Energy-efficient technologies help micro and small enterprises reduce their electricity consumption

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
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 This brief is based on results from the study Energy Demand and Energy efficiency and Conservation Practices of Manufacturing Industries in Ethiopia, EfD Study (MS-761) by Sied Hassen and Abebe Damte. 

Do micro and small enterprises’ use of energy-efficient technologies and conservation practices help them reduce their monthly electricity consumption? We provide insights from the energy consumption and micro and small enterprises project in Ethiopia, based on data collected by the Policy Studies Institute, Ethiopia.

Conservation, Energy, Policy Design

Preferences of small-scale gold miners related to formalization – first steps toward sustainable mining supply chains in Colombia

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Preamble 

Formalization in small-scale gold mining communities in Colombia offers valuable insights into the complexities surrounding this process. Analyzing elements such as the formation of local mining associations, financial contributions to authorities, unpaid work for site restoration, and the influence of gold prices, evidences the diverse preferences and challenges faced by miners. 

Conservation, Experiments, Policy Design

Accounting for the increasing benefits from scarce ecosystems

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Governments are catching up with economic theory and practice by increasingly integrating ecosystem service values into national planning processes, including benefit-cost analyses of public policies. Such analyses require information not only about today’s benefits from ecosystem services but also on how benefits change over time. We address a key limitation of existing policy guidance, which assumes that benefits from ecosystem services remain unchanged.

Conservation, Land, Policy Design

Exploring fishers' pro-environmental behavioral intention and support for policies to combat marine litter in Vietnam

Submitted by Luat Do on

This study applies Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) theory to investigate fishers' pro-environmental behavioral intention and their support for policies to reduce marine litter. While pro-environmental behavioral intention is often associated with personal environmental intention at the household level, policy support represents their support for government action at the political level. Therefore, we examine whether fishers are willing to engage in both of these dimensions. Data from 369 Vietnamese fishers are analyzed using structural equation modeling with FIMIX-PLS and PLS-POS.

Fisheries, Policy Design, Waste

Heterogeneity in shadow prices of water pollutants: A study of the seafood processing industry in Vietnam

Submitted by Luat Do on

Water pollution poses a critical challenge, especially in fast-growing regions, with profound implications for human well-being. Marginal abatement cost (MAC) estimation is crucial for designing efficient water pollution controlpolicies.

Policy Design, Waste