Infrastructure – brief actionable research agenda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin
Kofi Adom, Philip
Karimu, Amin

Infrastructure, both hard (Transport) and soft (Digital), are considered catalysts of economic growth. The provision for low-carbon infrastructure, in light of public-private partnerships, is part of a larger initiative to identify the most promising research issues to support an actionable low-carbon transition in the Global South. 

Report
Policy Design, Urban

Addressing plastic bags consumption crises through store monetary and non-monetary interventions in South Africa

Submitted by Michelle Blanc… on
EfD Authors:
Abiola, Babatunde
Visser, Martine
Daniels, Reza

This research analyses the impact of retailer interventions focusing on the promotion of reusable bags to reduce plastic bag consumption. For this purpose, retail outlet data for March 2018–February 2020 was used. The retail outlet data was analyzed using a panel fixed effects model to evaluate the impact of three treatments on plastic and reusable bag consumption in South Africa.

Peer Reviewed
Policy Design, Urban, Waste

Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation

Submitted by Michelle Blanc… on
EfD Authors:
Muchapondwa, Edwin

South Africa, like most developing nations, is confronted with choosing between the need to advance their economy and the need to protect the environment. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs-7, 11, 12 & 13) provide a strong foundation for this investigation. To this end, the current research investigates the combined impacts of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation on environmental sustainability for the instance of South Africa with yearly frequency data from 1960 to 2020.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change, Policy Design, Urban
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