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- Title
Examining the Impact and Influencing Channels of Carbon Emission Trading Pilot Markets in China.
- Authors
Wu, Qiong; Tambunlertchai, Kanittha; Pornchaiwiseskul, Pongsa; McAleer, Michael
- Abstract
As China has an important role in global climate change, the Chinese government has set goals to improve its environmental efficiency and performance and launched carbon emission trading pilot markets in 2013, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions. Based on panel data of 30 provinces from 2005 to 2017, this paper uses the difference-in-difference method to study the impact of China's carbon emission trading pilot markets on carbon emissions and regional green development. The paper also explores possible influencing channels. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) China's carbon emission trading policy has promoted a reduction in CO2 emissions and carbon emission intensity and has increased green development in the pilot areas. (2) The main path for China's carbon emission trading policy to achieve carbon emission reduction and regional green development is to promote technology adoption. (3) China's carbon emission trading policy achieves green development through synergistic SO2 emission reduction. The pilot carbon markets have reduced both the amount of SO2 emissions and SO2 emission intensity.
- Subjects
CARBON emissions; EMISSIONS trading; SUSTAINABLE development; CLIMATE change; PANEL analysis
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 10, p5664
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su13105664