to the consumer experience if ratings are to support informed choice. |
| Date: | 2025–10–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:dyz5e_v1 |
| By: | Alan de Bromhead (University College Dublin); Ronan C. Lyons (Trinity College Dublin); Johann Ohler (London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Abstract: | Poor housing conditions, and the negative effects of Household Air Pollution (HAP) in particular, remain one of the most pressing global public health challenges. While the association between poor housing and health has a long history, evidence of a direct link is lacking. In this paper, we examine a rare example of a public housing intervention in rural areas, namely the large-scale provision of high-quality housing in Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We exploit a novel dataset of deaths-by-disease and deaths-by-age-and-sex over the period 1871–1919, to test the impact of the intervention on mortality. Our difference-in-difference estimates indicate that improved housing conditions reduced mortality by as much as 1 death per 1000. This effect is driven by reductions in deaths from respiratory diseases. We propose a likely mechanism that is consistent with the pattern of results we observe: a reduction in Household Air Pollution through improved housing quality and better ventilation. A cost-benefit analysis reveals that the scheme was a highly cost-effective intervention. |
| Keywords: | Ireland, Labourers Acts, household air pollution, health transition, social housing, infectious disease |
| JEL: | N33 N93 Q53 O18 I14 J10 |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hes:wpaper:0286 |
| By: | Marie Kenza Bouhaddou (ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI2R Research in Real Estate [Lyon] - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières, CRH - Centre de Recherche sur l'Habitat - LAVUE - Laboratoire Architecture, Ville, Urbanisme, Environnement - UP8 - Université Paris 8 - ENSAPLV - École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette - HESAM - HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - ENSA PVDS - École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - MC - Ministère de la Culture); Laetitia Tuffery (CHROME - Détection, évaluation, gestion des risques CHROniques et éMErgents (CHROME) - Nîmes Université - UNIMES - Nîmes Université, ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI2R Research in Real Estate [Lyon] - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières); Carmen Cantuarias-Villessuzanne (UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, ESPI2R - Laboratoire ESPI2R Research in Real Estate [Paris] - ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières) |
| Keywords: | agriculture urbaine, écoquartier, services écosystémiques urbains, solution fondée sur la nature |
| Date: | 2024–11–24 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05006096 |
| By: | Dennis Guignet; Kyle Vetter; Linda Bui; Heather Klemick; Ron Shadbegian |
| Abstract: | Focusing on hazardous chemical cleanups under the US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), we employ a reverse difference-in-differences design to estimate the effects of cleanup on birth outcomes. Data on the population of births in North Carolina from 1990-2019 are linked to cleanups at contaminated sites across the state. We find robust evidence that for children born to mothers residing within 250 meters, cleanup leads to an almost one week increase in gestational age, and a 6 to 8 percentage point reduction in the risk of preterm birth. Cleanup may also lead to improvements in birthweight, but these results are not statistically significant across all models. Assessments of the post-treatment trends and demographic sorting support a causal interpretation of the results. We illustrate how these quantified improvements in newborn health can be monetized to inform local land use and cleanup decisions, as well as future regulations under RCRA. Key Words: birth, childrenÕs health, cleanup, exposure, hazardous, health, RCRA |
| JEL: | D62 I18 Q53 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:apl:wpaper:25-10 |
| By: | Par Olivier Appert (AT - Académie des Technologies - Académie des Technologies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANRT)); Félix Eléfant (LHEEA - Laboratoire de recherche en Hydrodynamique, Énergétique et Environnement Atmosphérique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - ECN - NANTES UNIVERSITÉ - École Centrale de Nantes - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANRT)); Richard Lavergne (CGEIET - Conseil général de l'économie, de l'industrie, de l'énergie et des technologies - Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie [Paris, France], Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANRT)); Denis Randet (Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANRT)) |
