Climate change and geopolitical conflicts: The role of ESG readiness

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dc.citation.volume353
dc.contributor.authorAlam A
dc.contributor.authorBanna H
dc.contributor.authorAlam AW
dc.contributor.authorBhuiyan MBU
dc.contributor.authorMokhtar NB
dc.contributor.editorEvans JM
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-09T22:21:29Z
dc.date.available2024-06-09T22:21:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-27
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between climate change vulnerability and geopolitical risk using data on 42 countries from 1995 to 2021. Utilising two distinct indices, the climate vulnerability index (CVI) and the country-specific geopolitical risk (CGPR) indices, we find that countries with high vulnerability to climate change are more likely to experience geopolitical conflicts. Further analysis reveals that country-level overall economic, social, and governance (ESG) readiness significantly mitigates this detrimental effect. This moderation is mainly attributed to the social and governance readiness measures. Additional tests indicate that the mitigating role of ESG is more pronounced for countries with high institutional governance. These results remain resilient through a set of endogeneity tests using matched samples of countries generated through propensity score matching (PSM) estimation. Our findings suggest that addressing climate vulnerability is crucial to promoting global peace and geopolitical stability.
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dc.format.pagination120284-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38335601
dc.identifier.citationAlam A, Banna H, Alam AW, Bhuiyan MBU, Mokhtar NB. (2024). Climate change and geopolitical conflicts: The role of ESG readiness.. J Environ Manage. 353. (pp. 120284-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120284
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8630
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0301-4797
dc.identifier.number120284
dc.identifier.piiS0301-4797(24)00270-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69751
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479724002706
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Environ Manage
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectClimate vulnerability
dc.subjectESG readiness
dc.subjectGeopolitical risk
dc.subjectInstitutional quality
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectSocial Conditions
dc.titleClimate change and geopolitical conflicts: The role of ESG readiness
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id486751
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