How informal environmental regulations constrain carbon dioxide emissions under pollution control and carbon reduction: Evidence from China

Kou, Po; Han, Ying; Jin, Baoling; Li, Tian

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118732

Environmental Research

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118732

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How informal environmental regulations constrain carbon dioxide emissions under pollution control and carbon reduction: Evidence from China

Po Kou,

Ying Han,

Baoling Jin

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Toward Environmental Efficiency: Analyzing the Impact of Green Innovation Initiatives in Enterprises

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Zhang

2024

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Green innovation initiatives (GIIs) in enterprises showcase the potential to revolutionize operational efficiency by minimizing environmental impact. By adopting sustainable practices and eco‐friendly technologies, businesses can streamline processes, reduce waste, and optimize resource utilization. The global imperative to address environmental challenges has fueled a rush forward in green innovation (GI) efforts within organizations. As enterprises navigate the path to sustainability, evaluating and enhancing the efficiency of GII become imperative for long‐term viability in an increasingly eco‐conscious marketplace. Therefore, this study investigates the effectiveness of GII within enterprises, aiming to assess their efficiency in promoting environmental sustainability. This investigation employed a questionnaire survey to collect primary data from a sample of 202 individuals. The data that were gathered was examined using SPSS statistical software. The findings reveal that GII in enterprises exhibit a notable improvement in overall performance. The result reveals that the allocation of resources for GI significantly affects the effectiveness of GII in enterprises. The study's novelty lies in assessing the effectiveness of GII in various organizations, providing a nuanced understanding of their impact on resource use, cost‐effectiveness, and environmental performance. The findings indicate that the level of employee engagement significantly enhances the efficiency of GII in enterprises. Furthermore, the result clarifies that the economic conditions (ECs) significantly influence the level of investment in GI by enterprises.

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Toward Environmental Efficiency: Analyzing the Impact of Green Innovation Initiatives in Enterprises

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Is Public Participation Weak Environmental Regulation? Experience from China’s Environmental Public Interest Litigation Pilots

Zhao,

Cheng

2024

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Previous studies have generally concluded that public participation lacks substantive constraints and has weak environmental regulation effects. Using China’s environmental public interest litigation (EPIL), implemented in 2015, as a quasi-natural experiment to verify the environmental effects of public participation under judicial norms, the difference-in-differences (DID) estimates in this paper show that industrial wastewater and industrial sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in the treated cities declined by an average of 2.76 million tons and 2.51 kilotons per year, respectively, which ultimately improved the city’s environmental quality. The results of the mechanism also show that the EPIL was able to mobilize all three parties: the public, government and enterprises. In the context of the environment as an externality product, where the interests of all the parties are difficult to coordinate, the EPIL has the advantage of overcoming conflicts of interest. Our study provides a quantitative justification for the environmental impact assessment of public litigation and contributes empirical references to overcome the weak binding defect of public participatory environmental regulation.

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Does Environmental Information Disclosure Reduce PM2.5 Emissions? Evidence from Chinese Prefecture-Level Cities

Wang,

Xiong

2024

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As an important means of regulating pollution emissions, environmental regulation is crucial for reducing urban PM2.5. However, previous studies have mainly focused on the emission reduction effect of formal environmental regulations and neglected the role played by informal environmental regulations represented by environmental information disclosure. We employed a multiperiod difference-in-differences (DID) model to assess the effectiveness of EID policies in mitigating PM2.5 emissions and to investigate their abatement mechanism by focusing on green innovation and industrial structure. The findings indicate that the implementation of EID policies significantly reduces PM2.5 emissions. Mechanism tests reveal that EID promotes PM2.5 reductions by fostering green innovation and upgrading industrial structure. In addition, the impact of EID policy is more marked in resource-based cities and those located in interior regions. This study contributes to the reduction in urban haze emissions in China, offering empirical evidence and policy recommendations for the further implementation of environmental information disclosure.

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How informal environmental regulations constrain carbon dioxide emissions under pollution control and carbon reduction: Evidence from China

Cited by 3 publications

References 83 publications

Toward Environmental Efficiency: Analyzing the Impact of Green Innovation Initiatives in Enterprises

Toward Environmental Efficiency: Analyzing the Impact of Green Innovation Initiatives in Enterprises

Is Public Participation Weak Environmental Regulation? Experience from China’s Environmental Public Interest Litigation Pilots

Does Environmental Information Disclosure Reduce PM2.5 Emissions? Evidence from Chinese Prefecture-Level Cities

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