Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

As a comprehensive environmental regulation, the low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) may have an impact on haze pollution. The evaluation of the effectiveness of LCCP on haze pollution is greatly significant for air pollution prevention and control. Taking LCCP as the starting point, in this study w...

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Autores principales:	Jinling Yan, Junfeng Zhao, Xiaodong Yang, Xufeng Su, Hailing Wang, Qiying Ran, Jianliang Shen
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	low-carbon city pilot policy haze pollution quasi-natural experiment DID model spatial spillover effect Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a4b5428537404ecf9223321eb11ad00a2021-11-11T16:26:23ZDoes Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China10.3390/ijerph1821112871660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a4b5428537404ecf9223321eb11ad00a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11287https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601As a comprehensive environmental regulation, the low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) may have an impact on haze pollution. The evaluation of the effectiveness of LCCP on haze pollution is greatly significant for air pollution prevention and control. Taking LCCP as the starting point, in this study we constructed DID, PSM-DID, and intermediary effect models to empirically test the impact and mechanism of LCCP on haze pollution, based on the panel data of 271 cities in China from 2005 to 2018. The findings show that (1) LCCP has significantly reduced the urban haze pollution, and the average annual concentration of PM2.5 in pilot cities decreased by 14.29%. (2) LCCP can inhibit haze pollution by promoting technological innovation, upgrading the industrial structure, and reducing energy consumption. Among these impacts, the effect of technological innovation is the strongest, followed by industrial structure, and energy consumption. (3) LCCP has significantly curbed the haze pollution of non-resource dependent cities, Eastern cities, and large cities, but exerted little impact on resource-dependent cities, Central and Western regions, and small and medium-sized cities. (4) LCCP has a spatial spillover effect. It can inhibit the haze pollution of adjacent cities through demonstration and warning effects. This study enriches the relevant research on LCCP and provides empirical support and policy enlightenment for pollution reduction.Jinling YanJunfeng ZhaoXiaodong YangXufeng SuHailing WangQiying RanJianliang ShenMDPI AGarticlelow-carbon city pilot policyhaze pollutionquasi-natural experimentDID modelspatial spillover effectMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11287, p 11287 (2021)
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topic	low-carbon city pilot policy haze pollution quasi-natural experiment DID model spatial spillover effect Medicine R
spellingShingle	low-carbon city pilot policy haze pollution quasi-natural experiment DID model spatial spillover effect Medicine R Jinling Yan Junfeng Zhao Xiaodong Yang Xufeng Su Hailing Wang Qiying Ran Jianliang Shen Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
description	As a comprehensive environmental regulation, the low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) may have an impact on haze pollution. The evaluation of the effectiveness of LCCP on haze pollution is greatly significant for air pollution prevention and control. Taking LCCP as the starting point, in this study we constructed DID, PSM-DID, and intermediary effect models to empirically test the impact and mechanism of LCCP on haze pollution, based on the panel data of 271 cities in China from 2005 to 2018. The findings show that (1) LCCP has significantly reduced the urban haze pollution, and the average annual concentration of PM2.5 in pilot cities decreased by 14.29%. (2) LCCP can inhibit haze pollution by promoting technological innovation, upgrading the industrial structure, and reducing energy consumption. Among these impacts, the effect of technological innovation is the strongest, followed by industrial structure, and energy consumption. (3) LCCP has significantly curbed the haze pollution of non-resource dependent cities, Eastern cities, and large cities, but exerted little impact on resource-dependent cities, Central and Western regions, and small and medium-sized cities. (4) LCCP has a spatial spillover effect. It can inhibit the haze pollution of adjacent cities through demonstration and warning effects. This study enriches the relevant research on LCCP and provides empirical support and policy enlightenment for pollution reduction.
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author	Jinling Yan Junfeng Zhao Xiaodong Yang Xufeng Su Hailing Wang Qiying Ran Jianliang Shen
author_facet	Jinling Yan Junfeng Zhao Xiaodong Yang Xufeng Su Hailing Wang Qiying Ran Jianliang Shen
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title	Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
title_short	Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
title_full	Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
title_fullStr	Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
title_full_unstemmed	Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
title_sort	does low-carbon city pilot policy alleviate urban haze pollution? empirical evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in china
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a4b5428537404ecf9223321eb11ad00a
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Does Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy Alleviate Urban Haze Pollution? Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

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