| Abstract: | L'Association nationale recherche technologie (ANRT) dispose d'un groupe de travail permanent dont la mission est de soutenir les pouvoirs publics dans l'élaboration de la Stratégie nationale de la recherche énergétique (SNRE) prévue par l'article L. 144-1 du code de l'énergie et qui constitue le volet énergie de la stratégie nationale de recherche prévue à l'article L. 111-6 du code de la recherche. L'article L. 144-1 précité confie aux ministres chargés de l'énergie et de la recherche la tâche d'élaborer la SNRE en prenant en compte les orientations de la politique énergétique et climatique définies par la stratégie nationale bas-carbone (SNBC) et la programmation pluriannuelle de l'énergie (PPE) qui sont toutes deux révisées au moins tous les 5 ans, soit au plus tard d'ici 2024 pour les nouvelles éditions. C'est dans ce contexte que le groupe de travail « SNRE » a examiné les ruptures - ou game changers - en matière de technologie pour la transition énergétique. |
| Keywords: | Technologie, Transition énergétique, Climat, Compétitivité, Neutralité carbone |
| Date: | 2024–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05308236 |
| By: | Werker, Eric |
| Abstract: | Community benefit agreements (CBAs) have the potential to promote more sustainable resource development by aligning investor-community interests. Governments must decide whether to mandate, support or replace CBAs with alternative policies designed to protect resource-adjacent communities. A proposed model contract clause offers guidance on structuring CBAs-covering funding, governance and enforcement. |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:colfdi:329926 |
| By: | Chirag Lala |
| Abstract: | The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is criticized for "derisking" private investment by increasing the gains to private firms. The derisking critique argues that the IRA insufficiently disciplines private firms; it does not utilize legal or financial penalties which would force firms to undertake green investment and bar emissions-intensive investment. This paper answers that critique by providing a Post-Keynesian theory of capital expenditure. It argues all industrial policies promote investment by removing or mitigating risks in an environment of fundamental uncertainty. Industrial policies tackle different risks and can be assessed or compared on their effectiveness in doing so. An insufficient investment growth rate need not be an indication of their failure, but that complementary policies are required to mitigate risks or make risks calculable. For instance, the IRA's uncapped Investment Tax Credit (ITC) increases clean energy investment by reducing project reliance on expensive debt financing. The ITC does not address other barriers to clean energy investment: transmission and distribution, permitting, or the need for clean firm resources. This is not a failure of discipline, but rather an indication that more state intervention must facilitate rapid decarbonization. The derisking critique's emphasis on disciplining private firms into investment reallocation underestimates real obstacles to investment, particularly how those obstacles shape choices faced by firms. It also affects the character of investment itself, making it inaccurate to describe investment as the allocation of fixed financial resources. The derisking critique lacks a mechanism connecting financial or legal disciplinary measures on firms to an increase in green capital expenditure. This causes the derisking critique to miss a more productive avenue for investigating industrial policy conditionalities: linking them to a broader state-led coordination of varying industrial policy priorities, the timing of capital expenditure to meet them, and seizing of opportunities presented by their success. Originally issued as EDI Working Paper No. 19, March 2024. |
| Keywords: | Tax Credits; IRA; Inflation Reduction Act; Clean Energy; Industrial Policy; Investment Theory; Capital Theory; Risk; Uncertainty |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1069 |
| By: | Yeva Nersisyan |
| Abstract: | This paper explains the MMT approach for evaluating the affordability of spending programs, contrasting it with the mainstream approach. Using the examples of the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-All, and Build Back Better, it argues that rethinking spending and taxes as claims on, and releases of resources, respectively, leads to different conclusions about the affordability of these programs. Unlike the mainstream view, the MMT approach does not lead to the conclusion that taxes necessarily must go up to "pay for" more spending. Conversely, just because money is not a constraint does not mean that every government program is immediately "affordable." The resource demands of certain programs might be beyond the economy's potential, at least in the short-term. The MMT approach thus leads to different solutions for how to make a program "affordable"; to do so it focuses on creating the necessary resource space through the tools the government has at its disposal, such as public investment and taxation. Originally issued as EDI Working Paper No. 09, 2023. |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1065 |
| By: | Lekha S. Chakraborty; Emmanuel Thomas |
