Pollution abatement efforts: a regional analysis of the Chinese industrial sector. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shimizu, Masayuki
• Is Part Of: Journal of Chinese economic and business studies. Volume 15:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 103
• Page End: 125
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Chinese industrial sector -- emissions -- pollution abatement efforts -- pollution removal -- environmental Kuznets curve; China -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 330.951
• DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2016.1237698
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-5284

Abstract

Abstract: Although China has had rapid economic growth, it has borne a more significant economic burden or loss because of environmental pollution. However, the country has addressed this problem with various pollution abatement efforts. Some prior studies analysed the relationship between such efforts and pollution emissions, but did not show how these efforts affect pollution reduction. This study investigates the effects of pollution abatement efforts on industrial SOX, NOX and CO2 emissions in the context of pollution reduction in China by panel data for 29 provinces from 1995 to 2010. The empirical results are as follows. First, emissions have increased rapidly in the 2000s. Second, rapid income growth has led to a greater increase in emissions. Third, pollution abatement would assist improvements in environmental quality. Further, this study reveals that abatement efforts affect emissions through the adoption of pollution removal measures.