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The impact of heterogeneous environmental regulations on carbon neutrality in China: New evidence based on the spatial measurement model

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  • Yuanhua Yang
  • Zhongwen Peng
  • Dengli Tang

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Identifying the differentiated effects of different environmental regulations is the basis for promoting China's zero carbon emissions and carbon neutrality. We used Chinese provincial panel data from 2003 to 2017 to empirically test the impact of different environmental regulations on carbon neutrality through spatial measurement models. The highlights of the study are as follows: (1) Environmental regulations exert significant impact on carbon emissions, but different types of environmental regulations exert significantly different effect on carbon emissions. Public participation environmental regulation has a control effect on regional carbon emissions, while command-based and market-based environmental regulations had no significant effect on regional carbon neutrality. (2) The heterogeneity of the impact of different types of environmental regulations on carbon emissions can also be identified from the regional impacts heterogeneity and lags impact heterogeneity. (3) The combined mandatory and market-based environmental regulations and the combined mandatory and public-participatory environmental regulations significantly inhibited regional carbon neutrality.

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  • Yuanhua Yang & Zhongwen Peng & Dengli Tang, 2024. "The impact of heterogeneous environmental regulations on carbon neutrality in China: New evidence based on the spatial measurement model," Energy & Environment, , vol. 35(3), pages 1456-1478, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:35:y:2024:i:3:p:1456-1478
    DOI: 10.1177/0958305X221140578
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