| Abstract: | Against the backdrop of fiscal transition concomitant to energy transition policies with climate change commitments, revenue from the extractive sector needs a recalibration in the subnational fiscal space. Extractive tax is the payment due to the government in exchange for the right to extract the mineral substance. Extractive tax has been fixed and paid in multiple tax regimes, sometimes on the measures of ad valorem (value-based) or profits or as the unit of the mineral extracted. Using the ARDL methodology, this paper analyzes the buoyancy of extractive revenue across the states in India, for the period 1991-92 to 2022-23 and analyzes the short- and long-run coefficients and their speed of adjustment. There are no identified structural breaks in the series predominantly because of the homogenous extractive policy regime shift to ad valorem from a unit-based regime. Our findings revealed that extractive tax is a buoyant source of own revenue, though there are distinct state-specific differentials. The policy implication of our study is crucial for a "just transition" related to climate change commitments where extractive industries' tax buoyancy is compared to other tax buoyancy across Indian states, and can be used as the base scenario to estimate the loss of revenue when fiscal transition sets in with "just transition" policies. |
| Keywords: | fiscal rules; energy transition; tax buoyancy; ARDL; extractive sector regime |
| JEL: | Q40 Q48 E62 |
| Date: | 2024–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:lev:wrkpap:wp_1047 |
| By: | Roberto Bisang (CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Santiago Felici (Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva (CIEP) – INTA. Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | Este trabajo analiza las limitaciones de la estructura productiva argentina para dar respuestas sostenibles a las demandas sociales. Propone a la bioeconomía como modelo de desarrollo que permita una transformación estructural, con la agrobioindustria como motor del crecimiento y la competitividad. |
| Keywords: | Bioeconomía; Agrobioindustria; Desarrollo sostenible; Innovación |
| JEL: | O13 Q56 |
| Date: | 2024–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2024-87 |
| By: | William Landwerlin (OHM Pays de Bitche - INEE-CNRS - Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg); Valentine Erne-Heintz (IDEES - Identité et Différenciation de l’Espace, de l’Environnement et des Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université) |
| Abstract: | Diese Arbeit ist Teil eines explorativen Forschungsprojekts, das von der Stiftung Partnerschaft der Universität Haute Alsace (FPHA) finanziell unterstützt wurde. Ziel war es, elsässischen Landwirten, die sich für die Anpflanzung von Hecken auf ihren Höfen entschieden haben, eine Stimme zu geben, um ihre Beweggründe zu verstehen. Indem wir sie direkt auf dem Hof treffen, ihre Kornfelder und Weinberge besuchen und manchmal sogar gemeinsam mit ihnen Hecken pflanzen, soll diese Untersuchung ethnografisch sein. Wir möchten so weit wie möglich über die Erfahrungen, Lebensgeschichten und Schwierigkeiten der getroffenen Landwirte berichten, aber auch über die Strukturen, die sie betreuen und ihnen bei ihren Bemühungen helfen. Wenn Bäume angesichts des aktuellen Klimakontexts als Verbündete erscheinen, werfen sie auch verschiedene Fragen über ihren Platz in der elsässischen Landwirtschaft auf. |
| Abstract: | This work is part of an exploratory research project that received financial support from the Partnership Foundation of the University of Haute Alsace (FPHA). The objective was to give a voice to Alsatian farmers who have chosen to plant hedges on their farms, in order to understand their motivations. By meeting them directly on the farm, visiting their cornfields, vineyards, and sometimes even planting hedges with them, this research is intended to be ethnographic. As much as possible, our intention is to report on the experiences, the life stories, and the difficulties of the farmers we met, but also the structures that supervise them and help them in their efforts. If trees appear as allies in the face of the current climate context, they also raise various questions about the place they should occupy in Alsatian agricultural spaces. |
| Abstract: | Ce travail s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une recherche exploratoire qui a bénéficié du soutien financier de la Fondation Partenariale de l'Université de Haute Alsace (FPHA). L'objectif était de donner la parole à des agriculteurs alsaciens qui ont fait le choix de planter des haies dans leurs exploitations, afin de comprendre leurs motivations. En allant les rencontrer directement à la ferme, en visitant leurs champs de maïs, de vignes, et même parfois en plantant des haies avec eux, ce travail de recherche se veut ethnographique. Autant que possible, notre intention est de rendre compte des expériences, des vécus, et des difficultés des agriculteurs rencontrés, mais aussi des structures qui les encadrent et les aident dans leurs démarches. Si les arbres apparaissent comme des alliés face au contexte climatique actuel, ils soulèvent également diverses interrogations quant à la place qu'ils devraient occuper dans les espaces agricoles alsaciens. |
