Paving roads can improve air quality
Recent research shows that paving roads is the most cost-effective policy to reduce air pollution in Bogota when compared with other alternatives such as fuel substitution in industry and heavy-duty
Program for the SDG 8 conference, August 25-26
The 2022 Gothenburg International Research Workshop on Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for All takes place on August 25-26. Address: SEB lecture hall, The School of Business, Economics and…
Perspectiva de género: una necesidad multidimensional
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Resumen. Las brechas estructurales y los estereotipos de género muestran y acrecientan la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres en Colombia. Su situación, tras el choque por la pandemia de Covid-19, es hoy aún más apremiante. Más que símbolos necesitamos acciones decididas para promover la inserción laboral de las mujeres en empleos de calidad con condiciones que den cuenta de la carga desproporcionada que asumen por las labores de cuidado.
Earth stewardship: Shaping a sustainable future through interacting policy and norm shifts
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AbstractTransformation toward a sustainable future requires an earth stewardship approach to shift society from its current goal of increasing material wealth to a vision of sustaining built, natural, human, and social capital—equitably distributed across society, within and among nations. Widespread concern about earth’s current trajectory and support for actions that would foster more sustainable pathways suggests potential social tipping points in public demand for an earth stewardship vision.
Stakeholders were informed on the acceptability status of green reforms
The Environment for Development Kenya carried out a population survey to find out whether green measures for plastics, forest loss, and fossil fuels are socially acceptable. To spread the findings and…
Stockpiling and food worries: Changing habits and choices in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic
The short-term impact of air pollution on medical expenditures: Evidence from Beijing
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We identify the short-term effects of PM2.5 concentrations on medical costs in Beijing by analyzing two datasets: one detailing daily air quality indexes over a four-year period and the other containing individual-level records of all health care visits and medical transactions that occurred under a government insurance program that covers most city residents. We find that both higher levels of air pollution and longer-lasting pollution episodes significantly increase health care visits and medical expenditures.