Can Compulsory Ecological Compensation for Land Damaged by Mining Activities Mitigate CO2 Emissions in China?

Wang, Siyao; Balta‐Ozkan, Nazmiye; Yıldırım, Jülide; Chen, Fu; Wang, Yinghong

doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.778937

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“…Facing the increasingly severe climate situation, China has introduced a series of ambitious energy conservation and emission reduction policies, intensified efforts to regulate coal resources, and set stricter carbon dioxide emission reduction targets (Abbasi et al, 2022). In September 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed that China will increase its nationally determined contribution at the United Nations General Assembly, strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, and strive to achieve overall carbon neutrality by 2060 (Wang et al, 2021). Given China's dependence on coal resources and the high carbon content of coal, the possibility of achievement of the carbon dioxide emission reduction target depends largely on the amount of coal used (Hao et al, 2015).…”

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Research on coal demand forecast and carbon emission reduction in Shanxi Province under the vision of carbon peak

Zhang²,

Qie³

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Facing the increasingly severe climate situation, China strives to improve its Nationally Determined Contributions, promising to reach its carbon peak by 2030. Accurately predicting the future demand quantity and changing the trends of coal resources is the key to maintaining national energy security and achieving the goal of “carbon peak” and is also an important research topic in the future. To improve the prediction accuracy, this study sorts out eight common factors affecting the coal demand from the aspects of the economy, population, and energy. The grey relational analysis method was used to describe the degree of importance of each factor and screen out the relatively vital factors. The system dynamics model for coal demand in Shanxi Province was also established. The coal demand and carbon emission trends in Shanxi Province from 2021 to 2030 were predicted under business-as-usual, low-speed and high-speed development scenarios. The study results show that: 1) During the 14th Five-Year Plan to 15th Five-year Plan, the trend of coal demand has changed from increasing to decreasing. Under the three scenarios, the coal demand in 2021 is expected to be 372.03 million tons, 365.97 million tons, 360.04 million tons, and it is expected that the coal demand will peak in 2025, and will reach 394.77 million tons, 390.27 million tons, and 385.66 million tons under the three scenarios, respectively. 2) With the development of population and economy, the total energy demand shows a continuously increasing trend. It is estimated that the total energy consumption will reach 237.46-242.93 million tons of standard coal in 2030, and the total energy demand will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. 3) The carbon dioxide emission is closely related to the coal demand, showing a similar variation trend. Under the business-as-usual development scenario, carbon emissions in 2021 are 699.62 million tons, and carbon emissions are expected to reach 681.12 million tons in 2030. The low-speed development and high-speed development scenarios have different degrees of energy saving and emission reduction benefits. Compared with the business-as-usual development scenario in 2030, the carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 1.64 million tons and 3.56 million tons respectively. Finally, we put forward important policy measures to promote the economic transformation and upgrading of Shanxi Province and accelerate the realization of the “carbon peak” goal.

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Research on coal demand forecast and carbon emission reduction in Shanxi Province under the vision of carbon peak

Zhang²,

Qie³

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Effect of eco-compensation policy on the environmental quality varies with city size and location in China’s Yangtze river economic belt

Yan,

Hu,

Chen

2024

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Does Air Quality Ecological Compensation Improve Total Factor Energy Efficiency?—A Quasi-Natural Experiment from 282 Cities in China

Zhang,

Wu,

Zhang

2024

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The impact of air-quality ecological compensation on total factor energy efficiency can help a country to achieve high-quality economic development with the goals of peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, and to explore a win–win path for the economy and the environment. This study investigates the impact of air-quality ecological compensation (AQEC) on total factor energy efficiency using the time-varying difference-in-difference model with a sample of 282 Chinese cities from 2004 to 2022. The results show AQEC significantly increases total factor energy efficiency by 1.71% in the pilot areas. This result remains robust after undergoing PSM-DID, considering only the first three pilot batches, an instrumental variable approach, the exclusion of other policies interference, and dual machine learning. The mechanisms analysis indicates that AQEC enhances total factor energy efficiency by promoting industrial structure advancement and green technology innovation. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that heterogeneity exists in the effect of AQEC on total factor energy efficiency, particularly in cities with an old industrial base and small cities. Overall, this study refines the causal relationship between air-quality ecological compensation and total factor energy efficiency, providing empirical evidence and policy insights for China and other countries to enhance energy efficiency and promote urban ecological civilization.

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Can Compulsory Ecological Compensation for Land Damaged by Mining Activities Mitigate CO2 Emissions in China?

Cited by 3 publications

References 59 publications

Research on coal demand forecast and carbon emission reduction in Shanxi Province under the vision of carbon peak

Research on coal demand forecast and carbon emission reduction in Shanxi Province under the vision of carbon peak

Effect of eco-compensation policy on the environmental quality varies with city size and location in China’s Yangtze river economic belt

Does Air Quality Ecological Compensation Improve Total Factor Energy Efficiency?—A Quasi-Natural Experiment from 282 Cities in China

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