| Keywords: | agriculture, haies, agroforesterie, care, transition |
| Date: | 2025–07–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05318334 |
| By: | Jens Abildtrup; Géraldine Bocquého; Kene Boun My; Anne Stenger; Tuyen Tiet |
| Abstract: | We conduct a lab experiment to investigate the impact of voluntary and mandatory joint-bidding schemes on the performance of conservation auctions. Our results suggest that joint bidding increases auction performance compared to the singlebidding baseline. Within the voluntary joint-bidding conditions, a bonus payment incentive improves auction performance by encouraging the subjects to give low bids. However, voluntary joint bidding performs worse than mandatory joint bidding, even with the bonus incentive. Therefore, when implementing voluntary joint bids to ensure high acceptability from landowners compared to mandatory ones, policymakers should carefully consider performance issues. |
| Keywords: | Auction; Conservation; Mandatory; Joint bidding; Voluntary |
| JEL: | C57 C90 D70 Q50 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ulp:sbbeta:2025-40 |
| By: | Felix Reichel |
| Abstract: | Single-use plastics (SUPs) create large environmental costs. After Directive (EU) 2019/904, Austria and Germany introduced producer charges and fund payments meant to cover clean-up work. Using a high-frequency panel of retail offer spells containing prices and a fixed-effects event study with two-way clustered standard errors, this paper measures how much these costs drive up consumer prices. We find clear price pass-through in Austria. When Austrian products are pooled, treated items are 13.01 index points higher than non-SUP controls within twelve months (DiD(12m); p |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2510.15617 |
| By: | Tarufelli, Brittany; Gibson, James; Barrows, Sarah; Somani, Abhishek; Boff, Daniel |
| Abstract: | Grid-scale energy storage enhances power system performance by shifting loads and supporting capacity, reliability, and transmission. However, as storage penetration increases, arbitrage opportunities—and associated profits—decline (Sioshansi et al., 2009; Li et al., 2024). In ERCOT, for example, 2024 saw reduced arbitrage due to moderate weather and expanded storage. This trend contrasts with findings that long-duration storage is essential for reliability and affordability (Blair et al., 2022), suggesting the need for new business models to capture storage’s full value. Despite growing deployment in energy storage, empirical research on storage’s value remains limited. To address this gap, we develop a commodity-market-based framework and apply it to hydropower as a grid-scale storage resource. Using exogenous variation in reservoir storage volume as a proxy for energy storage, we estimate its causal effect on risk premiums—measured by the day-ahead to real-time price spread—in the Northwestern United States between May 2022 and November 2024. Employing fixed effects and lagged dependent variable models, we control for time-invariant heterogeneity across balancing authorities and account for dynamic price behavior. We find that a 10% increase in reservoir storage volume reduces risk premiums by 5%, indicating that hydropower reservoir storage mitigates short-term supply-demand imbalances. Our results are robust to dynamic pricing effects and suggest that storage is especially valuable during grid stress events, with pronounced impacts at the upper end of the price distribution. This result indicates that reservoir storage may be more valuable during grid stress events. As most markets lack compensation mechanisms for stored energy, our findings offer empirical support for designing future models that better reflect the risk-reducing benefits of grid-scale storage. |
| Date: | 2025–10–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:bm5jf_v1 |
| By: | Spiller, Beia (Resources for the Future); Zhang, Roulin; Stein, Elizabeth; Kontou, Eleftheria; Yoshizumi, Alexander |
| Abstract: | This paper employs an economics-engineering model to simulate the impact of various electric tariff structures and rate levels on the charging economics of six hypothetical medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets, including their total bills and peak demand without managed charging as well as their opportunity to save money and lower their peak demand by managing their charging. It uses real fleet data from a set of fossil-fueled fleets as the basis for modeling the duty cycle of hypothetical electric fleets; employs heuristics for how an operator would respond to a price signal; models charging behavior in the context of several thousand rates described in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Utility Rate Database; compares charging behavior depending on tariff features, including reliance on demand-based versus volumetric determinants, and the extent to which they are time-variant; and evaluates the potential for cost savings, peak demand mitigation, and the alignment between those outcomes. We find that managed charging can provide substantial cost savings for electric vehicle fleets while alleviating peak demand pressures on the grid. Among the tariff structures analyzed, those with time-of-use demand and volumetric components deliver the highest cost-saving opportunities compared with other tariffs, especially for fleets with adaptable charging schedules and significant daily mileage requirements. In contrast, tariffs with flat volumetric rates, or that do not include a demand component, may be straightforward but offer little incentive for cost optimization through load shifting. |
