Air pollutant emissions from economic sectors in China: A linkage analysis

Wang, Yuan; Lai, Nan; Mao, Guozhu; Zuo, Jian; Crittenden, John C.; Jin, Yi; Moreno‐Cruz, Juan

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.016

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“…The influence between two regions is reciprocal. In order to show the role for air pollution responsibility of every province (Yao et al, 2002;Wang et al, 2017b), and are provided by official statistics in China. In order to integrate these pollutants, we applied atmospheric pollutants equivalents (APE) to aggregate the four types of emissions (see equation (4).…”

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Provincial air pollution responsibility and environmental tax of China based on interregional linkage indicators

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Provincial air pollution responsibility and environmental tax of China based on interregional linkage indicators

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“…Regional development differences are an essential feature of China's economy, with different regions being at different stages of economic development [26]. The same pattern applies to air pollution in China: in recent years, the severity of air pollution has significantly varied among different regions [27]. However, there have been relatively few studies of the decoupling between environmental pollution and the economy at the regional scale.…”

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Decoupling Analysis between Economic Growth and Air Pollution in Key Regions of Air Pollution Control in China

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The Chinese government has implemented a number of environmental policies to promote the continuous improvement of air quality while considering economic development. Scientific assessment of the impact of environmental policies on the relationship between air pollution and economic growth can provide a scientific basis for promoting the coordinated development of these two factors. This paper uses the Tapio decoupling theory to analyze the relationship between regional economic growth and air pollution in key regions of air pollution control in China—namely, the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region and surrounding areas (BTHS), the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and the Pearl River Delta (PRD)—based on data of GDP and the concentrations of SO2, PM10, and NO2 for 31 provinces in China from 2000 to 2019. The results show that the SO2, PM10, and NO2 pollution in the key regions show strong and weak decoupling. The findings additionally indicate that government policies have played a significant role in improving the decoupling between air pollution and economic development. The decoupling between economic growth and SO2 and PM10 pollution in the BTHS, YRD, and PRD is better than that in other regions, while the decoupling between economic growth and NO2 pollution has not improved significantly in these regions. To improve the relationship between economic growth and air pollution, we suggest that the governments of China and other developing countries should further optimize and adjust the structure of industry, energy, and transportation; apply more stringent targets and measures in areas of serious air pollution; and strengthen mobile vehicle pollution control.

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“…Some studies established econometric models to discuss the relationships between APEs and macroeconomic variables [20][21][22][23] and explore the effects of these macroeconomic variables on APEs [24][25][26][27]. Some scholars analyzed sources of APEs from the sectoral perspective and found that the power and transport sectors were the main sources [28][29][30], followed by the agriculture and household sectors [31,32]. The decomposition method has been widely used to decompose factors influencing energy use or emissions into some effects in recent times.…”

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Decomposition Analysis of Factors that Drive the Changes of Major Air Pollutant Emissions in China at a Multi-Regional Level

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The regional emission reduction determines the national emission reduction for one country, and the differences in regional economic characteristics may result in regional differences in air pollutant emissions (APEs). In this regard, this study constructs a regional contribution index of different factors through an extended LMDI (Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index) method and investigates regional differences in factors driving the changes of China's major APEs (SO 2 , NO x , and PM 2.5 ). It reveals that the regional emission efficiency effect was a key inhibitory factor on APEs, which was more obvious in the eastern and northern regions. The regional energy intensity had greater inhibitory effects on SO 2 and NO x than on PM 2.5 , and these inhibitory effects were more obvious in the eastern region. The regional population structure promoted APEs for northern, southern, northeastern, and eastern regions, and inhibited APEs for central, southwestern, and northwestern regions. The regional relative income had a slight effect, which curbed APEs for northern, eastern, southern, and northern regions. The national economic growth effect was the key factor in promoting APEs, which was obvious in eastern and northern regions, followed by southern, central, and southwestern regions. Policy implications are put forward based on empirical results.Sustainability 2019, 11, 7113 2 of 22 reduction target for the 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (2016-2020) that by 2020 the energy consumption per 10,000 RMB GDP would be cut by 15% in comparison to 2015, and SO 2 and NO x would be within 15.8 and 15.74 million tons, respectively, which are both 15% lower than the level of 2015. There are regional differences in APEs for China because of its serious imbalances in economic development. As for the air pollutant reduction, the national reduction target should be reasonably allocated to each province and municipality as a regional target, to smoothly realize the national emission reduction target. Therefore, it is urgent and important to study the regional differences in factors that affect APEs in China, which is conductive to offer references for designing policies according to regional differences and effectively reduce air pollutant emissions (APEs).Many previous studies touched on the issues related to air pollutant emission trends and characteristics [6][7][8][9], and the harm to the economy and human health [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Recently, more attention has been focused on analyses of factors influencing APEs. Some studies established econometric models to discuss the relationships between APEs and macroeconomic variables [20][21][22][23] and explore the effects of these macroeconomic variables on APEs [24][25][26][27]. Some scholars analyzed sources of APEs from the sectoral perspective and found that the power and transport sectors were the main sources [28][29][30], followed by the agriculture and household sectors [31,32]. The decomposition method has been widely used to decompose factors influencing energy u...

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Air pollutant emissions from economic sectors in China: A linkage analysis

Cited by 49 publications

References 34 publications

Provincial air pollution responsibility and environmental tax of China based on interregional linkage indicators

Provincial air pollution responsibility and environmental tax of China based on interregional linkage indicators

Decoupling Analysis between Economic Growth and Air Pollution in Key Regions of Air Pollution Control in China

Decomposition Analysis of Factors that Drive the Changes of Major Air Pollutant Emissions in China at a Multi-Regional Level

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