The aim of this paper is to test whether income inequality contributes to environmental
degradation in China and India, where both countries are giving a great concern about the …

In order to explore the strengths and weaknesses of democracies in mitigating climate
change, this article presents a review of more than two decades of research on the …

The theoretical debate on democracy—environment remains contentious in the
environmental politics literature. The existing empirical studies have attempted to explore …

Environmental degradation and income inequality are two of the most important
international debates that await immediate resolution. Despite that, their interaction in the …

The relationship between trade and environmental quality is a major controversial issue.
The paper intends to provide robust evidence and new insights into the discussion …

Over the past three decades, China has witnessed spectacular economic growth. However,
behind this economic success, the country also faces serious challenges, including …

This paper examines the relationship between climate risk and climate policy uncertainty,
and CO2 emissions in the US over the 2000–2022 period using a structural Factor …

The emergence of environmental quality challenges is rooted in social problems, which
mainly come from income inequality and power gap. Income inequality and climate change …

This study examines whether a country's level of democracy is associated with greenhouse
gas emission intensity of corporations and if national culture influences this association …

Given democracies' moderate success in combatting climate change, some have
questioned whether democracy makes it harder, not easier, to reduce greenhouse gas …