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The African continent needs $68-108 billion in new financing each year to bridge its critical infrastructure gaps, according to President Adesina of the African Development Bank. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculates that climate change adaptation alone will cost Africa up...
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This report explores the relationship between oil and gas dependency and a country's debt burden, where repayments are potentially reliant on fossil fuel revenues. In particular, by looking at the interaction between oil and gas prices and public finances over a 11-year period (2010-2020) for a...
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Understanding the distributional consequences of progressive fossil fuel subsidy reform is critical to the sustainability of reform efforts as well as progress towards more just and inclusive energy transitions. This study examines the welfare effects of fossil fuel subsidy reforms on Nigerian...
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Climate change policy is likely on the horizon in the United States. A cap and trade program for CO2 will result in increased expenses for major emitting firms throughout the economy. Since the electric power sector emits 41% of the nations CO2 emissions, such a policy will have a significant...
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accommodate man in their approaches always as a variable that distorts and deteriorates the environment, we believe that a … consequences in himself and in the environment in which he lives. We believe that it is a priority to seek the foundations of the …
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environment and climate, with a view to finding out whether they are environmentally sustainable or not. It presents the initial …
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El Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC) estima que se debe alcanzar el objetivo de cero emisiones netas a escala global para el año 2050. A fin de conseguirlo, muchas empresas privadas se han comprometido a lograr las cero emisiones netas para 2050. El Comité...
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Purpose The need to adopt sustainable construction (SC) practices in project activities will be appreciated when clear benefits are known to the stakeholders in Ghana. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceived benefits of using SC practices in building projects....
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give professionals, researchers and policy makers in Oman and the region understanding of the climate change implications for better planning. The likely impacts will cause serious damage to the economy of Oman which already suffers from aridity, soil...
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La divulgación de información prudencial sobre los riesgos ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ASG) será obligatoria, a partir de junio de 2022, para las grandes empresas con valores negociados en un mercado regulado de cualquier Estado miembro. Este artículo trata de evaluar el grado de...
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