Effect of the carbon emissions trading policy on the co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction and air pollution control

Dong, Zhaoyingzi; Xia, Chuyu; Fang, Kai; Zhang, Weiwen

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112998

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“…However, others believe that population agglomeration causes more pollution emissions [ 22 , 23 ]. In addition, the excessive burning of fossil fuels produces large amounts of carbon dioxide, contributing to AP [ 24 ]. Of course, the industrial structure is also a key factor in resolving the conflict between economic development and the environment [ 25 ].…”

Section: Literature Review and Policy Backgroundmentioning

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Winning the Blue Sky Defense War: Assessing Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Based on Synthetic Control Method

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Undoubtedly, the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization in China has led to environmental problems, among which air pollution is particularly prominent. In response, the Chinese government has introduced a series of policies, including the Air Pollution Control and Prevention Action Plan (APPA), which is one of the most stringent environmental regulations in history. The scientific evaluation of the implementation of this regulation is important for China to win the battle of blue sky. Therefore, this study uses a synthetic control method to explore the effects of APPA on air pollution (AP) based on data of 30 provinces from 2000 to 2019. The study concludes that (1) APPA significantly reduces AP in the treatment provinces, and subsequent robustness tests validate our findings. However, the persistence of the policy effect is short in some provinces, and the rate of AP reduction slows down or even rebounds in the later stages of the policy. (2) The reduction effect of APPA varies significantly between regions and provinces. (3) The results of mechanism tests show that APPA reduces AP through high-quality economic development, population agglomeration, control of carbon emissions, and optimization of energy structure. Based on the above findings, targeted recommendations are proposed to promote AP control in China and win the blue sky defense war.

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Section: Literature Review and Policy Backgroundmentioning

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Winning the Blue Sky Defense War: Assessing Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Based on Synthetic Control Method

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Wang

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“…Gao et al pointed out that the ETS is a unique market mechanism to curb excessive GHG emissions, and its effectiveness has been a broad concern for governments and scholars [18]. Dong et al indicated the carbon emissions trading policy significantly affects the co-benefits of the total carbon emissions reduction and air quality improvement [32].Zhang et al stated that carbon emissions trading inhibits green technology innovation in the current stage but dramatically reduces carbon emissions [33] (as shown in Figure 8). effectiveness has been a broad concern for governments and scholars [18].…”

Section: Carbon Emissions Trading System Has Cost Effects and Compara...mentioning

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“…effectiveness has been a broad concern for governments and scholars [18]. Dong et al indicated the carbon emissions trading policy significantly affects the co-benefits of the total carbon emissions reduction and air quality improvement [32].Zhang et al stated that carbon emissions trading inhibits green technology innovation in the current stage but dramatically reduces carbon emissions [33] (as shown in Figure 8). As a result, the carbon emissions trading system has cost effects and comparative advantages in the short term based on previous research.…”

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A Scientometric Analysis and Review of the Emissions Trading System

Yang

Duan

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As a vital market mechanism to mitigate global warming, the emissions trading system (ETS) has critical research and practice value. According to articles from Web of Science’s core collection, quantitative statistics are used to analyze the ETS, including statistics on the number of articles, distributions of time and geography, journals and subjects, productive authors and institutions, academic collation, article citations, and hot topics. Moreover, this paper presents a qualitative analysis of research on the ETS, exploring hot issues, including its origin, allowance allocation, the impact of allowance allocation, and the ETS in the power sector. The results show that it is necessary to launch ETS to mitigate climate change effectively and reduce emissions at a low cost. Allowance allocation as its critical component has also caused heated discussion among scholars. In allowance allocation, exploring a desire to assign the future allowable carbon emissions reasonably and efficiently is vital, yet scholars widely do not accept this. Moreover, free allocation can only be applied to the transitional stage, and auctioning will be inevitable. In addition, scholars have studied the impact of different allowance allocation schemes from macro and micro perspectives and take the power sector, namely the largest emitter, as an example, by linear programming, equilibrium modeling, and multi-agent modeling. However, the quota allocation scheme needs improvement due to firms’ accuracy of emission data. Finally, governments are encouraged to launch the ETS to reduce emissions and combat climate change. The ETS should be improved gradually, including aspects such as cap setting, covering sectors, and the allocation method. Additionally, some key emission sectors and regions can be taken as the research and practice objects in the initial stage of the ETS.

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“…The rapid growth of cities over the past 20 years has resulted in very significant carbon emissions [1][2][3][4][5]. Among various sectors, the transport sector accounts for 9% of total carbon emissions and has become a major contributor to China's environmental pollution [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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A Big Data-Based Commuting Carbon Emissions Accounting Method—A Case of Hangzhou

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Xia

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Commuting carbon emissions are an essential component of urban carbon emissions, and determining how to reduce them is an area of great debate among researchers. The current research lacks a tool and instrument that can extensively account for residents’ commuting. Traditional methods are mainly based on questionnaire surveys, which have low accuracy at spatial and temporal aspects. High accuracy carbon emission accounting methods can effectively assist urban planning and achieve precise urban emissions reductions. This study applies a taxi commuting carbon emissions accounting method divided into two main steps. Firstly, the carbon emissions of taxi trajectories are calculated using taxi trajectory data and a carbon emission calculation method developed based on VSP. Secondly, the taxi trajectory and POI data are used to filter the commuter trajectory with the help of a two-step moving search method. In this way, the taxi commuting carbon emissions were obtained. Then, the spatial distribution characteristics of residential taxi commuting carbon emissions are analysed by spatial autocorrelation tools, which could facilitate low carbon zoning management. A typical working day in Hangzhou was selected as the research object of this study. The results show that (1) morning peak commuting carbon emissions in the main urban area of Hangzhou reached 2065.14 kg per hour, accounting for 13.73% of all taxi travel carbon emissions; and evening peak commuting carbon emissions reached 732.2 kg per hour, accounting for 4% of all taxi travel carbon emissions; (2) At the grid level, the spatial distribution of commuting carbon emissions in Hangzhou shows a single central peak that decays in all directions; and (3) The results at the resident community scale show that urban public transport facilities influence resident community commuting carbon emissions. In areas such as at the urban-rural border, resident community commuting carbon emissions show high levels of aggregation, and in the main urban area, resident community commuting carbon emissions show low levels of aggregation. This study not only provides a new method of commuting investigation but also offers constructive suggestions for future carbon emission reduction under Hangzhou’s urban planning.

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Effect of the carbon emissions trading policy on the co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction and air pollution control

Cited by 194 publications

References 52 publications

Winning the Blue Sky Defense War: Assessing Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Based on Synthetic Control Method

Winning the Blue Sky Defense War: Assessing Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Based on Synthetic Control Method

A Scientometric Analysis and Review of the Emissions Trading System

A Big Data-Based Commuting Carbon Emissions Accounting Method—A Case of Hangzhou

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