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Uncertainty about carbon impact and the willingness to avoid CO2 emissions 碳影响的不确定性和避免二氧化碳排放的意愿

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108401

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A consumption-based approach to trace the effects of income inequality on water pollution responsibility in Egypt: An internal grey water footprint perspective 以消费为基础，追踪埃及收入不平等对水污染责任的影响：内部灰色水足迹视角

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108404

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Hybrid multi-stage steel footprinting unveils a more interdependent material foundation of the global economy 混合多级钢足迹法揭示了全球经济更加相互依存的物质基础

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108408

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Green versus green: The case against holistic environmental permitting processes 绿色对绿色：反对整体环境许可程序的理由

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108412

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Did crop diversity criterion from CAP green payments affect both economic and environmental farm performances? Quasi-experimental evidence from France CAP 绿色付款中的作物多样性标准对农场的经济和环境绩效都有影响吗？来自法国的准实验证据

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108405

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Linking systems to agencies in urban metabolism studies: A conceptual framework and computational analysis of research literature 在城市新陈代谢研究中将系统与机构联系起来：研究文献的概念框架和计算分析

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108397

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The diverse impacts of democracy on greenhouse gas emissions 民主对温室气体排放的不同影响

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108411

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Engaging high-income earners in climate action: Policy insights from survey experiments 让高收入者参与气候行动：调查实验的政策启示

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108387

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108399

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Broadening ecological footprint and biocapacity research: A co-developed research agenda with Canadian stakeholders 扩大生态足迹和生物能力研究：与加拿大利益相关方共同制定的研究议程

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Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108403

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