The urgent and global concern of environmental problems transcends local and regional boundaries,... more The urgent and global concern of environmental problems transcends local and regional boundaries, posing significant challenges for policymakers in developing countries. Amid conflicting economic and environmental goals, evaluating the efficacy of regulatory policies becomes increasingly critical. This study investigates the effectiveness of public policy in incentivizing developing nations to prioritize environmental regulation, with a specific focus on China’s most recent environmental policy, the Ecological Environmental Protection Plan. Using multilevel modeling and difference-in-differences estimation with data from six of China’s most populous cities between 2014 and 2019, we see evidence of air quality improvements following the implementation of the policy. Furthermore, we observe greater enhancements in air quality in the cities most affected by the institutional details of the policy. This shows that well-crafted public policy can improve air quality, providing crucial ins...
Solid fuels are still widely used in rural China though the living standard has improved greatly.... more Solid fuels are still widely used in rural China though the living standard has improved greatly. Energy poverty is an obvious indicator of poverty, which has serious effect on economic development, environment and health. In this paper, we conducted a detailed analysis on fuel choice and usage behavior of different end-use activities in rural residential energy consumption. Using 717 household observations from a micro survey data in two counties of Shandong and Hebei province in 2016, we find that biomass is the dominant fuel used for cooking among all energy sources despite of obvious trend of decrease in recent years, accounting for 44%. Clean energy used to cook increased markedly with a proportion of nearly 50%. Biomass is also the ordinary fuel used for water heating excerpt for solar energy. Almost 90% households rely on coal for space heating in winter, and one-third households have space heating less than 2 months. Ownerships of home appliances for basic needs is higher th...
China’s economy has developed rapidly in the past 40 years since the reform and opening up. Howev... more China’s economy has developed rapidly in the past 40 years since the reform and opening up. However, China’s irrational economic structure, low efficiency of resource utilization and serious environmental pollution have become important factors restricting the long-term healthy development of China’s economy. More importantly, pollution issues in China seriously affect the development of the regime due to public concerns in terms of health issues. In 2014, senior government officials said publicly that China would “declare war on pollution.” Since then, air pollution has improved to a certain extent, with PM 2.5 levels falling 23.6 percent from 2013 to 2015, but still falling far short of people’s expectations. In 2016, the Chinese government promised in the EEP plan to make up for the shortfall and strengthen environmental protection. The Five-Year Plan initially refers to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leading role in setting growth targets and launching reforms to map strategies for economic development. Since the 10th Five-Year Plan passed in 2001, all subsequent plans have included regulations and goals for protecting the environment within the agenda. Internationally, with the rapid development of China’s economy it has developed into one of the largest economies in the world. Accordingly, it has become one of the countries with the most serious air pollution problems. In 2014, China surpassed the United States and became the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases in the world, accounting for 27 percent of global emissions. Environmental problems, especially air problems, are not a local problem but are a regional one. In a recent podcast for the Center for International Strategic Studies, Sandalow said that if China keeps the current rate of greenhouse gas emission, the global average temperature will rise by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 2030. As the biggest country responsible for climate change, the success or failure of China’s environmental policy objectives will have a great impact on the ability of global society to limit human-induced climate change. Examining the effectiveness of China’s environmental policy has global implications.
The urgent and global concern of environmental problems transcends local and regional boundaries,... more The urgent and global concern of environmental problems transcends local and regional boundaries, posing significant challenges for policymakers in developing countries. Amid conflicting economic and environmental goals, evaluating the efficacy of regulatory policies becomes increasingly critical. This study investigates the effectiveness of public policy in incentivizing developing nations to prioritize environmental regulation, with a specific focus on China’s most recent environmental policy, the Ecological Environmental Protection Plan. Using multilevel modeling and difference-in-differences estimation with data from six of China’s most populous cities between 2014 and 2019, we see evidence of air quality improvements following the implementation of the policy. Furthermore, we observe greater enhancements in air quality in the cities most affected by the institutional details of the policy. This shows that well-crafted public policy can improve air quality, providing crucial ins...
Solid fuels are still widely used in rural China though the living standard has improved greatly.... more Solid fuels are still widely used in rural China though the living standard has improved greatly. Energy poverty is an obvious indicator of poverty, which has serious effect on economic development, environment and health. In this paper, we conducted a detailed analysis on fuel choice and usage behavior of different end-use activities in rural residential energy consumption. Using 717 household observations from a micro survey data in two counties of Shandong and Hebei province in 2016, we find that biomass is the dominant fuel used for cooking among all energy sources despite of obvious trend of decrease in recent years, accounting for 44%. Clean energy used to cook increased markedly with a proportion of nearly 50%. Biomass is also the ordinary fuel used for water heating excerpt for solar energy. Almost 90% households rely on coal for space heating in winter, and one-third households have space heating less than 2 months. Ownerships of home appliances for basic needs is higher th...
