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…

Beijing’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) is one of the earliest with sustained high permit prices among seven CO2 ETS pilots in China. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design with a unique…

Abstract Carbon taxation is suggested as an efficient instrument for the clean energy transition. However, high resulting prices for coal and electricity could adversely impact industrial performance…

Understanding the determinants of non-compliance is crucial for the effective management and conservation of small-scale fisheries. This study empirically examines the drivers of non-compliance with…

Abstract Extreme weather events (EWEs) are among the most tangible manifestations of climate change, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations in Africa. This scoping review synthesizes…

The purpose of this paper is to address the critical lack of traditional data in rapidly urbanizing, data-scarce cities by proposing a novel spatial big data mining framework that leverages building...

While environmental policy acceptance has been extensively studied in OECD contexts, comparative evidence on how different forest policy instruments are perceived across low- and middle-income…

Abstract Climate change is a global phenomenon that is affecting social and economic growth and widening inequality. There is a need to adapt to climate change, especially in African countries that…

Abstract In this paper, we examine the association of mobile money and expenditure patterns, poverty, and inequality following heatwave. This research extends the literature on the consumption…

Abstract Anecdotal evidence suggests that households burn plastics to manage waste and help satisfy their energy demand. To examine the prevalence, extent, and reasons for using plastic waste as…