| Date: | 2025–10–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rff:dpaper:dp-25-22 |
| By: | Janne Rotter; William Bailkoski |
| Abstract: | AI has the potential to significantly improve how NGOs utilize their limited resources for societal benefits, but evidence about how NGOs adopt AI remains scattered. In this study, we systematically investigate the types of AI adoption use cases in NGOs and identify common challenges and solutions, contextualized by organizational size and geographic context. We review the existing primary literature, including studies that investigate AI adoption in NGOs related to social impact between 2020 and 2025 in English. Following the PRISMA protocol, two independent reviewers conduct study selection, with regular cross-checking to ensure methodological rigour, resulting in a final literature body of 65 studies. Leveraging a thematic and narrative approach, we identify six AI use case categories in NGOs - Engagement, Creativity, Decision-Making, Prediction, Management, and Optimization - and extract common challenges and solutions within the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. By integrating our findings, this review provides a novel understanding of AI adoption in NGOs, linking specific use cases and challenges to organizational and environmental factors. Our results demonstrate that while AI is promising, adoption among NGOs remains uneven and biased towards larger organizations. Nevertheless, following a roadmap grounded in literature can help NGOs overcome initial barriers to AI adoption, ultimately improving effectiveness, engagement, and social impact. |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2510.15509 |
| By: | Gallegos Monteagudo, Armando; Neil S. Grigg; Wendy Llano |
| Abstract: | El monitoreo de la implementación de la Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos (GIRH) se ha convertido en un tema central en la formulación de políticas para gestionar los desafíos vinculados a la gestión del agua. La presente investigación busca contribuir a este esfuerzo de medición y tiene como objetivo determinar el estado del arte en las evaluaciones sobre la implementación de la GIRH y derivar algunas conclusiones y recomendaciones para la mejora de la gestión del agua, mendiante la revisión sistemática de la literatura. |
| Keywords: | GIRH, recursos hídricos, gestión del agua, implementación, evaluación, revisión sistemática |
| JEL: | Q25 |
| Date: | 2024–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ger:dtrabj:010 |
| By: | Maël Ollivier (SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes) |
| Abstract: | Cette présentation s'intéresse aux conditions de développement d'un label de bioéconomie circulaire territoriale (BecT) qui valorise les coproduits et produits biosourcés au niveau local. La méthodologie utilisée combine une revue de littérature académique, qui formalise un cadre pour la BecT et analyse les perceptions et les attentes des consommateurs vis-à-vis des produits et filières biosourcés, complétée par une enquête exploratoire permettant de confronter ces résultats théoriques aux réalités du terrain. Les résultats révèlent que le niveau de connaissance des consommateurs demeure insuffisant. L'ancrage territorial s'impose comme le critère déterminant, les consommateurs privilégient la proximité géographique aux pratiques environnementales déterritorialisées. Enfin, ce travail met en lumière plusieurs enseignements : il est essentiel de sensibiliser les consommateurs aux notions techniques telles que « biosourcé » et « coproduits », de garantir un cadre réglementaire clair et transparent, et de s'inspirer des labels existants (SIQO) pour assurer l'acceptabilité sociale d'un futur label de bioéconomie circulaire territoriale (BecT). |
| Keywords: | Bioéconomie, Coproduits, Territoire, Bioéconomie circulaire territoriale, Label, Acceptabilité, Perception consommateurs |
| Date: | 2025–08–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05318359 |
| By: | Phiri Kampanje, Brian |
| Abstract: | It is natural that gigantic projects attract intense scrutiny and constant evaluation. This is the case with the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP) which is currently USD520 million undertaking for both Phase I and II but Phase II costing will be determined in its project life running from 2018 through 2031. This study subjected SVTP to the basic SDGs Evaluation Model and it shows that there are so many gaps which must be addressed for the project to be SDGs compliant and have meaningful impact to Malawi and indeed its citizens. The sooner the observable deficiencies are addressed the better for Malawi. |
| Keywords: | Shire; Valley; Transformation; Malawi, SDGs |
