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ABSTRACT South Africa's Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 was enacted amid escalating climate risk, entrenched inequality, carbon‐intensive development, and uneven state capacity. This article evaluates the Act at the level of policy design rather than implementation outcomes.
Jacob Kwakye
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Reparations and distributive justice in global health. [PDF]
Richardson ET +10 more
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ABSTRACT Rapid population growth, environmental degradation and institutional constraints continue to shape environmental sustainability in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), yet evidence on nonlinear demographic dynamics, governance moderation and regional differences remains limited.
Emmanuel K. Manu
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Determinants of policy innovation diffusion in China's provincial sports industry funds: A mixed-methods analysis of strategic adaptation and institutional constraint. [PDF]
Wei D, Ren Z, Yu H.
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Temporal grammars of novelty: How carbon removal entrepreneurs frame new technologies
Abstract Research Summary This paper assesses the ways in which carbon dioxide removal ventures frame their work. Drawing on George Herbert Mead's philosophy of the present, it conceptualizes temporal grammars of novelty as a framing strategy that involves connecting two points in time, namely present and future, to elaborate novelty.
Ioana Sendroiu
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Do Sovereign‐Environmental, Social and Governance (S‐ESG) Commitments Promote Financial Inclusion?
ABSTRACT Given the need to respect humanity, the environment, and society, and the progressive development of social responsibility, environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and the need for ethical and sustainable finance, this paper aims to examine the impact of sovereign ESG on financial inclusion (FI).
Inès Gharbi +2 more
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Australian Rural Surgical Workforce: A Policy Analysis. [PDF]
Carmichael GJ +5 more
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ABSTRACT Despite the widespread presence of cigarette butts in the environment, the potential toxicological effects posed by microplastics (MPs) derived from them remain poorly understood. In this study, we compared the effects of MPs from conventional cigarette butts (cellulose acetate) and heated tobacco devices (cellulose acetate and polylactic acid
Andraž Dolar +9 more
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The impact of fiscal pressure on education expenditure: Evidence from China. [PDF]
Yan J, Qin Y, Gong X.
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Development in Insulating Materials for High Voltage Applications
ABSTRACT The advancement of power systems imposes increasingly stringent performance requirements on insulating materials, making the development of high‐performance insulating materials a critical challenge in the field of electrical engineering. Traditional material development relies heavily on empirical trial‐and‐error approaches, which are time ...
Yichen Ran +17 more
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