Responses of carbon emissions to corruption across Chinese provinces

Ren, Yi-Shuai; Ma, Chaoqun; Apergis, Nicholas; Sharp, Basil

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105241

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“…In areas with higher tolerance to corruption norms, firms may have the tendency to disregard social responsibility and choose the real option associated with corrupt officials rather than pursue ESG practices. Previous studies show that corruption has an immediate impact that increases carbon emissions (Ren et al, 2021), lowers ecological efficiency (Wang et al, 2020), and affects social norms and values (Barr & Serra, 2010; Hoang et al, 2022; Villoria et al, 2013). At the firm‐level, political corruption poses an obstacle to corporate investment in environmental protection (Yang et al, 2021).…”

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Silent but deadly: Political corruption and voluntary ESG disclosure in the United States

Hoang

2022

Manage Decis Econ

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This paper investigates the impacts of political corruption and carbon risk on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure. As there has not been a law to enforce ESG disclosure in the United States, ESG disclosure remains on a voluntary basis regardless of the growing attention from market participants and society. Using a sample of US listed firms and state‐level corruption data during 2005–2018, the study shows that political corruption affects voluntary ESG disclosure. The empirical results reveal that heavy‐polluter firms benefit from local corruption and less likely to voluntarily disclose their ESG performance compared to their counterparts.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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Silent but deadly: Political corruption and voluntary ESG disclosure in the United States

Hoang

2022

Manage Decis Econ

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“…In this paper, we argue that institutional quality not only affects renewable energy consumption directly but also has an indirect effect on renewable energy consumption through its effect on other factors. For instance, Ren et al (2021) demonstrated that corruption (a measure of institutional quality) increases the per capita carbon emissions in Chinese provinces. In other words, institutional quality may have an indirect effect on renewable energy consumption through its impact on other determinants.…”

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Determinants of renewable energy consumption: Importance of democratic institutions

2021

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“…Studies found that the pernicious effect of corruption on the environment reduces the positive impacts of energy innovation [62]. Chinese provinces also follow the same effects, and the more corruption, the more the per capita emission will be [63]. The authors also reported that the marginal effect of corruption is higher in the low-emission provinces.…”

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Do Better Institutional Arrangements Lead to Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from India

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The efficient planning, execution, and management of institutional frameworks for climate change adaptation are essential to sustainable development. India, in particular, is known to be disproportionately vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. This study examines the effects of environmental taxes, corruption, urbanization, economic growth, ecological risks, and renewable energy sources on CO2 emissions in India from 1978 to 2018. Therefore, the ARDL model is used to draw inferences, and Pairwise Granger causality is also applied to demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship. The empirical results show that corruption, environmental dangers, GDP, and urbanization positively influence India’s carbon emissions. However, the results of short-run elasticities show that carbon emissions reduce ecological sustainability. Environmental hazards and costs, like other countries, impact India’s carbon emissions. Therefore, decision-makers in India should set up strict environmental regulations and anti-corruption measures to combat unfair practice that distorts competition laws and policies. In addition, the government concentrates more on energy efficiency policies that diminish carbon emissions without hampering economic growth in the country.

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Responses of carbon emissions to corruption across Chinese provinces

Cited by 46 publications

References 85 publications

Silent but deadly: Political corruption and voluntary ESG disclosure in the United States

Silent but deadly: Political corruption and voluntary ESG disclosure in the United States

Determinants of renewable energy consumption: Importance of democratic institutions

Do Better Institutional Arrangements Lead to Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from India

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