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A vibrant network re-united at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop!

Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings about energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries of the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions…

| Agriculture, Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Covid-19, Energy, Gender, Policy Design, Urban, Waste | Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
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“Building long-term relationships with policymakers is the biggest challenge”

Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…

| Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Covid-19, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
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SETI 2022 Anual Workshop - Virtual Sessions

Dear All: We are pleased to announce that the virtual sessions of the Seventh Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) will take place on June 23-24, 2022 (09:00 am - 12…

Date: Thursday 23 June — Friday 24 June, 2022
Location: Virtual
Academic Workshop, Congress | Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Covid-19, Energy, Experiments, Forestry, Gender, Health, Policy Design, Urban, Waste | Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam

Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:
Thong, Ho Quoc
Nam, Pham Khanh
Carlsson, Fredrik
Alpízar, Francisco
Nie, Zihan

This study uses a large field experiment linked to actual behavior to evaluate the effects of an information campaign with and without celebrity endorsement on the use of single-use plastics. We find that demand for single use plastics, particularly for plastic straws and spoons, is very responsive to information when — and only when — it is coupled with our celebrity endorsement. The effect of celebrity endorsement is sizeable.

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Experiments, Policy Design, Waste

Determinants of household’s waste disposal practices and willingness to participate in reducing the flow of plastics into the ocean: Evidence from coastal city of Lagos Nigeria

Submitted by Agha Inya on
EfD Authors:
Chukwuone, Nnaemeka Andegbe
Amaechina, Ebele
Ifelunini, Innocent

Marine plastic pollution is a critical environmental challenge facing policymakers globally. To reduce marine plastic pollution by engaging the people, this study estimated the determinants of waste disposal approach by households, their willingness to participate in road gutters/drainage channels cleanup program and the number of man-days they are willing to contribute. The study used a total of 600 households drawn from 30 enumeration areas. A semi-structured questionnaire was employed in data collection.

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Waste, Water
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