Does the new energy demonstration cities construction reduce CO2 emission? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Xu, Hong; Liu, Baozhen; Qiu, Lei; Liu, Xujun; Lin, Weifen; Liu, Bei

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-19436-z

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“…This trend could be linked to China's carbon-neutral policy which has raised consumers' awareness of CO2reduced packaging. The Chinese government has mandated carbon emission label for consumer products since 2018 to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in China [54] . Chinese government consider GHG reduction as one of the top priorities in terms of environmental management, as the pressure from global community towards Chinese government on carbon neutrality is heightening [55] .…”

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Consumer preference for sustainability labels in the context of China

Kim,

2024

Environ. Soc. Psychol.

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Sustainability Label (SL) have emerged as an important product attribute in recent decades, and have evolved into various types as products with social, environmental, and economic benefits have become more prevalent in the marketplace. With the information of SL in products, consumers are encouraged to embrace environmental sustainability principles and to make environmentally sustainable choices and actions. SL helps alignment between consumers and the industry by enhancing consumers’ understanding of company’s act, and serve as an effective marketing message. However, there is limited research on consumer preferences for different types of sustainable labels or benefits. This study addresses this knowledge gap by applying choice experiment method to assess consumers’ choice behavior for products associated with various SL. Choice experiment designs are separately developed for two most relevant sustainable products (i.e. soymilk and EV) in China. A stated preference method (SPM) consumer survey was conducted in 2022 across six major cities in China, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Xi’an, and a total of 840 valid responses were collected for assessing multinomial logit (MNL) model. Findings show that Chinese consumers prefer SL with environmental benefits, foreign COO/Brand in consuming soymilk, and prefer SL with employee friendliness, domestic COO/Brand for Electric Vehicle (EV). These findings provide insights for marketers and researchers Chinese consumers’ preference for specific SL and brand for two selected product categories.

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Section: Consumer Preference For Soymilkmentioning

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Consumer preference for sustainability labels in the context of China

Kim,

2024

Environ. Soc. Psychol.

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“…In light of this, the paper investigates the impact of government environmental regulations on air pollution in grassroots communities and delves into the underlying mechanisms using satellite remote sensing data and county-level economic and social data spanning from 2008 to 2019. Compared with the existing literature, this paper's unique contributions can be summarized as follows: firstly, it diverges from previous studies focusing on the micro-level of environmental regulation on corporate emission reduction [12], corporate green innovation [6], and macro-policy indicators such as coal consumption within regions [13]. Starting from the perspective of grassroots environmental governance behavior and leveraging satellite remote sensing technology, this paper empirically investigates the influence of grassroots government environmental regulations on air pollution, pointing out the development direction for enhancing government environmental regulation.…”

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Can Grassroots Governments’ Environmental Attention Effectively Improve Air Pollution? Empirical Evidence from Satellite Remote Sensing Technology

Lin,

Shi,

2023

Sustainability

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Air pollution poses a global challenge, prompting governments worldwide to implement environmental policies aimed at its mitigation. However, grassroots management is key to the effectiveness of pollution management. Traditional air monitoring, ranging from a specific point to broader areas, has inherent limitations. In contrast, satellite remote sensing technology offers extensive spatial and temporal coverage, enabling real-time monitoring of data transmission. Can the amalgamation of grassroots governance and satellite remote sensing technology significantly enhance air pollution control? This article leverages satellite remote sensing data and county-level economic and social data from China spanning the period 2008 to 2019 to empirically explore the impact and mechanism of government environmental constraints on air pollution in grassroots areas. The following results were found: (1) Grassroots government environmental constraints exert a significant inhibitory effect on air pollution, and this conclusion remains valid after a series of robustness tests. (2) Mechanism tests reveal that grassroots government environmental constraints reduce county-level air pollution by fostering urbanization, enhancing industrial structures, and promoting innovation in green technologies. (3) There exists heterogeneity in the inhibitory effect of grassroots environmental constraints on air pollution, with a more pronounced impact in areas focusing on environmental protection, facing no economic constraints, large-scale, and located in central and western regions. The green governance awareness of a higher-level government shows an interaction effect on the reduction in environmental constraints at the grassroots government level, collectively contributing to the decrease in regional air pollution. The conclusion of this article underscores the vital role of satellite remote sensing technology in pollution control and provides insights into the direction of environmental regulation.

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“…In this study, we distinguish ourselves from previous research that has focused on micro-level investigations of environmental regulations affecting companies' energy efficiency and emission reduction behaviors [8], as well as research on micro-level examinations of green technology innovation in businesses [10]. We also differentiate our work from prior macro-level environmental policy assessments that have concentrated on regional fossil fuel indicators [11] and boundary air pollution spillovers [12]. We take a unique perspective by considering local government reports that establish pollution reduction and energy consumption reduction targets as constraints on local environmental objectives.…”

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The Impact of Local Government Environmental Target Constraints on the Performance of Heavy Pollution Industries

Xu,

Lin,

Qiu

2023

Sustainability

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The world is plagued by difficult problems such as ecological degradation and resource depletion. This study utilizes data from 664 Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed enterprises in the heavy pollution industry from 2007 to 2019; this paper constructs a two-way fixed effects panel model and a mediated effect model to test the relevant effects of local government environmental target constraints (LGETCs) on the performance of heavy pollution enterprises (HPEs). The main findings are as follows: First, LGETCs significantly inhibit the short-term performance of HPEs. Second, LGETCs have a heterogeneous impact on the short-term performance of HPEs based on regional, industry, and firm ownership differences. This sentence suggests that local environmental targets can exert a restraining effect on the short-term performance of heavily polluting companies by influencing factors such as financial constraints, agency costs, and levels of technological innovation. In this context, financial constraints and agency costs act as mediating factors, while corporate technological innovation and green technological innovation act as masking factors in this relationship. The sentence appears to suggest that local environmental targets can indirectly have a positive impact on the long-term performance of heavily polluting companies through innovative incentives. Furthermore, the research in this article provides theoretical support for local government efforts to address deteriorating ecological environments and expedite energy conservation and emission reduction in heavily polluting companies.

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Does the new energy demonstration cities construction reduce CO2 emission? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Cited by 33 publications

References 72 publications

Consumer preference for sustainability labels in the context of China

Consumer preference for sustainability labels in the context of China

Can Grassroots Governments’ Environmental Attention Effectively Improve Air Pollution? Empirical Evidence from Satellite Remote Sensing Technology

The Impact of Local Government Environmental Target Constraints on the Performance of Heavy Pollution Industries

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