The Carbon Emission Reduction Effect of City Cluster—Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

Li, Xin; Huang, Chunlei; Zhan, Shaoguo; Wu, Yunxi

doi:10.3390/en15176210

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“…Continuing to deepen environmental governance is fundamental to reducing carbon emissions. This is consistent with the research conclusions of scholars [27][28][29]. The situation of urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin is different, which needs to be classified, which is the same conclusion as the current research on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area and Shenzhen from scholars [30,31].…”

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Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Action Path of Environmental Governance on Carbon Emissions: A Case Study of Urban Agglomerations in the Yellow River Basin

Zhang,

Liu,

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Since the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin in China have become a major national strategy, reducing carbon emissions has become pivotal. Therefore, based on the relevant data of 53 cities from 2008 to 2021 in seven urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin, this paper explores the overall situation and spatio-temporal evolution of environmental governance and carbon emissions in the urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin using the entropy method, ArcGIS, slacks-based measurement models (SBM models), etc. Additionally, this paper quantitatively analyzes the pathways by which environmental governance affects carbon emissions in the urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin. The results show that carbon emissions increased year on year from 2008 to 2021, the growth rate slowed down gradually and exhibited a downward trend, and the largest amount of carbon was emitted in 2019, at 3495 million tons. Before 2017, the growth rate of carbon emissions showed a trend of increasing year by year, with the largest increase rate being 11.17% in 2010. After that, the growth rate of carbon emissions continued to decrease and entered a stage of fluctuation. The growth rate of carbon emissions in 2020 was the lowest, reaching −5.66%. The environmental governance effect of urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin exhibits a large gap; the regional difference is obvious, and the overall trend is rising. Environmental governance has a significant negative effect on carbon emissions in urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin. The cross-terms of environmental governance, the energy consumption structure, industrial structure upgrading, green technological innovation, and foreign direct investment (FDI) have significant negative impacts on carbon emissions, while the indirect impacts on urban agglomerations have shown regional heterogeneity. The goal of reducing carbon emissions in urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin is being realized gradually. Based on research conclusions, policy suggestions are put forward, hoping to provide ideas for environmental protection and high-quality development of urban agglomerations in the Yellow River basin.

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confidence: 88%

Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Action Path of Environmental Governance on Carbon Emissions: A Case Study of Urban Agglomerations in the Yellow River Basin

Zhang,

Liu,

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…These studies suggest that green innovation and the development of the digital economy are key drivers in reducing carbon emissions. Policy interventions also play a crucial role, as demonstrated by the research of Fang et al [35], Ai and Xu [21], and Li et al [36], showing that green taxes, regional integration, and urban agglomeration policies have all contributed to the reduction in CO 2 emissions in cities.…”

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The Impact of Port Total Factor Productivity on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Port Cities: Evidence from the Yangtze River Ports

Ding,

Choi

2024

Applied Sciences

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This paper investigates the relationship between port productivity and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in port cities. The study initially employs the global Malmquist productivity index (MPI) to measure productivity growth in 16 major inland ports along the Yangtze River, obtaining data on the ports’ total factor productivity (TFP). Through an analysis using the panel data model with two-way fixed effects, we find a positive correlation between the improvement of port TFP and the increase in CO2 emissions in port cities. Further panel quantile regression analysis reveals the heterogeneity of this impact, especially in cities with medium and higher CO2 emissions, where the positive effects of TFP on carbon emissions are particularly significant. The study also indicates a threshold effect of port size in the relationship between TFP and CO2 emissions: in smaller ports, the impact of TFP improvement on CO2 emissions is less significant; however, once the port size exceeds a certain threshold, the growth in TFP significantly promotes an increase in CO2 emissions. These findings provide theoretical justification and decision-making references for policymakers to adopt effective measures to mitigate the growth of CO2 emissions while promoting the efficiency of port production.

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“…With improving the living environment and life quality as a goal, informal environmental regulation mainly takes advantage of public participation to negotiate or put pressure on the company and government. With the popularity of the Internet and information technology, public attention and participation has been increasing through mass media platforms, so informal environmental regulation has become an important supplement to formal environmental regulation [33]. Specifically, there are two ways in which informal environmental regulation affects high-quality economic development.…”

Section: Informal Environmental Regulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, it lacks long-term, continuous panel data in the city dimension. The other is expressed by the reduction of air pollutants, solid waste utilization rate, and waste-water treatment rate [33]. However, if we represent environmental governance as environmental regulation, we will not distinguish the effects of different types of environmental regulation.…”

Section: Dual Environmental Regulationmentioning

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Can Environmental Regulation Improve High-Quality Economic Development in China? The Mediating Effects of Digital Economy

Wang

Zhang

2022

Sustainability

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Environmental regulation is an effective environmental policy tool, which can balance the interests of the government, enterprises, and the public and can effectively address the internalization of environmental externalities. The digital economy has emerged as a brand-new force for the advancement of high-quality economic development. In order to successfully come true to high-quality economic development based on coordinated development of environmental protection and economic growth, the primary objective of this paper is to investigate whether environmental regulation promotes high-quality economic development from a digital economy perspective. This paper empirically analyzed the impact of environmental regulation on high-quality economic development in 236 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2019, using the mediation effect model, threshold regression model, and spatial Durbin model. The results demonstrated that environmental regulation has a significant positive effect on the general high-quality economic development. Specifically, formal environmental regulation has a positive nonlinear effect with decreasing marginal effect on high-quality economic development, whereas informal environmental regulation has a positive nonlinear effect with increasing marginal effects. The digital economy is an important path for environmental regulation to strengthen high-quality economic development. Environmental regulation and the digital economy jointly promote high-quality economic development. In spatial effects, formal environmental regulation has a negative spatial spillover effect on high-quality economic development, whereas informal environmental regulation has a positive spatial spillover effect. Based on these conclusions, it is proposed that the government should actively develop and strengthen the interaction mechanism between formal and informal environmental regulation, enhance the integration of digital platforms and environmental regulation, and develop a coordinated development mechanism for the environment and economy across regions.

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The Carbon Emission Reduction Effect of City Cluster—Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Action Path of Environmental Governance on Carbon Emissions: A Case Study of Urban Agglomerations in the Yellow River Basin

Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Action Path of Environmental Governance on Carbon Emissions: A Case Study of Urban Agglomerations in the Yellow River Basin

The Impact of Port Total Factor Productivity on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Port Cities: Evidence from the Yangtze River Ports

Can Environmental Regulation Improve High-Quality Economic Development in China? The Mediating Effects of Digital Economy

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