Do we need disasters to adopt more environmental policies?

Abstract Background In this paper, we try to shed light on the question whether natural disasters, such as nuclear accidents, have an impact on policy makers’ activity in passing new green energy policies. Disruptive moments like exogenous shocks reinforce society’s disapproval against polluting tec...

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Main Authors: Sherief Emam, Thomas Grebel, Ana-Despina Tudor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-020-00256-3