Air pollution control and enterprise competitiveness – A re-examination based on China's Clean Air Action DOI
Junpeng Zhu, Junbing Xu

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 312, P. 114968 - 114968

Published: March 28, 2022

Language: Английский

The short-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution in China DOI Creative Commons
Guojun He, Yuhang Pan, Takanao Tanaka

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Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 3(12), P. 1005 - 1011

Published: July 7, 2020

To prevent the escalation of COVID-19 transmission, China locked down one-third its cities, which strictly curtailed personal mobility and economic activities. Using comprehensive daily air quality data in China, we evaluated impacts these measures terms Air Quality Index (AQI) concentrations particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5). infer their causal relationships, employed difference-in-differences models that compare cities without lockdown policies. We found city lockdowns led to sizeable improvement quality. Within weeks, AQI locked-down was brought by 19.84 points (PM2.5 14.07 µg m−3) relative control group. In addition, formal also improved because enforcement other types counter-virus measures. The those 6.34 7.05 previous year. effects are larger colder, richer more industrialized cities. Despite improvements, PM2.5 during periods remained four times higher World Health Organization recommendations, suggesting much further effort is needed. Existing environmental policies could obtain similar improvements at lower cost, making an unsustainable option address issues. Urban remarkably worse WHO recommended levels first despite substantial pollution reductions high costs measure.

Language: Английский

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The winter choke: Coal-Fired heating, air pollution, and mortality in China DOI
Maoyong Fan, Guojun He, Maigeng Zhou

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Journal of Health Economics, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 71, P. 102316 - 102316

Published: March 6, 2020

Language: Английский

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242
Effects of China's pilot low-carbon city policy on carbon emission reduction: A quasi-natural experiment based on satellite data DOI
Weidong Huo, Jie Qi, Tong Yang

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 175, P. 121422 - 121422

Published: Dec. 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on global air quality and health DOI Open Access
Feng Liu, Meichang Wang, Meina Zheng

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 755, P. 142533 - 142533

Published: Sept. 30, 2020

Language: Английский

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China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First 5 Years DOI
Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Shanjun Li

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Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 281 - 299

Published: June 1, 2021

The decade from 2010 to 2019 marked a significant turning point in China’s approach environmental regulation and pollution. This article describes the recent trends air water quality, with focus on 5 years following Chinese government’s announcement of its “war pollution” 2014. We review emerging literature that has taken advantage improvements data availability accuracy understand social, economic, health impacts pollution China.

Language: Английский

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Has Carbon Emissions Trading Reduced PM2.5 in China? DOI
Jing‐Yue Liu, Richard T. Woodward, Yue‐Jun Zhang

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Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 55(10), P. 6631 - 6643

Published: May 7, 2021

China today has an urgent need to develop low-carbon policies that also address local air pollution. This study uses a difference-in-differences model estimate the extent which China's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), directly addresses CO2 emissions, generated cobenefits by reducing PM2.5. Using monthly PM2.5 concentration and weather data for 297 Chinese cities from January 2005 December 2017, we find (1) ETS reduced concentrations 4.8%, this reduction effect is strongest in summer. The results are confirmed robustness tests including propensity score matching, mahalanobis distance two placebo tests, controlling atmospheric policies. (2) pilots have positive spillovers on neighboring nonpilot within 300 km of pilot cites, especially those downwind cities, ETS's primarily result firms adopting abatement activities adjusting industrial structure. (3) greater regions with larger carbon trading volume higher price. (4) caused may avoided 23,363 deaths saved $41.38 billion annually GDP.

Language: Английский

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Time Preferences and green agricultural technology adoption: Field evidence from rice farmers in China DOI
Hui Mao, Li Zhou,

Ying Rui-yao

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Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 109, P. 105627 - 105627

Published: July 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Can vertical environmental regulation induce enterprise green innovation? A new perspective from automatic air quality monitoring station in China DOI Creative Commons
Longzheng Du, Weifen Lin, Jianhang Du

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 317, P. 115349 - 115349

Published: May 27, 2022

Language: Английский

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Does low-carbon pilot city policy induce low-carbon choices in residents' living: Holistic and single dual perspective DOI
Xin Liu, Hui Xu

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 324, P. 116353 - 116353

Published: Sept. 28, 2022

Language: Английский

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Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China DOI
Liping Liao, Minzhe Du, Zhongfei Chen

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 104579 - 104579

Published: April 13, 2023

Language: Английский

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