The effects of three types of environmental regulation on energy consumption—evidence from China

Liu, Yulin; Li, Zhihui; Yin, Xingmin

doi:10.1007/s11356-018-2769-5

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“…Regarding the influence of environmental regulations on energy consumption, a branch of studies has revealed that environmental regulations result in the cost effect and the "Green Paradox" effect [19]. The cost effect means that the production cost of polluting enterprises is increased by compliance with environmental regulation policies, thus the energy input of production decisions is accordingly adjusted.…”

Section: The Effects Of Environmental Regulationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Environmental Regulations Promote Greenhouse Gas Abatement in OECD Countries? Command-and-Control vs. Market-Based Policies

Guo

Фу

2021

Sustainability

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In response to global warming, greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement has been one of the top priorities of governments, and a large variety of environmental regulation policies have been implemented in past decades. Using panel data from 27 OECD countries over the period of 2005–2012, this study measures and compares the stringency level of command-and-control and market-based environmental regulations. The differentiated impacts and indirect effects of environmental regulations on GHG emissions are tested empirically. The results show that: (1) Both command-and-control and market-based environmental regulations have effects on GHG abatement in OECD countries, and there is a non-linear relationship between environmental regulations and GHG discharge, in which stringent command-and-control environmental regulations and mild market-based regulation policies are preferred; (2) Command-and-control environmental regulations reduce GHG emissions by improving the technological level, rather than the energy consumption structure. In contrast, market-based environmental regulations can promote GHG abatement through the intermediary effects of both technological progress and the energy consumption structure. The findings provide implications for OECD countries to further reduce GHG emissions.

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Section: The Effects Of Environmental Regulationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Environmental Regulations Promote Greenhouse Gas Abatement in OECD Countries? Command-and-Control vs. Market-Based Policies

Guo

Фу

2021

Sustainability

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“…The policy on the IS industry is generally aimed at large and medium-sized steel enterprises, or in the eastern and central provinces and municipalities such as Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong, Liaoning [55]. Therefore, environmental regulations obviously affect the CO 2 emissions in the eastern region [56]. The central and western regions are affected by geography, and there are many enterprises with small scale, low efficiency and heavy pollution.…”

Section: Heterogeneity Analysis: Sub-regionmentioning

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An Inverted-U Impact of Environmental Regulations on Carbon Emissions in China’s Iron and Steel Industry: Mechanisms of Synergy and Innovation Effects

Fan

Zhou

2020

Sustainability

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Based on a panel data of China’s iron and steel (IS) industry from 2000 to 2014, this paper explores the impact of environmental regulations on CO2 emissions in the industry. The results show that there is a clear inverted-U relationship between environmental regulations and CO2 emissions in the IS industry. Additionally, there are regional heterogeneity and regulatory intensity on the impact of environmental regulations on CO2 emissions. The results in the eastern region are consistent with the whole sample results, while the upward trend in the central region and the downward trend in the western region together lay the basis for the inverted-U shape of the whole sample. High environmental regulations affect CO2 emissions in an inverted-U shape, while low environmental regulations present a U shape. The mechanisms of environmental regulations affecting CO2 emissions are synergy effect and technological innovation effect. Finally, this paper proposes some policy recommendations according to the above findings.

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“…At present, the methods for measuring the intensity of environmental regulations are not uniform. Some scholars measure it using a single indicator (Zhang M et al, 2019;, some scholars divide environmental regulations into different types of tools to measure separately (Yang and Song, 2019;Zhang J et al, 2021), and some scholars have measured it from the aspects of industrial solid waste composite utilization rate, industrial soot removal rate, and industrial wastewater discharge compliance rate (Liu et al, 2018). Considering that Xinjiang's…”

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Decarbonization, Environmental Regulation, and Economic Boom: An Indicator Assessment Based on the Industrial Waste

Yang

et al. 2022

Front. Energy Res.

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Energy-based economic development brings about some environmental problems, and as China’s economy shifts from rapid growth to high-quality development, the implementation of environmental regulation is crucial to achieving environmental protection and high-quality economic development. Based on the panel data of 14 prefectures and cities from 2000 to 2018 in Xinjiang, this study explored the impact of environmental regulation on high-quality economic development by constructing a comprehensive evaluation index system and using entropy method and Tobit regression model. The results show that 1) overall, each 1% increase in environmental regulation is associated with a 0.037% rise in high-quality economic development level; 2) regionally, each 1% increase in environmental regulation is associated with a 0.119% rise in high-quality economic development level in northern Xinjiang, but the effect on the southern Xinjiang is not significant; 3) each 1% increase in environmental regulation, the level of high-quality economic development decreased by 0.034% from 2000 to 2010 and increased by 0.061% from 2011 to 2018. In general, this study adds to the theoretical and empirical study on the influence of environmental regulation on high-quality economic development while providing a methodology for other economies to assess the relationship between the two.

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The effects of three types of environmental regulation on energy consumption—evidence from China

Cited by 47 publications

References 77 publications

Can Environmental Regulations Promote Greenhouse Gas Abatement in OECD Countries? Command-and-Control vs. Market-Based Policies

Can Environmental Regulations Promote Greenhouse Gas Abatement in OECD Countries? Command-and-Control vs. Market-Based Policies

An Inverted-U Impact of Environmental Regulations on Carbon Emissions in China’s Iron and Steel Industry: Mechanisms of Synergy and Innovation Effects

Decarbonization, Environmental Regulation, and Economic Boom: An Indicator Assessment Based on the Industrial Waste

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