Reducing Emissions and Air Pollution from the Informal Sector: Evidence from Bangladesh

Nina R. Brooks, Debashish Biswas, Sameer Maithel, Grant Miller, Aprajit Mahajan, M. Rofi Uddin, Shoeb Ahmed, Moogdho Mahzab, Mahbubur Rahman and Stephen P. Luby

No 32794, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We present results from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh that introduced operational practices to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in 276 “zigzag” brick kilns. 65% of intervention kilns adopted the improved practices. Treatment assignment reduced energy use by 10.5% (p-value

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Date: 2024-08
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