The Fletcher School's Climate Policy Lab (CPL) at Tufts University is an initiative that works to determine which climate policies work, which don't and why.
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Air pollution disproportionately impacts South Asia with pollution-related deaths reaching 2 million annually and a concerning 21% rise in per capita death rates over the last decade. Despite promising results from private investments like air purifiers, their widespread adoption in South Asia remains hindered by financial constraints and other factors, underscoring the urgent need for targeted research and policy interventions to combat air pollution's devastating impact on public health and productivity in the region.
Since economic development and natural resource endowments differ across countries, government expenditures in energy technological innovations should reflect country energy potential and align with sustainable development goals. In addition to global public energy RD&D spending patterns identified from the Climate Policy Lab’s updated database, country-level analysis yields further insights.
Green industrial policy consists of a series of policy tools aimed at promoting the development of specific green industries. They can stimulate enterprises to invest in green technologies through measures such as research and development subsidies and tax incentives, and guide the whole society to reduce environmental negative externality behaviors.