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Public support for more ambitious climate policies: Empirical evidence from Germany

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108538

Sebastian Goerg , Andreas Pondorfer , Valentina Stöhr

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Cultural ecosystem services and opportunities for inclusive and effective nature-based solutions

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108525

Simona Panaro , Izabela Delabre , Fiona Marshall

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Celso Furtado: An ecological economist?

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108539

Alexandre Macchione Saes

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Action against invasive species: Knowledge, effect and behavioural drivers of fall armyworm management

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108536

Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong , Yong Sebastian Nyam

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Citizen engagement in the energy transition: Assessing the impact of regional energy initiatives on energy behaviors in German households

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108537

Alessandro De Palma, Marco Faillo, Roberto Gabriele

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Age structure impacts on household carbon emissions: Based on a social interaction perspective

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108534

Yaqi Hu , Yingzi Chen , Yutong Li , Wanwan Yang

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When petroleum revenue transparency policy meets citizen engagement reality: Survey evidence from Indonesia

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108529

Christa Brunnschweiler , Päivi Lujala , Primi Putri , Sabrina Scherzer , Indah Wardhani

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The command paradox: Unraveling the impact of command-and-control water conservation policies on water-use technical efficiency

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108535

Jing Xin , Hui Zhou , Hongqiang Yang , Jichuan Sheng

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Post-growth economics as a guide for systemic change: Theoretical and methodological foundations

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108521

Elena Hofferberth

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Corrigendum to “China's global leadership aspirations and domestic support for climate policy” [Ecological Economics Volume 227 (2025) 108440]

IF 6.6 2区经济学

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108528

Chen Xiang , Terry van Gevelt

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