Could tariffs reduce overcapacity and environmental pollution? Evidence from China’s adjustment of tariffs on coal

Xiang, Haitao; Kuang, Yanxiang; He, Haibo; Yao, Shujie

doi:10.1016/j.eap.2022.04.007

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“…Based on theoretical views and some practical observations, government intervention in world trade through the imposition of tariffs and non-tariff barriers will disrupt trade and in the long run will reduce international prosperity [ 2 ]. Accordingly, tariff reduction as a tool to facilitate imports leads to a decrease in import prices, a decrease in demand for domestically produced goods and an increase in demand for imported goods [ 16 , 17 ]. Considering the growing demand for wood and wood products and the role that wood imports can play in providing domestic demand and reducing pressure on forests in crisis countries, reducing import barriers can have significant welfare and environmental consequences for these countries [ 4 ].…”

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Economic review of the tariff liberalization of the import of wood and wood products: Evidence from a developing country

Soltanizadeh,

Moosavi,

Najafi

2024

Heliyon

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Economic review of the tariff liberalization of the import of wood and wood products: Evidence from a developing country

Soltanizadeh,

Moosavi,

Najafi

2024

Heliyon

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“…The objective of the CEDP pilot was to control coal consumption, optimize the energy structure, promote clean energy technology innovation, and improve the level of clean energy use. Studies have shown that reducing coal consumption, applying clean energy technologies, and developing clean energy can significantly reduce environmental pollution and promote green economic growth (Xiang et al, 2022;Babacan et al, 2020).…”

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Synergistic impacts of clean energy demonstration policies on pollution and carbon reduction

Cui,

Sun

2024

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The promotion of synergies between pollution and carbon reduction is a key strategic direction for building a beautiful China, with the development of clean energy being a positive step towards achieving this goal. In this study, we used China's provincial panel data from 2005 to 2020 to examine the clean energy demonstration province (CEDP) pilot as a quasi-natural experiment and utilized the synthetic control and difference-in-differences model to assess the synergistic effect of CEDP formulation on pollution and carbon reduction. We found that CEDP formulation synergistically reduced pollution and carbon and that policy implementation effectively reduced the PM2.5 emission intensity and carbon emission intensity of the pilot provinces. These were robust findings even after multiple tests. There was regional heterogeneity in the synergistic effect of CEDPs, and the policy effect of conducting the CEDP pilots was more significant in the central and western regions than in the eastern regions. Further mechanism tests showed that industrial upgrading and energy efficiency improvement were important channels for CEDP formulation to achieve the synergistic effect of pollution and carbon reduction. We proposed to enhance the evaluation system for CEDP formulation and implementation, systematically expand the coverage of CEDP pilots, and reinforce the mechanism for industrial upgrading and energy efficiency improvement.

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Synergistic Impacts of Clean Energy Demonstration Policy on Air Pollution and Carbon Reduction

Cui,

Sun

2024

Sustainability

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The development of clean energy is of great significance for achieving air pollution and carbon reduction. China has launched clean energy demonstration province (CEDP) construction as a pilot program to accelerate cleaner alternatives and promote synergies between air pollution and carbon reduction. Existing studies have focused on the carbon abatement effects of this clean energy demonstration policy but are inconclusive as to whether the policy also reduces air pollution. In this paper, we empirically assess the synergistic impact of the CEDP policy on air pollution and carbon reduction using the difference-in-differences method by treating the CEDP pilot as a quasi-natural experiment using provincial-level panel data from 2005 to 2020 in China. We find that the PM2.5 and carbon intensity in the eastern and central regions show a tendency to move towards a lower gradient compared to the western region, and the CEDP pilot has a synergistic effect on air pollution and carbon reduction, as the implementation of the policy significantly increases synergy between air pollution and carbon reduction and reduces the intensity of PM2.5 and carbon emissions in the pilot provinces, which remains a robust finding after multiple tests. In terms of regional differences, the policy’s effects in the central and western regions are more significant than those in the eastern regions, which suggests that the central and western regions have made more progress in environmental improvement after the implementation of the relevant policies, and this finding provides new ideas and possibilities for reducing regional pollution. Further mechanism tests find that industrial upgrading and energy efficiency improvement are important channels for the CEDP policy to achieve the synergistic effects of air pollution and carbon reduction. Accordingly, we put forward policy recommendations to expand the coverage of CEDP pilots in an orderly manner, strengthen the transmission role of industrial upgrading and energy efficiency improvement, and improve the evaluation system of CEDP construction and operation.

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Could tariffs reduce overcapacity and environmental pollution? Evidence from China’s adjustment of tariffs on coal

Cited by 3 publications

References 44 publications

Economic review of the tariff liberalization of the import of wood and wood products: Evidence from a developing country

Economic review of the tariff liberalization of the import of wood and wood products: Evidence from a developing country

Synergistic impacts of clean energy demonstration policies on pollution and carbon reduction

Synergistic Impacts of Clean Energy Demonstration Policy on Air Pollution and Carbon Reduction

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