This project tackles the problem of distributional impacts of environmental regulations on producers. We decompose the sources of firm heterogeneity into cost structure and market power in the context
Unsustainable production and consumption patterns have resulted in climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, highlighting the urgent need for substantial changes to promote human well-being
The submission of extended abstracts is now open. Please see our website for more info: https://www.gu.se/en/u-gotkies/iss2024 “Transformation: Creative Accumulation and Creative Destruction in the…
The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in Africa. Hence, it’s necessary to address the problems with unsustainable fast fashion. This was highlighted at a panel discussion that took place…
EfD and MCC will jointly host a side event at COP28 in Dubai. The event, which features an impressive line-up of speakers, will focus on carbon pricing and how it affects different social groups…
Water management is becoming increasingly challenging. The core problem in many locations is an old one: water scarcity will increase as demand rises due to population and economic growth. Conditions in the modern Anthropocene — higher temperatures, continental drying, higher evaporation, and non-stationary hydrology — will add complexity.
Carbon pricing needs to be a cornerstone policy to reach the Paris Climate Agreement. A common concern for introducing even moderate adjustments to prices is related to the possible adverse (or
Introduction South Africa has the dubious distinction of having amongst the highest rates of unemployment and inequality in the world. It is also one of the most emissions-intensive economies, measured in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of economic output. The co-existence of high unemployment and high emissions intensity is not just a coincidence. South Africa’s history of segregation and apartheid has had profound implications for its development path. One outcome was an economy heavily based on mining, mineral processing and heavy industry, subsidised by cheap electricity.
