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Financial Inclusion and Carbon‐Intensive Path Dependence: Evidence From Oil‐Exporting Economies

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ABSTRACT This paper examines whether financial inclusion mitigates environmental degradation or, conversely, reinforces carbon‐intensive development pathways in oil‐exporting economies, consistent with carbon lock‐in dynamics. Drawing on resource curse and structural specialization frameworks, we argue that financial deepening may amplify carbon ...
Tasos Stylianou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Green and AI‐Related Innovation Activity Influence Ecological Decoupling in the U.S.? Evidence From Aggregate and Industry‐Adjusted Measures

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ABSTRACT Managing sustainability transitions demands not only adopting the newest technology and innovations but also policy alignment that reduces ecological pressure. Linking to ecological modernization theory, this study examines the U.S. time series data spanning 1990–2023 to understand how the combined innovation activities related to green ...
Md. Rashed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Evidence on the Impact of Energy Poverty on Industrial Performance in Africa

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ABSTRACT Industrialisation is essential for Africa's long‐term development, offering a pathway to economic diversification, employment creation and resilience to external shocks. Given the continent's demographic and structural challenges, transitioning to higher value‐added, technologically advanced industries is a necessity.
Abdoul Karim Théophile Ouedraogo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting Ecological Footprint Dynamics in the BRICS‐10 Economies: The Roles of Geopolitical Risk, Financial Development, and Economic Freedom

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ABSTRACT This study examines the associations among geopolitical risk, financial development, economic freedom, foreign direct investment, urbanization, and ecological footprint in a BRICS‐10 sample comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates over the period 2000–2024.
Mohammad Ridwan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Myth of Decarbonized Oil: Technological Fixes, Climate Delay, and the Politics of Low‐Carbon Fossil Fuels

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ABSTRACT The idea of “decarbonized oil” has become increasingly visible in climate, energy, and corporate transition debates as oil and gas actors seek to reconcile continued fossil fuel production with net‐zero commitments. This article offers a critical narrative review of the concept, asking what political work the idea of decarbonized oil performs ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

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