Impact of landfills on health
Air pollution is the cause of a variety of diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease leading to mortality. Unscientific designs of landfills in Delhi have resulted in the addition of air
Does one size fit all? An examination of China’s environmental regulation and firm heterogeneity in cement industry
This project tackles the problem of distributional impacts of environmental regulations on producers. We decompose the sources of firm heterogeneity into cost structure and market power in the context
Progreso hacia un aire limpio en centros urbanos
(This event will be in Spanish) INSCRIPIONES: https://bit.ly/3szyL6Y OBJETIVO: Organizar un encuentro de centros urbanos y autoridades ambientales para intercambiar y reflexionar acerca de la manera…
EfD Chile's 9th Annual Meeting addressed environmental challenges
EfD Chile hosted its Ninth Annual Meeting in Villa Baviera Parral, Chile, where researchers, policymakers, and students converged on October 19 and 20 to tackle various pressing environmental issues…
Joint workshop on biomass dependency sparks new policy initiatives
In a constructive collaboration, policymakers from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Rwanda joined forces with researchers to address the pressing issue of biomass dependency in East Africa. The
The Inclusive Green Economy program kickstarted its workshop in Ghana
Hundreds of thousands of people die prematurely in East Africa because of air pollution in their homes, which in turn is a result of the use of biomass. The use of firewood and charcoal contributes…
Optimal tax for heterogenous cement industry entails abatement and health costs
The cement industry in China is a great air polluter and its production accounts for 60% of global production. Research funded by EfD will contribute to the policy discussion about the optimal tax for…
EfD Chile researcher talked about air pollution on the radio
The Director of NENRE EfD-Chile, Marcela Jaime, was interviewed on the radio program "Todos Juntos"(All Together in English) by the host Marlene Guerrero regarding two studies: the evaluation of the…
Uganda’s IGE fellows, cohort 2023 inaugurated
Uganda’s participants in the Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in practice program 2023/24 have been introduced at a function held at Makerere University. This cohort will focus on the problems related to…