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This study undertakes a decomposition analysis to identify the drivers of carbon emissions change in the Swedish business and industry sectors 1993 - 2006. On aggregate, energy intensity decreased…
| Peer Reviewed | SwedenDependency of urban Ethiopian households on rural areas for about 85 percent of their fuel needs is a significant cause of deforestation and forest degradation, resulting in growing fuel scarcity and…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global HubThe authors studied the potential trade-off between countries’ investments in mitigation versus adaptation to climate change. Mitigating greenhouse gases may be a public good, but adaptation to…
| Peer Reviewed | South AfricaClimate change mitigation presents us with a social dilemma: while mitigation benefits everyone, individuals lack the incentive to alter their behaviour, since they can reap its benefits while failing…
| Peer Reviewed | South AfricaThis paper investigates the opportunities for reducing the pressure of urban centers on rural forest areas, using a dataset of 350 urban households in Tigrai in northern Ethiopia. We applied an almost…
| EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaThe paper analyses the economic impacts of climate change-induced adjustments on the performance of the Tanzanian economy, using a country-wide CGE model. The general equilibrium framework enables…
| EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenThis paper analyzes the effects of the interaction between technology adoption and incomplete enforcement on the extent of violations and the rate of abatement technology adoption. We focus on price…
| Peer Reviewed | SwedenUnique survey data from a contingent valuation study conducted in three different countries (China, Sweden, and the United States) were used to investigate the ordinary citizen’s willingness to pay…
| EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenThe state of play: a survey of responsible investor opinions and practices The Environmental Policy Research Unit’s new report “Environmentally Responsible Investing (ERI) in South Africa: The state…
| Report | South Africa