China’s economy has developed rapidly in the past 40 years since the reform and opening up. Howev... more China’s economy has developed rapidly in the past 40 years since the reform and opening up. However, China’s irrational economic structure, low efficiency of resource utilization and serious environmental pollution have become important factors restricting the long-term healthy development of China’s economy. More importantly, pollution issues in China seriously affect the development of the regime due to public concerns in terms of health issues. In 2014, senior government officials said publicly that China would “declare war on pollution.” Since then, air pollution has improved to a certain extent, with PM 2.5 levels falling 23.6 percent from 2013 to 2015, but still falling far short of people’s expectations. In 2016, the Chinese government promised in the EEP plan to make up for the shortfall and strengthen environmental protection. The Five-Year Plan initially refers to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leading role in setting growth targets and launching reforms to map strategies for economic development. Since the 10th Five-Year Plan passed in 2001, all subsequent plans have included regulations and goals for protecting the environment within the agenda. Internationally, with the rapid development of China’s economy it has developed into one of the largest economies in the world. Accordingly, it has become one of the countries with the most serious air pollution problems. In 2014, China surpassed the United States and became the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases in the world, accounting for 27 percent of global emissions. Environmental problems, especially air problems, are not a local problem but are a regional one. In a recent podcast for the Center for International Strategic Studies, Sandalow said that if China keeps the current rate of greenhouse gas emission, the global average temperature will rise by 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 2030. As the biggest country responsible for climate change, the success or failure of China’s environmental policy objectives will have a great impact on the ability of global society to limit human-induced climate change. Examining the effectiveness of China’s environmental policy has global implications.
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irrational economic structure, low efficiency of resource utilization and serious environmental pollution have become
important factors restricting the long-term healthy development of China’s economy. More importantly, pollution
issues in China seriously affect the development of the regime due to public concerns in terms of health issues. In
2014, senior government officials said publicly that China would “declare war on pollution.” Since then, air pollution
has improved to a certain extent, with PM 2.5 levels falling 23.6 percent from 2013 to 2015, but still falling far short of
people’s expectations. In 2016, the Chinese government promised in the EEP plan to make up for the shortfall and
strengthen environmental protection. The Five-Year Plan initially refers to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)
leading role in setting growth targets and launching reforms to map strategies for economic development. Since the
10th Five-Year Plan passed in 2001, all subsequent plans have included regulations and goals for protecting the
environment within the agenda.
Internationally, with the rapid development of China’s economy it has developed into one of the largest economies in
the world. Accordingly, it has become one of the countries with the most serious air pollution problems. In 2014,
China surpassed the United States and became the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases in the world, accounting
for 27 percent of global emissions. Environmental problems, especially air problems, are not a local problem but are
a regional one. In a recent podcast for the Center for International Strategic Studies, Sandalow said that if China
keeps the current rate of greenhouse gas emission, the global average temperature will rise by 3.6 degrees
Fahrenheit in 2030. As the biggest country responsible for climate change, the success or failure of China’s
environmental policy objectives will have a great impact on the ability of global society to limit human-induced climate
change. Examining the effectiveness of China’s environmental policy has global implications.
irrational economic structure, low efficiency of resource utilization and serious environmental pollution have become
important factors restricting the long-term healthy development of China’s economy. More importantly, pollution
issues in China seriously affect the development of the regime due to public concerns in terms of health issues. In
2014, senior government officials said publicly that China would “declare war on pollution.” Since then, air pollution
has improved to a certain extent, with PM 2.5 levels falling 23.6 percent from 2013 to 2015, but still falling far short of
people’s expectations. In 2016, the Chinese government promised in the EEP plan to make up for the shortfall and
strengthen environmental protection. The Five-Year Plan initially refers to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)
leading role in setting growth targets and launching reforms to map strategies for economic development. Since the
10th Five-Year Plan passed in 2001, all subsequent plans have included regulations and goals for protecting the
environment within the agenda.
Internationally, with the rapid development of China’s economy it has developed into one of the largest economies in
the world. Accordingly, it has become one of the countries with the most serious air pollution problems. In 2014,
China surpassed the United States and became the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases in the world, accounting
for 27 percent of global emissions. Environmental problems, especially air problems, are not a local problem but are
a regional one. In a recent podcast for the Center for International Strategic Studies, Sandalow said that if China
keeps the current rate of greenhouse gas emission, the global average temperature will rise by 3.6 degrees
Fahrenheit in 2030. As the biggest country responsible for climate change, the success or failure of China’s
environmental policy objectives will have a great impact on the ability of global society to limit human-induced climate
change. Examining the effectiveness of China’s environmental policy has global implications.