More than 300 scholars around the world participated in the hybrid 11th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE) on 19-20 August 2022. The congress connects…
Recent research shows that paving roads is the most cost-effective policy to reduce air pollution in Bogota when compared with other alternatives such as fuel substitution in industry and heavy-duty
Colombia cuenta con un capital natural enorme, derivado de su riqueza en diversidad biológica, sobre el cual puede generar nuevas oportunidades de progreso e inclusión económica. Al mismo tiempo, el país enfrenta retos ambientales muy importantes asociados a sus profundas desigualdades, debilidad institucional para cumplir sus compromisos internacionales, y para cumplir el mandato de la Constitución de 1991, una de las cartas más verdes de tiempos recientes.
We identify the short-term effects of PM2.5 concentrations on medical costs in Beijing by analyzing two datasets: one detailing daily air quality indexes over a four-year period and the other containing individual-level records of all health care visits and medical transactions that occurred under a government insurance program that covers most city residents. We find that both higher levels of air pollution and longer-lasting pollution episodes significantly increase health care visits and medical expenditures.
Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings about energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries of the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions…
Over 80 participants from the environment and natural resources sector including, senior civil servants, the academia, civil society organization, members of the public, and students convened at…
Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…
Dear All: We are pleased to announce that the virtual sessions of the Seventh Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) will take place on June 23-24, 2022 (09:00 am - 12…
The next speaker in the EEU seminar series is Chandra Krishnamurthy. Chandra is an Associate Professor at the Department of Forest Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå…