Can informal environmental regulation restrain air pollution?-Evidence from media environmental coverage
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Media environmental coverage, a form of informal environmental regulation (IER), aids pollution control by boosting enforcement and accountability. Higher internet penetration amplifies this effect, enhancing environmental governance.
Area Of Science
- Environmental Science
- Media Studies
- Public Policy
Background
- Media environmental coverage is a key tool for external supervision in local environmental governance.
- Existing research primarily examines media's role in corporate governance, neglecting its impact on pollution control via informal environmental regulation (IER).
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the impact of informal environmental regulation (IER) on pollution control.
- To explore the mechanisms through which IER influences environmental regulation enforcement (ERE) and environmental accountability (EA).
- To analyze the moderating role of Internet penetration on the effectiveness of IER.
Main Methods
- Panel regression analysis was employed.
- Data was collected from Chinese prefecture-level cities spanning 2005-2023.
Main Results
- Informal environmental regulation (IER) positively impacts air pollution reduction.
- IER enhances environmental regulation enforcement (ERE) and increases environmental accountability (EA) pressure.
- Internet penetration amplifies the effectiveness of IER, creating a 'megaphone effect' for media coverage diffusion.
Conclusions
- Establishing an environmental information disclosure system is crucial.
- Enhancing third-party involvement, like media, in environmental decision-making is recommended.
- Developing a robust environmental performance assessment system and collaborative governance framework is essential for environmental preservation.
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