| JEL: | H63 H69 Q15 Q18 Q19 |
| Date: | 2025–08–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126389 |
| By: | Quiroz Cotrina, Christa Hildegard; Torres Chamorro, Debora |
| Abstract: | El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo diseñar e implementar un modelo para medir estrategias de valor compartido en el abastecimiento de cal y caliza en una operación minera a tajo abierto. Busca seleccionar la estrategia que mayor impacto tenga en la creación de valor compartido, para aumentar la competitividad de la Empresa Minera Au-Cu y mejorar las condiciones sociales y económicas de las comunidades. Hay una oportunidad importante para el Estado Peruano y el sector privado de mejorar la percepción de la minería mediante modelos de negocio que creen valor en las áreas de influencia de los proyectos. Minera Au-Cu se enfoca en transformar recursos minerales en valor compartido. La investigación plantea preguntas sobre indicadores económicos, sociales y ambientales que determinen el impacto del valor compartido en diez estrategias de abastecimiento. Se aplica un modelo que utiliza programación lineal y sistemas de ranqueo, encontrando que el Escenario 3 – Abastecimiento equilibrado, es el que más valor crea, y sugiere hacer seguimiento a la estrategia elegida para identificar mejoras. |
| Keywords: | Valor compartido; Responsabilidad social corporativa; Valor económico; Competitividad; Minería de tajo abierto; Administración estratégica |
| JEL: | Q3 L72 |
| Date: | 2024–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ger:tesmgm:0015 |
| By: | Amandine Belard (Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier); Stefano Farolfi (Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier); Damien Jourdain (Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Mark Manyanga (UZ - University of Zimbabwe, SENS - Savoirs, ENvironnement et Sociétés - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - UMPV - Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry); Tarisayi Pedzisa (UZ - University of Zimbabwe); Marc Willinger (CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier, CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - FRE2010 - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UM - Université de Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier) |
| Abstract: | Community-based development (CBD) projects have long emphasized a bottom-up approach. For CBD initiatives to succeed, communities must harness their social capital, organize themselves, and actively engage in development processes. While CBD proponents highlight the promotion of social capital through community-based projects, critics argue that their effectiveness relies on pre-existing levels of trust, trustworthiness, and community interactions. To contribute to this debate, we investigate the selection bias regarding social capital induced by the recruitment strategy of an NGO in Zimbabwe. We look at differences between selected beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in terms of pro-social behaviors, measured by incentivized games, and in terms of social networks. We also use this information to test whether being part of the same networks translates into increased trust, altruistic behaviors, and willingness to participate in collective action. Our study, conducted in 2022 in the rural district of Murehwa, Zimbabwe, comprised a survey and lab-in-the-field experiments (trust game, public good game, dictator game) involving 341 subjects. Findings showed that selected beneficiaries exhibit higher network density than non-beneficiaries. However, except for a partial experimental measure of trustworthiness, we observed no significant differences in prosocial behavior between the two groups before project implementation. The results suggest that although selected beneficiaries are more socially connected, they do not exhibit higher prosocial behaviors. These findings shed light on the common selection process used by development agencies and the inherent bias they introduce. To address this bias, development agencies should reconsider recruitment strategies that prioritize existing social ties, as they may unintentionally exclude less-connected community members. Instead, they should explore alternative selection approaches, such as the use of field data to ensure inclusiveness. Additionally, integrating trust-building activities at the beginning of projects could enhance cooperation among participants. |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05314443 |
| By: | Gaëlle Leduc (D-MTEC - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics [ETH Zürich] - ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]); Laure Latruffe (INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Adeline Alonso Ugaglia (Bordeaux Sciences Agro - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine) |
| Abstract: | This note presents the results of a survey of winegrowers in Champagne region in France, on the adoption of resistant grape varieties. The aim of the survey was to identify possible scenarios for the adoption and management of resistant grape varieties in Champagne region (France), and to understand winegrowers' preferences between these different scenarios in terms of individual or collective action for adopting resistant grape varieties. |
