pollution

Kamya Choudhary outlines the consequences of over-production and waste from the fast fashion industry and how policymakers and consumers in the UK can help the industry move towards a more sustainable model. Read more

The authors of this paper introduce a simple empirical approach to test the pollution offshoring hypothesis (POH) combining a comprehensive industrial mergers and acquisitions dataset, a measure of sectoral linkages based on input-output tables and an index score of environmental policy stringency. Read more

The ‘polluter pays’ principle is the commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing... Read more

This paper analyses the relationship between the distribution of income and the carbon dioxide content of household consumption in the US, describing a potential 'equity-pollution dilemma' and proposing a method to quantify it. Read more

Waterborne diseases are the leading cause of mortality in developing countries. We emphasize a previously ignored cause of diarrhea –... Read more