Abstract This study implements a choice experiment to examine the willingness to pay for improved water supply and forest use currently degraded due to mining activities, with a specific focus on how…

Abstract Governance that shapes access to critical minerals is becoming a key constraint on the global energy transition. Demand is rising, while national policy interventions in mineral supply chains…

Abstract This study investigates cybersecurity risks in Demand Response systems within smart grids across Sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid adoption of digital energy infrastructure to meet escalating…

Abstract Utilities require a stable revenue stream to provide customers access to high quality energy, water, sanitation, and other essential services. Historically, utilities have used disconnections…

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…

Abstract Crop residue burning (CRB) remains a major environmental challenge in India’s rice–wheat system, contributing to air pollution and soil degradation. This study provides new empirical evidence…

Abstract The role of mobile money in enhancing financial inclusion has garnered attention in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has realized a growing number of adults who own mobile phones and…

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…