A Worthy Heir: Donald Trump, the Republican Party and Climate Change by Jean-Daniel Collomb

“…The article underscores the high degree of continuity between President Trump’s approach to climate change and the environmental policies implemented by his Republican predecessors since Ronald Reagan, which have revolved around a preference for market solutions over government regulations, deep mistrust of environmental multilateralism, efforts to increase fossil fuel production on public lands, and attempts to restrict access to environmental and climate data.…”
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Exploring youth activism on climate change: dutiful, disruptive, and dangerous dissent by Karen O'Brien, Elin Selboe, Bronwyn M. Hayward

“…Many youth are expressing dissent toward economic, social, and environmental policies and practices that contribute to climate change in diverse ways, but clearly not all forms of climate activism have the same impact or repercussions. …”
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Circular Economy Solutions and Strategies for the Furniture Sector in the European Union by Mauro Attilio Ceconello

“…EU is the leading promoter of environmental policies and thus pushes towards disseminating the circular economy paradigm in the furniture sector, identifying current trends and strategies. …”
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Changing Amazon deforestation patterns: urgent need to restore command and control policies and market interventions by Ralph Trancoso

“…The average size of deforestation polygons in the current government is 61% greater than in the 10 previous years when environmental policies and programs were maintained. As a result, very large polygons (> 100 ha) are now dominating deforestation, suggesting a remarkable change in deforestation patterns and a new wave of destruction of the Amazon forest. …”
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Short-Run Links in Ecological Footprint: A Dynamic Factor Analysis for the EU by María Jesús Delgado-Rodríguez, Sonia de Lucas-Santos, Alfredo Cabezas-Ares

“…The proposed analysis gives a better understanding of the links behind environmental degradation in the EU and is applicable for the implementation and design of environmental policies.…”
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The effect of digitalization and green technology innovation on energy efficiency in the European Union by Hind Alofaysan, Magdalena Radulescu, Izabela Dembińska, Kamel Si Mohammed

“…Based on the findings, relevant economic and environmental policies have been proposed for energy, technology stakeholders, and policy decision-makers, including substantial investment in digital infrastructure to facilitate the adoption of smart grids, Internet of Things devices, and advanced data analytics for energy management…”
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The impact of green organizational identity on green innovation at Jordanian food and beverage companies by Hasan Al-Zu’bi, Ahmad Albloush

“…Due to the increasing pressures towards sustainability and environmental policies, organizations are making efforts in this direction. …”
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International Civic Organisations and Environmental Problems in the Caribbean. The Negotiation of a Sustainable Region by Basilio Verduzco Chávez

“…The objective is to show how,from an agenda structured around a few issues, international civic organisations maintain a segmented strategy of intervention in debates that allows them to simultaneously spread environmental activism in the region and change the orientation of governments’environmental policies.…”
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Willing to pay to save the planet? Evaluating support for increased spending on sustainable development and environmentally friendly policies in five countries. by Todor Arpad

“…This paper investigates one of the most important worldwide hurdles frustrating the implementation of the policies required to limit environmental degradation and limit pollution, namely the still insufficient public support for the necessary environmental policies and their associated cost. Using a comparative database generated through an experimental study on tax compliance and policy preferences run in five countries (USA, UK, Italy, Sweden and Romania), I will evaluate five explanatory models of the degree to which people support environmentally friendly policies by accepting higher tax burdens and increased collective solidarity.…”
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Urban Environmental Education From a Social-Ecological Perspective: Conceptual Framework for Civic Ecology Education by Keith G. Tidball, Marianne E. Krasny

“…Human and community outcomes may in turn result in pressure to change environmental policies.…”
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Agriculture and environmetal protection in Serbia with the prospect of harmonization to the common agricultural policy of European Union by Birovljev Jelena, Matkovski Bojan, Ćetković Biljana

“…. - MacSharry reform and, later, Agenda 2000, CAP reforms in 2003, 'Health check' in 2008., and new reforms of CAP gives more emphasis on the integration of agricultural and environmental policies. In future, the support for agriculture will be based on decoupled direct aids, which will have the role of 'greening' the European agriculture, while rural development policy will maintain its prominence. …”
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Big data, big waste? A reflection on the environmental sustainability of big data initiatives by Lucivero, F

“…It argues that attention should be paid to (1) the vocabulary currently used when discussing the governance of data initiatives; (2) the internal tension between current data initiatives and environmental policies; (3) issues of fair distribution. The article explains how taking into account these aspects would allow for a more responsible behaviour in the context of data storage and production. …”

Growth theory and "green growth" by Smulders, S, Toman, M, Withagen, C

“…We show that there is no a priori assurance of substantial positive spillovers from environmental policies to income growth, or for a monotonic transition to a "green steady state" along an optimal path. …”

Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains by Cheung, H, Feng, YP, Hinsley, A, Lee, TM, Possingham, HP, Smith, SN, Thomas-Walters, L, Wang, Y, Biggs, D

“…<ol start="1"> <li>Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmental policies and interventions. Harnessing the political will necessary to implement environmental solutions can be challenging because environmental priorities may compete with other societal interests in policymaking.…”

Promoting walking and cycling : new perspectives on sustainable travel by Pooley, C, Jones, T, Tight, M, Horton, D, Scheldeman, G, Mullen, C, Jopson, A, Strano, E

“…The need to develop more sustainable urban mobility lies at the heart of energy and environmental policies and has major implications for the planning of cities and for the structure of economy and society. …”

As an emerging economy, should Malaysia adopt carbon taxation? by Wong, Kum Yeen, Chuah, Joon Huang, Hope, Chris

“…In order to answer this, the key issues, main driving forces and barriers in the use of carbon tax as an incentive-based instrument for economic and environmental policies purposes are examined. With the recent global climate challenges and the fiscal needs of the national budget, it is submitted that the implementation of a carbon tax framework in Malaysia should be regarded not as an ultimate goal in itself but as a starting point to develop the right behavioural response for a better and more comprehensive national fiscal and climate policy reform in the future. © The Author(s) 2018.…”

Assessment of Impact of Meteorology and Precursor in Long-term Trends of PM and Ozone in a Tropical City by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Angeles D. Alindajao, Karen B. Burdeos, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Jhon Robin Yee, Angel T. Bautista, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Rey Y. Capangpangan

“…Abstract Long-term trends of atmospheric pollutants, particularly ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM) provide a direct evaluation of the response of the atmosphere to the environmental policies and the variability of anthropogenic and biogenic emissions. …”
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The impact of green low-carbon development on public health: a quasi-natural experimental study of low-carbon pilot cities in China by Zhanjie Wang, Zhanjie Wang, Xinyue Wang, Zhichao Wang, Sheng Mai

“…Moreover, the findings contribute to the development of environmental policies and the implementation of the “Healthy China” strategy.…”
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Perception of the general population in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi regarding waste production in hairdressing salons by Juan José Maldonado-Miranda, Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Candy Carranza-Álvarez

“…The information presented here will be the basis for identifying priority areas for intervention, developing new research projects and setting new environmental policies. In addition, the results presented here can be extrapolated to many rural and urban areas all over Mexico.…”
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Critical Development of Electric Fixed-Wing Manned Civil Aircraft by Yu Yifei

“…This paper briefly introduces the current role of civil aviation in the emission of greenhouse gases and the history of electric aviation, pointing out the necessity of developing electric civil aircraft to reach strict environmental policies such as the EU flightpath 2050. The four common architectures for electric airplanes, which are the all-electric, series hybrid electric, parallel hybrid electric and turboelectric, are briefly explained. …”
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