Solar photovoltaic (PV) technological leap-frogging greatly enhances energy accessibility, yet energy affordability remains a critical challenge. Traditional financing options, categorized as the solar-as-asset model, usually favor utility-scale PV projects, whereas the investment growth in...

Carbon tariff has been widely studied as a prominent climate policy in terms of its influences on the economy and the environment. However, previous studies of its effectiveness did not incorporate into the analysis of some key factors, including, notably, trade elasticities. This paper aims at...