China is by far the largest CO2 emitter in the world and its emissions keep on rising. This makes China the single-most important country to study the effectiveness of national mitigation policies. One key pillar in China’s effort to reach its Paris targets while maintaining rapid economic growth are emissions-trading schemes (ETS). Starting in 2013,… Continue reading How effective were the Chinese regional emissions-trading schemes? A meta-analytic answer

After more than 30 years of experience with implemented climate policies and a rapid growth in the scientific literature on these policies, there is little overview about what policies have been empirically assessed for which policy outcomes. This may lead to duplicated research efforts and hinder rigorous syntheses of available evidence. To identify crucial research… Continue reading An Evidence and Gap Map of the ex-post literature on carbon pricing

The potential for AI to support decision making in international development for climate, health, agriculture and associated domains is significant, but the bias within current AI models favour data and use cases from high-income countries means that there is limited potential to satisfy the needs and requirements of users, data stakeholders and communities in low-… Continue reading AI-driven data complementarity to support international researchers in climate, health, and agriculture

Background High-quality evidence syntheses (ES) on climate-health are vital for policy making. To inform ES search methods it is important to assess the relevance of literature databases for this topic. Objectives Our aim was to assess the database coverage of a comprehensive set of primary studies included in published ES on climate-health. We investigated their… Continue reading Database coverage of primary studies included in evidence syntheses on climate-health

Background: Shifting from current dietary patterns to diets rich in plant-based PB) foods and lower in animal-based foods (ABF) is generally regarded as a suitable strategy to improve nutritional health and reduce environmental impacts. Despite the recent growth in supply and demand of novel plant-based foods (NPBF), a comprehensive overview is lacking. Objectives: The aim… Continue reading Mapping the evidence of novel plant-based foods: A systematic review of nutritional, health, and environmental impacts in high-income countries

Climate change is predicted to be the defining phenomenon of this century with substantial effect on health expected in South Asia- the most populous region in the world, where impacts of climate change are projected to be most deleterious. To inform a research priority setting(RPS) exercise in India, we aim to understand the status of… Continue reading Climate change and human health in South Asia: systematic mapping and evidence gap map to inform research priority-setting exercise

Background: Despite their minimal contribution to greenhouse gases, climate change significantly affects children. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence on the impact of climate change on child health, utilizing the Evidence Gap Map (EGM) to address knowledge gaps and establish a foundation for evidence-based interventions. Method: This INPLASY-registered study… Continue reading Impact of Climate Change on Child Outcomes: An Evidence Gap Map Review

Increasing the share of cycling in urban areas has many benefits. Cycling improves the quality of life by reducing noise and air pollution, improves individual health and, most importantly, reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The most important lever for promoting cycling is the improvement of cycling infrastructure. However, public opinion is often deeply divided, especially when… Continue reading A Graph Neural Network Approach to Citywide Cycling Infrastructure Prioritization

Decarbonising the transportation sector is forecasted to result in a substantial increase in total electricity demand, mainly incurred from charging electric vehicles (EVs). In an effort to reduce scope 3 emissions, firms are building up extensive workplace charging infrastructure to encourage employees’ update of EVs. However, many businesses tend to underestimate the impact of EV… Continue reading Charging ahead: Firm-level optimisation strategies for sustainable and cost-effective electric vehicle workplace charging

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are a major environmental policy measure in both the EU and US. They require car producers to reach a fleet-wide level of average fuel efficiency. To design effective and efficient climate policies for the transport sector, it is important to understand the relevant channels of fuel economy standards on… Continue reading Fuel Economy Standards and Public Transport

Credible, at-scale solutions for eliminating emissions from buildings are still in their infancy. Building decarbonization was cited only once—in a footnote—in the IPCC 6th assessment. However, attention to building decarbonization among policymakers and private sector practitioners is growing, especially in the U.S. This focus is necessary, as we need to decarbonize buildings to achieve local,… Continue reading Neighborhood-Scale Building Decarbonization: A Strategy for Eliminating Emissions from the Built Environment to Meet Our Climate Goals

Electrifying household energy use is a key policy lever for addressing the climate crisis. However, there are many challenges to designing policies to promote beneficial electrification that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while also advancing health, equity, and affordability goals. This research focuses on the case of the United States, where one billion household machines –… Continue reading Designing policies to enable equitable and beneficial electrification in the U.S.