How can you create economic incentives for a sustainable society? Which instruments work and how do you protect vulnerable groups? Researchers from the University of Gothenburg as well as officials
Air pollution in urban areas is one of the most severe environmental problems facing developing and transition economies. In Chile, many cities exceed the World Health Organization's norms for ambient concentration of particulate matter. In this paper, we analyze the factors explaining individuals' perceptions on fuelwood as the main cause of air pollution in urban areas and their willingness to ban this fuel to counteract its negative effects.
It's well established in the empirical literature that people care about relative status or positionality, hence any policy that makes someone better off imposes a negative externality on his/her…
Over 60 participants from academia, local government officials, the private sector, and civil society organizations met on 2nd December 2021 at Muni University to discuss the status of forests and…
Researchers and civil servants from East Africa met to discuss policies for an Inclusive Green Economy (IGE). See this short film with interviews with some of them, to hear what they thought about the…
Two talks were given during October by Dr. César Salazar, where he shared his research among different audiences. NOTICIA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ Apply circular economy; garbage bags are so expensive! was the…
On the 13th of December, Knut Einar Rosendahl will present his research during the EEU seminar, which will be the final EEU Seminar this semester. He is a professor at Norwegian University of Life…
A three-day workshop focusing on National Policy Reviews and training has been opened at the Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Uganda. Over forty researchers and policymakers from Sweden, Uganda, Kenya…
A four-man delegation of Swedish environmental economists arrived at Makerere University on 22nd November 2021 to discuss collaborative initiatives on the environment and sustainable development. The…