- A Study on the Re-Design and Integration of a User-Centred Electric Rickshaw Rental Serviceby Hameedah Balogun-Suleiman (HB), Sofia Iregui (SI) and Amira Mohamed (AM)This paper reevaluates the current modes of micromobility and proposes a more sustainable method. It recommends ways to blend modern technology with existing ones and integrate the new vehicles in developed and developing countries.
- The Energy Charter Treaty and the Fossil Fuel Phase-Out: An Obstacle to Climate Justice?by Aila Badjie, Olivia Romain, Ayala Satiyeva, Ani Shakhbazyan and Hunar SinghThis paper investigates whether the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has become an obstacle to climate justice amid the global move away from fossil fuels. By analysing treaty provisions and arbitration cases, including Vattenfall v Germany and Rockhopper v Italy, this paper demonstrates how the ECT can expose states to significant financial liabilities when implementing environmental policies.
- Brown Over Green: Key Factors That Drive U.S. Investors to Fossil-Driven Assets Rather than ESG Assetsby Nomin Ariunbold, Jialin Chen, Pars Sonmezsoy and Leonardo Veliz MachadoThis study explores why US investors still choose to allocate funds to fossil fuel assets. It focuses on analysing the economic drivers, psychological factors and institutional barriers that drive this decision.
- Analysis of the Relationship Between ESG Ratings and Financial Performance in Emerging Market Firmsby Amar Dhanjal, Raunav Dudeja and Tiffany HongThis article aims to analyse the relationship between Environmental, Social and Governance ratings and financial performance for firms in emerging markets. Using a quantitative approach, the paper assesses the influence that both ESG composite and pillar scores have on accounting-based measures and market-based measures.
- Personalities and Neurodevelopment: An Examination of Neurodiversityby Rahaf Almoaigel, Emmanuella Eke, Anshitha Gabriel, Alexa Naomi Gössler, Isabel Gross, Lakshmi Likhita Mailaram, Niah Rustagi, Kai Sugimoto, Lucrezia Temporini, Tanjima Torsa and Revantika VijayThis paper examines how neurodiversity, brain growth and personality relate. It argues for the integration of neuroscience with personal theory for a strengthened, neurodiverse-informed framework.
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