| Abstract: | Cette note présente les résultats d'une enquête auprès de viticulteurs champenois sur la plantation de variétés résistantes. L'objectif de l'enquête était d'identifier des scénarios possibles d'intégration et de gestion des variétés résistantes en Champagne, et de comprendre les préférences des viticulteurs entre ces différents scénarios, en termes d'action individuelle ou collective pour la plantation de variétés résistantes. |
| Keywords: | Resistant grape varieties, Champagne -- France, Scenarios, Winegrowers, Champagne, Scénarios, Variétés résistantes, Viticulteurs |
| Date: | 2025–09–30 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05314795 |
| By: | Abdelhakim Hammoudi (UMR PSAE - Paris-Saclay Applied Economics - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement) |
| Abstract: | Environ un quart de la production alimentaire mondiale est perdue, avec 25 % à 50 % de nourriture jetée tout au long de la chaîne d'approvisionnement. Or il existe un lien entre pertes alimentaires et disponibilité de l'offre d'une part, et capacité des systèmes alimentaires à assurer la sécurité alimentaire mondiale d'autre part. Ces constats confortent l'urgence à concevoir des politiques concrètes de lutte contre les pertes alimentaires post-récoltes. Dans ce billet qui reprend les principaux résultats d'un article publié dans la Revue d'économie politique, nous proposons une politique de Standard Logistique Minimum qui vise à limiter les sous-investissements logistiques le long de la chaîne de production et distribution, dont nous évaluons l'efficacité non seulement dans la réduction des pertes alimentaires, mais également par rapport aux effets collatéraux en termes de prix, d'offre et d'exclusion des producteurs. |
| Date: | 2024–05–27 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05302137 |
| By: | Ranganathan, Ram; Chen, John; Ghosh, Anindya (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management) |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tiu:tiutis:bd205d0d-5312-42c4-80e3-267723ae1c78 |
| By: | Luciana Gil (editora) (Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Andrea Molinari (Universidad de San Martín (UNSAM). Escuela Interdisciplinaria de Altos Estudios Sociales (EIDAES). San Martín, Argentina.); Darío Vázquez (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Eugenia Wechsler (Universidad de San Martín (UNSAM). Escuela Interdisciplinaria de Altos Estudios Sociales (EIDAES), Centro de Estudios Económicos del Desarrollo (CEED). San Martín, Argentina.); Juan Pablo Centeno (Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Sebastián Litvak (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | Este documento de trabajo resume los principales resultados de un proyecto dedicado a la situación de los fabricantes de equipamiento médico de la provincia de Buenos Aires en relación al aumento de demandas ambientales para sus productos. Explora las características de esta industria en la provincia; analiza el intercambio comercial de equipamiento médico con Brasil en el marco del Mercosur; revisa bases de datos de normativa no arancelaria que afecta el comercio internacional para identificar exigencias ambientales recientes; y sintetiza el debate internacional sobre impactos ambientales del sector de la salud y estrategias de mitigación. Con esta información, presenta elementos para un primer diagnóstico sobre la situación y perspectivas de las empresas bonaerenses. |
| Keywords: | Equipamiento médico; Regulaciones ambientales; Comercio internacional |
| JEL: | F14 Q56 L60 |
| Date: | 2025–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2025-100 |
| By: | Catherine Bodet (La Manufacture Coopérative); Thomas Lamarche (LADYSS - Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - UP8 - Université Paris 8 - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UPCité - Université Paris Cité); Nadine Richez-Battesti (LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Abstract: | The article highlights the potential of the mesoeconomic approach to simultaneously account for the diversity of SSE enterprises and to discuss the relative autonomy of this mesoeconomic arena in relation to the dominant accumulation regime. The purpose of mesoeconomics is to reveal arenas of production that maintain relative autonomy from the overall dynamics of accumulation. It thus allows us to grasp the endogenous variety of capitalisms and the functioning of different mesoeconomic arenas, whether they remain marginal or are able to expand to macro regimes. Our ultimate goal is to identify the possible contribution of the SSE to socio-ecological transitions. |
