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Environmental regulation, green technology progress and haze reduction and carbon reduction
Yunyun Zhang1, Xuemin Cui1, Lina Liu2
1Business School, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250358, China.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
|September 25, 2023
Summary
Environmental regulation effectively reduces PM2.5 and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, primarily through green technology advancements. These effects show conditional dependencies, with significant impacts across various emission levels.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Climate Governance
- Sustainable Development
Background:
- Coordinated efforts are crucial for global climate governance and sustainable development.
- Air pollution (PM2.5) and carbon emissions (CO2) pose significant environmental challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of environmental regulatory intensity on PM2.5 and CO2 emissions in China.
- To identify the mechanisms driving these environmental impacts.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of prefecture-level data in China from 2005 to 2019.
- Application of quantile regression and threshold regression models.
Main Results:
- Environmental regulation synergistically reduces PM2.5 and CO2 emissions.
- Green technological advancement is the key mechanism for mitigation.
- Environmental regulation has a consistent negative impact on CO2 emissions but an asymmetric impact on PM2.5 concentrations.
- Dual threshold effects were found for PM2.5, but not for CO2.
Conclusions:
- Environmental regulation is effective in mitigating air pollution and carbon emissions, driven by green technology.
- Policy implementation should be judicious, considering regional interdependencies and technological drivers.
- A comprehensive green transformation requires strategic environmental regulation.
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