The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Conference of Parties (COP) has long served as a keystone of global climate diplomacy. However, concerns are growing that its current…

Abstract This study examines Bogotá’s transition to sustainable transport through its integrated public transit system. In 2012, over a decade after introducing Bus Rapid Transit, the city began the…

Decarbonizing the power sector and the transition to a low-carbon energy future are critical strategies for reducing emissions. A major challenge in adapting conventional power systems to incorporate…

Abstract Existing evidence on how climate shocks affect migration and human capital in developing countries remains mixed. This paper offers a novel district-level analysis of how weather shocks…

Abstract This paper examines the consequences of decentralization in the management of canal irrigation for spatial allocation of water and agricultural performance. Under centralized management…

Abstract This study addresses the urgent need for low-carbon energy transition (LCET) in the Global South, where vulnerability to climate change is high and most countries have ratified the Paris…

Southeast Asia has approximately 106 GW of active coal-fired generating capacity, behind only China, India, and the United States. The region has another 30 GW in the pipeline. If the Paris Agreement…

While numerous majority-controlled governments globally have enacted hostile policies targeting minority groups, the long-term consequences of these policies remain insufficiently explored. By…

Abstract Honesty is considered an important value across societies, and economic development is associated with the extent to which people trust each other. Children around the world are taught from a…

The land of what is today Vietnam witnessed the emergence of three early kingdoms during the third century BCE, all decentralized tributary networks of distinct polities. After resisting the…