| Abstract: | L'article montre la capacité de la démarche mésoéconomique à rendre compte simultanément de la diversité des entreprises de l'ESS et à débattre de l'autonomie relative de cet espace mésoéconomique par rapport au régime d'accumulation dominant. La mésoéconomie a en effet pour objet de mettre en lumière des espaces de production maintenant une autonomie relative vis-à-vis des dynamiques d'ensemble de l'accumulation. Elle permet ainsi de saisir la variété endogène des capitalismes et d'observer le fonctionnement de différents espaces mésoéconomique, qu'ils restent marginaux ou qu'ils soient à même de monter en régime. Notre objet est au final d'identifier la possible contribution de l'ESS aux transitions socio-écologiques à partir de ses logiques propres. |
| Keywords: | mesoeconomy, polycentricity, Social Solidarity Economy, mésoéconomie, transition socio-écologique, polycentricité, socio-ecological transition, Économie sociale et solidaire |
| Date: | 2025–10–27 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05304968 |
| By: | Garcia Carbajal, Florian Nicolas; Catacora Razo, Alfonso Manuel; Ovando Vera, Carlos Omar; Torres Quispe, Henry Pablo |
| Abstract: | La minería es un sector de mucha relevancia para el desarrollo económico del Perú, por su contribución a la generación de divisas e ingresos para el gobierno central y gobiernos regionales, así como, por su participación en el PBI del país y por ser fuente generadora de empleo directo e indirecto. En la zona sur de la región Cajamarca existen tres importantes proyectos cupríferos, denominados Conga, El Galeno y Michiquillay. Las operaciones mineras que se llevarán a cabo en cada uno de los proyectos se apoyan en múltiples procesos, siendo el del transporte de concentrados uno de los medulares, debido a que éste es uno de los factores que puede incidir en los niveles de productividad, así como en el volumen de material que pueden trasladar y exportar. En ese contexto, la presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las sinergias que se pueden obtener en las diversas alternativas de transporte de los concentrados de minerales disponibles y proponer la que tenga mejores resultados sociales, ambientales y económicos. La investigación comprende 3 etapas distinguibles, la primera es el análisis del transporte de concentrados por Carretera empleando camiones, la segunda es el transporte unificado por Ferrocarril y en la tercera se analiza la unificación del transporte por Mineroducto. Por cada etapa se analizan los antecedentes, las rutas óptimas, se dimensiona la necesidad de carga de transporte, se hace un análisis de los aspectos sociales, ambientales y económicos y se determinan las ventajas y desventajas de la alternativa. El proceso de investigación se apoyó en una revisión documental exhaustiva de los tres proyectos y la recolección de datos secundarios asociados a experiencias similares. El análisis consideró, para la selección de la mejor opción, la posibilidad de desarrollar estrategias colaborativas, aprovechando la sinergia ganada en los esquemas de transporte compartidos y con el menor costo estimado de inversión. Se llega a la conclusión que el mejor sistema de transporte de concentrado para los tres mencionados proyectos es la unificación del transporte por Mineroducto. |
| Keywords: | proyectos cupríferos; transporte de concentrados mineros; mineroducto; operaciones mineras; minería |
| JEL: | Q3 L72 |
| Date: | 2024–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ger:tesmgm:0014 |
| By: | Rausch, Sebastian; von Ditfurth, Jakob |
| Abstract: | Ob Investoren/-innen Photovoltaikanlagen (PV-Anlagen) einführen, hängt stark davon ab, ob es sich für sie lohnt. Hierbei spielen Subventionen eine starke Rolle. Das deutsche Förderprogramm basiert aktuell auf Einspeisetarifen: Eigentümer/innen bekommen für 20 Jahre einen festen Preis garantiert, zu dem der erzeugte Strom verkauft werden kann. Dieser ZEW Policy Brief untersucht das deutsche Förderprogramm für PV-Anlagen und schaut dabei auf die Unterschiede zwischen Eigenheimbesitzer/innen und Vermieter/innen. Hauseigentümer sind bereit, nur 67 Cent für jeden Euro der diskontierten zukünftigen Erträge aus der Stromerzeugung zu zahlen. Trotz ähnlicher Investitionskosten und Einspeiseerlösen installieren Vermieter aufgrund der hohen Verwaltungskosten deutlich weniger PV-Anlagen für Mieterstrom. Die Unterbewertung der zukünftigen Erträge von PV-Investitionen birgt eine wichtige wirtschaftspolitische Schlussfolgerung: Durch eine Vorabförderung der PV-Investitionskosten hätte mehr als ein Drittel der ausgegebenen Fördersumme eingespart werden können. Damit Vermieter/innen mehr investieren, müssen die bürokratischen Hürden im Mieterstromprogramm verringert werden - was zudem auch Kosten einspart. Elektrofahrzeuge und Wärmepumpen sind zentrale Elemente der Energiewende und wichtig zur Erreichung der Klimaneutralität. Deswegen sollten die Erkenntnisse dieses Policy Brief genutzt werden, um zukünftige Förderprogramme effizient und erfolgreich zu gestalten. |
| Keywords: | Förderung erneuerbarer Energien, Förderprogramm, Subvention, Photovoltaik, Solartechnik, Sonnenenergie, Wohnimmobilien, Deutschland |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:zewpbs:329909 |
| By: | Rozendaal, Rik (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management); Vollebergh, Herman (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management) |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tiu:tiutis:2e0a8764-40ea-48e7-852a-31a624c09d7e |