Zero Carbon Action Plan
In order to achieve zero carbon emissions, the US will need a plan. SDGPI is part of a coalition of the nation's leading experts who have laid out the path…
Worldwide material consumption has expanded rapidly, as has material footprint per capita, seriously jeopardizing the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 12 and the Goals more broadly. Urgent action is needed to ensure that current material needs do not lead to the overextraction of resources or to the degradation of environmental resources, and should include policies that improve resource efficiency, reduce waste and mainstream sustainability practices across all sectors of the economy.
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San Diego Regional Decarbonization Framework
The Regional Decarbonization Framework (RDF) anchors the San Diego region in emerging best practices from across the nation and globally. It charts science–based, feasible pathways toward expeditious deep decarbonization, proposing…
Global and regional drivers of land-use emissions in 1961–2017
Historically, human uses of land have transformed and fragmented ecosystems, degraded biodiversity, disrupted carbon and nitrogen cycles, and added prodigious quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere. However, in…
Zero Carbon Action Plan
The Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP) will serve as a roadmap for the U.S. based on the latest modeling, research and understanding of decarbonizing six key sectors (power, transport, industry,…
The Origins and Dynamics of Export Superstars
Export superstars are important for export growth and diversification and are typically born large. Firm-level data on manufacturing trade from 32 developing countries show that the top five exporters account…
Zero Carbon Action Plan
In order to achieve zero carbon emissions, the US will need a plan. SDGPI is part of a coalition of the nation's leading experts who have laid out the path…
Firm participation in voluntary regulatory initiatives: The Accord, Alliance, and US garment importers from Bangladesh
Most research on private governance examines the design and negotiation of particular initiatives or their operation and effectiveness once established, with relatively little work on why firms join in the…
The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium
The FABLE Consortium has released its 2020 Report on Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems. Explore the latest trends in food and land-use with the new 'Scenathon' dashboard. Visit the…
Going Green in China: Firms’ Responses to Stricter Environmental Regulations
This paper examines the effect of stringent environmental regulations on firms' environmental practices, economic performance, and environmental innovation. Reducing COD levels by 10% relative to 2005 levels is an aim…
BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself and the Environment
Using scanner panel data from a single California location of a major grocery chain, and controlling for consumer heterogeneity, the authors demonstrate that bringing one's own bags increases purchases of…