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Greenness and democracy

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By Edward B. Barbier
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Adopting green transition policies is not politically acceptable or supported by all governments. This paper examines whether countries with a tradition of electoral democracy are more likely to adopt such policies, and whether this effect is impacted by the level of per capita income of an economy. The relationship is first explored theoretically and then empirically through a cross-country panel analysis over 1995–2020 for a wide variety of green policies and outcomes.
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The economic value of grassland species for carbon storage

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By Bruce A. Hungate, Edward B. Barbier, Amy W. Ando, Samuel Marks, Peter B. Reich, Natasja van Gestel, David Tilman, David Hooper, Bradley Butterfield, Bradley Cardinale
| Flipboard
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off. In the summer of 2022, Democrats in Congress were racing to pass the biggest climate law in the country’s history and President Joseph R. …
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Why the green-technology race might not save the planet

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By Edward B. Barbier
| Nature Verified
The world has entered an era of increasing ecological scarcity and rising environmental risks. Since 1970, 75% of terrestrial and 66% of marine environments have been altered by human use, climate change, pollution, species loss and invasion1. Some 14 out of 18 global ‘ecosystem services’ have declined, including the stability of the climate, the numbers of pollinators and quantity and the quality of fresh water1. The average size of wildlife populations has plummeted2 by 73%.
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