Climate change, pollution, and renewables
Economic growth and the externalities of growth are closely intertwined. Policy decisions on one cannot be made in isolation. IGC research looks at the burden of pollution and climate change, and how information and enforcement work together to reduce these externalities.
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Suffocating prosperity: Air pollution and economic growth in developing countries
Growth brief
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Energy reforms in Pakistan
Video
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Innovative regulations to reduce pollution
Case study
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The cost of air pollution in South Africa
Blog
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The economics of low carbon cities: Promoting energy access and energy efficiency in urban Africa
Project
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Climate change: won or lost in cities or by cities?
Blog
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Is green growth possible? Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets curve
Blog
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Star power: Maharashtra starts rating industries by emissions
Blog
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When price is not the whole story: Why rural consumers in Rwanda have low demand for electricity
Blog
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Solar power for street vendors
Blog
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Treedistribution: Combatting environmental inequality in cities
Blog
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How solar power could transform rural India
Blog
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Does improved regulatory enforcement reduce industrial pollution? An evaluation of public and private sector approaches
Project
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Why are there no microgrids in Pakistan?
Blog
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Decentralised electric power delivery model for rural electrification in Pakistan
Project
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Flexible payment plans for improved access to off-grid energy in Pakistan
Blog
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Health costs of energy related air pollution in South Africa
Project
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Clearing the air: The effects of transparency on plant pollution emissions
Project
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Marketing of stoves through social networks to combat indoor air pollution (Policy Brief)
Policy brief
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The benefits of solar technology adoption for street vendors in Bihar
Project