The paper analyzes the distributional effects of climate policy by examining heterogeneity in households’ carbon intensity of consumption. It constructs a novel dataset that includes information on…

Highlights Uses 45,000 Afrobarometer interviews across 37 African countries (2021–2023). Perceived climate risks shape awareness, life quality, and climate policy preferences. Drought perceptions…

This study investigates the determinants of solar pump utilization and its impacts in India, using a two-period before-after panel dataset from a primary survey of 814 farmers across nine districts in…

The just transition concept has been hypothesised to serve as a unifying framework for designing socially accepted fossil fuel phaseout policies. Whether the concept actually moves actors towards…

Twenty years after its launch, the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) stands as the world's largest and most mature carbon market. The ETS has developed, from generous allowance…

This paper presents evidence on the role of local labour markets in driving the persistent and gendered impact of rainfall shocks on learning outcomes in rural India. The authors find contrasting…

Subsidizing fossil fuel consumption is at odds with climate change mitigation and a heavy burden on public budgets. Yet, efforts to reform such subsidies often face strong public opposition. The paper…

This chapter conceptualizes the distributional impacts of energy innovation adoption. Following the existing literature on energy innovation, the chapter provides a conceptual framework to map costs…

The ability of countries in Latin America to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century, the target set by the Paris Agreement, will depend critically on citizen support. To gauge…

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns profoundly affected healthcare systems and many aspects of social life globally. It also affected several environmental conditions, ranging from air to…