The Heat Is On: Climate Change–Related Challenges and SMEs' R&D Activities
ABSTRACT Investing in R&D is a key way for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop capabilities that are required to respond to climate change–related challenges. However, the extent to which such challenges affect SMEs' R&D activities remains a critical gap in the literature.
Gráinne Gibson +3 more
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Decadal extreme drought reduces alpine subsoil carbon stocks. [PDF]
Zhou R +14 more
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Temporal dynamics of range expander and congeneric native plant responses during and after extreme drought events. [PDF]
Yang Q +5 more
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Renewable Energy, Climate Risk, and the Cost of External Assurance: International Evidence
ABSTRACT Corporate shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy are central to climate‐transition strategies, but their effects on external assurance have not been well understood. This study examines whether, how and where corporate renewable energy consumption affects the cost of external assurance, proxied by statutory audit fees.
Rashid Zaman +2 more
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Stand age influences the climate response and growth resilience of <i>Picea wilsonii</i> to extreme drought and cold events. [PDF]
Liang H +7 more
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The Effects of Drought on Crop Yields and Yield Variability in Sahel [PDF]
Drought is widespread in Sahel, and its persistent occurrence has caused substantial damages to the agricultural sector. The severity of drought and the related damages to the agricultural sector are expected to increase due to global warming.
Boubacar, Inoussa
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ABSTRACT Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services, yet it continues to decline due to intensive agriculture, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. Although ecolabels are increasingly used to communicate sustainability attributes and influence consumer choices, their role in addressing biodiversity ...
Marzieh Aminravan +4 more
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Macroinvertebrate Community Responses and Recovery Mechanisms to Extreme Drought in Small Water Bodies of Eastern China. [PDF]
Peng Z +5 more
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Firm‐Level Climate Risk and Stock Price Crash: Does Investor Attention or Sentiment Matter?
ABSTRACT This study moves beyond traditional crash‐risk channels focused on managerial bad‐news hoarding to examine how firm‐level climate risk translates into stock price crashes through investor behaviour. Using a novel text‐based measure of climate exposure extracted from earnings call transcripts, we capture firm‐specific regulatory, physical and ...
Hoa Phan +4 more
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Insect herbivores reduce plant biomass loss and enhance plant recovery in response to extreme drought. [PDF]
Yang Q +4 more
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