Greenwashing in the US metal industry?: a novel approach combining SO2 concentrations from satellite data, a plant-level firm database and web text mining

This Discussion Paper deals with the issue of greenwashing, i.e. the false portrayal of companies as environmentally friendly. The analysis focuses on the US metal industry, which is a major emission source of sulfur dioxide (SO2), one of the most harmful air pollutants. One way to monitor the distr...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, Sebastian (Author) , Kinne, Jan (Author) , Lautenbach, Sven (Author) , Blaschke, Thomas (Author) , Lenz, David (Author) , Resch, Bernd (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Mannheim, Germany ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research [2022]
Series:Discussion paper no. 22, 006 (02/2022)
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Author Notes:Sebastian Schmidt, Jan Kinne, Sven Lautenbach, Thomas Blaschke, David Lenz, and Bernd Resch

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