Can heterogeneous environmental regulations improve industrial green total factor energy efficiency?

Chu, T. C.; Wang, Shuhong

doi:10.1007/s11356-023-28340-z

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“…Wu and Wang [ 18 ] calculated the energy efficiency of 30 provinces in China by using the SBM method and found that there was an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental regulation and energy efficiency. In addition, Chu and Wang [ 19 ], by dividing environmental regulation into command-and-control and market incentive types, found that the impact of command-and-control environmental regulation on energy efficiency exhibited an inverted U shape, while that of market incentive environmental regulation exhibited a U shape. However, compared with the inverted U-shaped relationship, the U-shaped relationship is more consistent with the analysis of the "cost effect" and the "Porter hypothesis".…”

Section: Literature Review and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental regulation, industrial structure and energy efficiency: Evidence from 30 provinces in China

Zhu,

Cai,

Fang

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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The government’s environmental protection policy can significantly contribute to alleviating resource shortages and curbing environmental pollution, but the impact of various policy instruments implemented by the government on energy efficiency is unclear. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2021, this paper analyses the impact of environmental regulation and the industrial structure on energy efficiency from the perspective of resource taxes. The U-shaped relationship between environmental regulation and energy efficiency and between the optimization of industrial structure can significantly improve energy efficiency, and the optimization of industrial structure is conducive to weakening the initial inhibitory effect of environmental regulation. In addition, the analysis of regional heterogeneity showed that the impact of environmental regulation was stronger in the central and western regions, while the impact of industrial structure was stronger in the eastern and western regions. The conclusions of this study can help to expand the understanding of the relationship between environmental regulation and industrial structure on energy efficiency, provide policy enlightenment for the realization of green development and high-quality development, and provide Chinese examples and experiences for developing countries to improve energy efficiency.

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Section: Literature Review and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%