Like their counterparts in industrialized countries, environmental regulators in developing
countries rely principally on two types of instruments: command-and-control (CAC) policies …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

The endeavor to implement the 2030 Agenda of national and international stakeholders
became increasingly impetuous, considering the wide range of uncertainties and risks. The …

Even though concerns about adverse distributional implications for the poor are one of the
most important political challenges for carbon pricing, the existing literature reveals …

There is a growing interest in using carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not
only in industrialized economies but also in developing economies. Many countries have …

Fine particulate matter is becoming a primary component of air pollution in China, damaging
public health and economic growth. Although environmental regulation is an important …

To finance the transition to low-carbon economies required to mitigate climate change,
countries are increasingly using a combination of carbon pricing and green bonds. This …

This study aims to explore the impact of the informal sector on the sustainability of
development. A large panel data set of 50 developing countries that spans over 2010–2019 …

We consider the policy mixes of three categories of energy regulation policies in China:
renewable energy law (mandatory policy), low‐carbon city pilot (voluntary policy), and …

Carbon taxes are advocated as efficient fiscal and environmental policy tools, but they have
proven difficult to implement. One reason is that carbon taxes can aggravate poverty by …