It also not disentangle associations at smaller geographical units, let alone infer to the individual-level. It would be great in future research if we could use individual-level data (e.g., linked census data) to dig deeper into these associations.

We also acknowledge the limitations of this approach and can only proxy for things like air pollution (through the production variable).

(1) community exposure to air, water, and soil pollution (i.e., the production pathway), (2) hazardous working conditions (i.e., mining labor time pathway), and (3) job security or loss (i.e., the employment pathway). We then model the effect of each.

In the framework we outline, we discuss three primary pathways by which mining may impact life expectancy and the overall health of communities:

Sorry if my answer wasn't that helpful. The unit of analysis here is the county level looking at within change while controlling for some economic and demographic characteristics as well as county and year fixed effects while allowing for county-specific trends.

But loss of employment in these industries can also have consequences. Our key takeaway here is that these findings further highlight why a Just Transition away from coal is needed.

We are focused on the extractive (mining) stage in this study and communities historically reliant on coal mining (using county-level data). As we show, there are benefits from lower miner working hours and from decreased production (primarily concentrated in Appalachia).

Does international trade drive CO2 emissions at the U.S. state-level? ABSTRACT. Whether and how trade impacts carbon emissions in Global North nations like the United States (U.S.) remains contested. Prior analyses focus on n

A superb and nuanced analysis by @r-thombs.bsky.social. Does international trade drive CO2 emissions at the U.S. state-level? url: academic.oup.com/socpro/artic...

How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.

How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions.

New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.

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#Military #Army #Navy #Policy #Climate #Budget

World's biggest polluter is in the US, study finds The study's lead author told Newsweek that sustained cuts to expenditures could produce annual energy savings similar to the entire nation of Slovenia.

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We show that sustained cuts to U.S. military expenditures could result in annual energy savings on par with what the nation of Slovenia or the U.S. state of Delaware consumes annually by 2032.

We also illustrate the potential impacts of different spending decisions on DOD energy consumption and present a forecast from 2023 to 2032 for seven different scenarios.

We find that a decrease in military expenditures has a larger effect on decreasing energy consumption than an increase in expenditures does on increasing consumption. This is largely due to cuts in DOD energy consumption from facilities and vehicles and equipment, and jet fuel in particular.

We conduct a time series analysis of the relationship between U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) direct energy consumption and U.S. military expenditures from 1975 to 2022, and we test for directional asymmetry in the effect of expenditures on energy consumption.

Reducing U.S. military spending could lead to substantial decreases in energy consumption The U.S. military is a significant contributor to the climate crisis and other sustainability concerns. However, there is very limited research on how changes in U.S. military spending directly impact...

Our new study published in PLOS Climate indicates that very modest decreases in US military spending would lead to very big decreases in how much fossil fuels are consumed by the US Department of Defense. Summary in thread. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #climatecrisis #energy #climate #sustainability

Reducing U.S. military spending could lead to substantial decreases in energy consumption The U.S. military is a significant contributor to the climate crisis and other sustainability concerns. However, there is very limited research on how changes in U.S. military spending directly impact...

New research by @r-thombs.bsky.social, @akjorgenson.bsky.social and Brett Clark shows that sustained cuts to US military expenditures could result in annual energy savings on par with what the nation of Slovenia or the US state of Delaware consumes annually by 2032

journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Militarizing the Climate Crisis: An Analysis of the Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Militarization on Nations’ Carbon Emissions, 1990–2020 ABSTRACT. Building on scholarship in global political economy, historical sociology, and environmental sociology, as well as emerging streams of research o

New Paper Out Now in Social Problems: “Militarizing the Climate Crisis: An Analysis of the Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Militarization on Nations’ Carbon Emissions, 1990–2020.” Brief summary in thread. academic.oup.com/socpro/advan... #climatecrisis #politicaleconomy #sociology #climatejustice

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