Social-Economic Impacts of Air Pollution: Risks, Responses, and Resilience (Climate Change and Energy Transition)

By: Dayong Zhang and Mengmeng Guo and Yixiang Yu

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Synopsis: This book examines the social and economic impacts of air pollution, a major environmental threat causing extensive attention in the recent years. It explores how air pollution affects stock market performance, investor behavior, and the financial health of industries like tourism and health insurance; It examines how air quality can influence cognitive biases, analyst forecasts, and even customer ratings, revealing the subtle ways pollution shapes market dynamics. It further analyzes the growing importance of air quality in ESG investing and showcases how companies are developing innovative solutions to reduce their environmental footprint and capitalize on the growing clean tech market. This book doesn't just highlight problems; it offers solutions. It examines the role of government regulations, corporate responsibility, and investor activism in driving the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future.