Social science perspectives on drivers of and responses to global climate change

AK Jorgenson, S Fiske, K Hubacek, J Li… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a review of recent anthropological, archeological, geographical, and
sociological research on anthropogenic drivers of climate change, with a particular focus on …

Military spending, financial development, and ecological footprint in a developing country: insights from bootstrap causality and Maki cointegration

PB Eregha, XV Vo, SP Nathaniel - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Military spending is required for national sovereignty, but it comes at a cost. The ecological
consequences of military activities remain insufficiently investigated, especially in …

Nexus between natural resources and environmental degradation: analysing the role of income inequality and renewable energy

Y Wang, I Uddin, Y Gong - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, as the environment deteriorates, use of renewable energy is increasing. The
discrepancy between inequalities, sustainable sources, and natural resources, on the other …

[HTML][HTML] Colonial contexts and the feasibility of mitigation through transition: A study of the impact of historical processes on the emissions dynamics of nation-states

PT Greiner - Global Environmental Change, 2022 - Elsevier
It has long been accepted that the relative affluence and technological efficiency of nations
are important contributors to their rate of emissions. These associations have, in turn, driven …

Innovative carbon mitigation techniques to achieve environmental sustainability agenda: evidence from a panel of 21 selected R&D economies

MK Anser, S Abbas, AA Nassani, M Haffar, K Zaman… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Technological innovation in the energy sector is highly needed to reduce carbon emission
costs, which requires knowledge spillovers, financial development, and carbon pricing to …

Is labor green?: a cross-national panel analysis of unionization and carbon dioxide emissions

CH Alvarez, JA McGee, R York - Nature and Culture, 2019 - berghahnjournals.com
In this article, we assess whether unionization of national workforces influences growth in
national carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions per capita. Political-economic theories in …

Is urbanization good for the climate? A cross-county analysis of impervious surface, affluence, and the carbon intensity of well-being

PT Greiner, DA Shtob, JF Besek - Socius, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We contribute to literature exploring the socioecological impact of urban development as a
multidimensional project, one in which changes to landscape features complement changes …

Where are Fossil Fuels Displaced by Alternatives? World-Systems and Energy Transitions

A Sikirica - Journal of World-Systems Research, 2024 - jwsr.pitt.edu
In light of ongoing and accelerating climate change driven by human combustion of fossil
fuels, researchers have found evidence that national-level inequality influences whether …

Security challenges and air quality management in india: Emissions inventory and forecasting estimates

HUR Khan, S Abbas, MK Anser, AA Nassani, M Haffar… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The defense and peace literature have focused mainly on the military-growth nexus, with
little attention paid to the environmental sustainability agenda, which is impacted by …

The asymmetry of economic growth and the carbon intensity of well-being

PT Greiner, JA McGee - Environmental Sociology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A key concern when crafting sustainable development policy is maximizing the
benefits that derive from economic growth, such as increases in life-expectancy, while also …