June 23 - 24, 2022, 2-day virtual meeting + Uganda as part of the 2022 EfD Annual Meeting(1 day between September 22-26, 2022) Hosted by NENRE-EfD Chile at the University of Concepción and Duke…
Submit your work here: https://bit.ly/3x8uh34 The Seventh Annual Meeting of the EfD Chile center "Research Nucleus on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (NENRE)", will take place on October…
The aim of this paper is to estimate the effects of a mineral price shock on macroeconomic aggregates in a small open economy that is highly dependent on mineral exports, such as Peru. The paper considers two key features of the Peruvian mining industry: its polymetallic nature and the cyclical phases of price fluctuations.
Implementing hydropower projects requires understanding community acceptance, especially regarding equity tariff schemes. This study assesses an equity tariff scheme as a compensation mechanism for accepting new hydropower projects by considering reducing local electricity tariffs while increasing in non-electricity-generating communities. We consider two scenarios involving a small-medium hydropower project (up to 100 MW) in Southern Chile: one in a zone with existing hydropower plants and another without previous hydropower experience but with high potential.
Residential heating is a crucial sector in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Globally, approximately 40% of households require space heating, making it a major component of home energy expenditure
A new study revealed that by using mobile cold trucks, Kenyan fishers are finally beating the heat that destroys over a third of their catch every year. This research was conducted by EfD fellows Marc…
Low-income countries facing high air pollution see their prospects of sustainable growth hampered by the adverse effects of air pollution on human capital accumulation of their workforce. Mitigating
New research identified primary drivers of plastic waste burning as household fuel in 26 countries in the Global South, a widespread practice across low-income communities despite the negative effects…
Government oversight, academic research, and innovation converge to accelerate the adoption of clean energy among youth in the food sector. EfD Tanzania researchers, together with researchers from the…