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Carbon Emissions and Environmental Protection

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 8486

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lili Guo

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Guest Editor
College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: environmental and resource economics; agricultural economics; sustainability
Prof. Dr. Houjian Li

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Guest Editor
College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: environmental economics; energy economics; low carbon economics
Dr. Junbing Huang

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Guest Editor
School of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: energy economics; sustainability; digital economy
Prof. Dr. Hong Liu

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Guest Editor
School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Interests: climate change; financial constraints; innovation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

With the rapid growth of global economics, worldwide carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement manufacturing are increasing. Carbon pollution brings many serious consequences, such as a rise in temperature, extreme weather, erratic rain, and rising sea level, which seriously threatens the living environments of human beings. Therefore, carbon emission reduction has been a subject of great attention worldwide in recent decades. There is a vast body of theoretical and empirical research on carbon emission reduction and its implications for environmental protection. Nevertheless, more research is needed to better understand the strategies for carbon emission reduction in order to make better-targeted development intervention programs. 

With this Special Issue, we seek to expand our understanding of different strategies for carbon emission reduction in Asian countries. Contributions from other countries are also welcome. Contributions may consider research that investigates the relationships between carbon emission reduction and the following themes:

  1. Adoption of digital technologies and carbon pollution;
  2. Transformation of sustainable agricultural systems;
  3. Green finance development;
  4. R&D and innovation;
  5. Technological progress;
  6. Environmental regulation;
  7. Energy. 

Dr. Lili Guo
Prof. Dr. Houjian Li
Dr. Junbing Huang
Prof. Dr. Hong Liu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • carbon emission
  • environmental pollution
  • digital technologies
  • sustainable agricultural systems green finance development
  • R&D and innovation
  • technological progress and carbon emission reduction
  • government support and carbon emission reduction
  • environmental regulation and carbon emission reduction

