Community Investment in Clean Air: Preventing Respiratory Diseases Through Carbon Taxes and Environmental Awareness
This conceptual paper proposes a framework that views clean air as a social investment between the government and the community, where the carbon tax functions as a fiscal instrument for community involvement in emission reduction and where environmental awareness encourages behavioural change towards a sustainable lifestyle.
This study adopts a conceptual approach, developing a framework based on a critical literature review and theoretical analysis using social investment theory and psychological ownership theory.
The current mechanism’s impact on urban air quality remains limited because the transportation sector, a major source of daily emissions, is not yet included, and public environmental awareness remains low.
This study conceptually extends carbon taxation beyond industrial emitters to the transportation sector, highlighting its potential to enhance air quality, public health, and community participation in clean-air social investment.
Choiriyah, R. N., Utari, D. and Martono, D. (2026): Community Investment in Clean Air: Preventing Respiratory Diseases Through Carbon Taxes and Environmental Awarenes. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD), Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 361-376. WASD: London, United Kingdom.