Ph.D. studentship in forest economics: Behavioral human dimensions to climate-resilient forest management

SLU is searching for a Doctoral student to join the Department of Forest Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umeå. Traditional land management will likely need to incorporate new practices to enhance the capacity of Swedish forests to cope with a changing climate. However, there is a current knowledge gap in the understanding of how private forest owners’ perceptions and ultimate acceptability of management practices such as continuous cover forestry to increase the multi-functionality and sustainability of forest ecosystems. 

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Call for expression of interest

Sida has now launched a Call for expressions of interest to mobilize private sector capital toward a positive impact on biodiversity and climate adaptation. The call has two windows: a global window…

Date: Thursday 31 August 2023
Call for Papers

The social cost of methane

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Azar, Christian
Sterner, Thomas
Johansson, Daniel

AbstractA rapid and sustained reduction of methane emissions has been proposed recently as a key strategy to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. The social cost of methane (SCM), which expresses the climate damage cost associated with an additional metric ton of methane emitted, is a metric that can be used to design policies to reduce the emissions of this gas.

Peer Reviewed
Air Quality, Climate Change, Policy Design

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Key Points

  • Local governments in China are increasingly responsive to citizen complaints concerning environmental issues via social media.
  • In less developed and manufacturing-dependent regions, local governments are less likely to respond to public complaints against local industrial giants.
  • As higher levels of government pay more attention to online complaints, the government's response rate increases.

Summary

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