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Nonlinear Effects of Economic Policy Uncertainty Shocks on Carbon Emissions in China: Evidence from Province-Level Data
by Chao Wu, Ziyu Liu, Jinquan Liu and Mingze Du
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 16293; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316293 - 05 Dec 2022
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Based on cross-sectional data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2004 to 2017, this paper systematically examines the nonlinear effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on carbon emissions and its causes using the PSTR model. It is found that the impact of EPU on [...] Read more.
Based on cross-sectional data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2004 to 2017, this paper systematically examines the nonlinear effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on carbon emissions and its causes using the PSTR model. It is found that the impact of EPU on carbon emissions at the provincial level in China has significant nonlinear characteristics and shows a positive and then negative pattern as the level of EPU increases. Furthermore, increased levels of EPU also cause a nonlinear migration of the effects of provincial economic and financial development, industrial structure, government spending, and environmental regulation on carbon emissions, illustrating a large amount of heterogeneity among Chinese provinces. Specifically, provinces with higher levels of economic and financial development experience a greater positive carbon emission effect from EPU, whereas provinces with lower levels of such development experience a greater negative carbon emission effect. In contrast, in provinces with irrational industrial structures, lower fiscal expenditures, and weaker environmental controls, the nonlinear carbon emission consequences of EPU are greater. Therefore, local governments should prudently adjust economic policies, improve and perfect the market information disclosure system, and afford full play to regional comparative advantages to help achieve the “double carbon goal”. Full article
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Green Total Factor Productivity Growth: Policy-Guided or Market-Driven?
by Shuai Wang, Cunyi Yang and Zhenghui Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(17), 10471; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710471 - 23 Aug 2022
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The green growth mode of modern economy is affected by both policy and market, but previous studies have lacked a comparison between the two effects on green economy development. Which is the leading factor of green growth: policy or market? Using the Panel [...] Read more.
The green growth mode of modern economy is affected by both policy and market, but previous studies have lacked a comparison between the two effects on green economy development. Which is the leading factor of green growth: policy or market? Using the Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) model and the twelve-year data of more than 200 prefecture-level cities in China, we compared and analyzed the linear and non-linear effects of environmental regulation and marketization degree on green total factor productivity (GTFP). The results show that: (1) both environmental regulation and marketization degree have a non-linear promoting effect on GTFP. (2) GTFP is mainly market-driven rather than policy-guided. (3) Environmental regulation and marketization promote the improvement of GTFP through the industrial upgrading effect and the innovation development effect, respectively. This paper makes up for the comparative analysis gap of factors in the field of green growth and extends from the single determination of influencing factors to the importance of the comparison of influencing factors with the transition perspective. The conclusions provide a reference for the green development of countries and regions, emphasizing the importance of green development policies adapting to local conditions and time and providing evidence for market-oriented green economy development. Full article
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The Nonlinear Influence of Environmental Regulation on the Transformation and Upgrading of Industrial Structure
by Shuai Guan, Jinquan Liu, Yongfu Liu and Mingze Du
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(14), 8378; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148378 - 08 Jul 2022
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This paper measures the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure from two aspects of rationalization and upgrading of industrial structure, and empirically analyzes the impact of environmental regulation on industrial structure transformation and upgrading by using data of 29 provinces in China from [...] Read more.
This paper measures the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure from two aspects of rationalization and upgrading of industrial structure, and empirically analyzes the impact of environmental regulation on industrial structure transformation and upgrading by using data of 29 provinces in China from 2004 to 2015. It was found that there is a significant nonlinear effect between environmental regulation and the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure. Specifically, environmental regulation is not conducive to the rational development of industrial structure, but with the continuous improvement of economic development level and human capital level, the inhibitory effect of environmental regulation on the rationalization of industrial structure is gradually weakened. The influence coefficient of environmental regulation on the rationalization of industrial structure is 0.0619~0.2648. Moreover, environmental regulation effectively drives the upgrading of industrial structure, and when the level of economic development and human capital are higher than the threshold, the role of environmental regulation in promoting the high development of industrial structure is gradually enhanced. The influence coefficient of environmental regulation on the upgrading of industrial structure is 0.0540~0.5626. Therefore, it is of great significance to formulate appropriate environmental regulation policies according to local conditions in the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure. Full article
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Dynamic Linkage between Aging, Mechanizations and Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Production
by Lili Guo, Yuting Song, Shuang Zhao, Mengqian Tang, Yangli Guo, Mengying Su and Houjian Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(10), 6191; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106191 - 19 May 2022
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The trend of aging is intensifying and has become a prominent population phenomenon worldwide. The aging population has an important impact on carbon emissions, but at present, there is little research on its ecological consequences, especially the relationship with agricultural carbon emissions. For [...] Read more.
The trend of aging is intensifying and has become a prominent population phenomenon worldwide. The aging population has an important impact on carbon emissions, but at present, there is little research on its ecological consequences, especially the relationship with agricultural carbon emissions. For a long time, China has been dominated by a scattered small-scale peasant economy. Currently, the aging population also means that the agricultural labor force will gradually become scarce, and the agricultural production will face reform. This article is intended to find the long-term impact of aging and mechanization on agricultural carbon emissions and construct a more comprehensive policy framework for sustainable development, hoping to contribute to environmental and ecological protection. The research sample in this article is from 2000 to 2019, covering 30 provinces (cities, autonomous regions) in China. We adopted methods and models including Fully Modified General Least Squares (FMOLS), Dynamic General Least Squares (DOLS), Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) model, etc., and used the Granger causality test to determine the causal relationship between variables. Results show that aging is the Granger cause of agricultural carbon emissions and agricultural mechanization. Agricultural carbon emissions and agricultural mechanization have a bidirectional causal relationship. In the short term, agricultural mechanization and aging both have made a great contribution to carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural production. However, in the long term, the impact of aging on agricultural mechanization is significantly negative. Therefore, it is generally beneficial to improve the environmental problems of agricultural production. Our research focuses on the latest background of population trends and global climate issues and finally provides suggestions and a theoretical basis for the formulation of government agricultural policies according to the research conclusions. Full article
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