Can China's carbon trading policy help achieve Carbon Neutrality?-A study of policy effects from the Five-sphere Integrated Plan perspective

被引:150
作者
Wang, Xiaoxia [1 ]
Huang, Jialiang [1 ]
Liu, Hongda [2 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Univ, Sch Management, Shanghai 200444, Peoples R China
[2] Tongji Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Shanghai 200092, Peoples R China
关键词
Carbon trading; Policy effects; Carbon neutrality; The five-sphere integrated plan; Synthetic control method; TRANSFORMATION; DECOMPOSITION; EMISSIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114357
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The carbon trading policy seeks to control carbon emissions by putting a price on carbon emissions and establishing a corresponding carbon market for trading. It is a significant move by China to address climate issues and achieve its Carbon Neutrality target. Therefore, assessing the policy effects of carbon trading is fundamental to its implementation nationwide. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces and cities in China from 2008 to 2018, this paper uses the Synthetic Control Method and Differences-in-Differences method to assess the effects of carbon trading policy on achieving Carbon Neutrality. By measuring the net carbon emissions, this research explores the level of Carbon Neutrality in each region. Based on the Five-sphere Integrated Plan (which covers the economy, politics, culture, social and ecological civilization), this research further verifies the impact paths of carbon trading policy on Carbon Neutrality. The results show that: First, carbon trading policy has a significant and sustainable effect on Carbon Neutrality. Second, from the perspective of the Five-sphere Integrated Plan, the carbon trading policy can help to reduce carbon sources and increase carbon sinks by adjusting the industrial structure, coordinating low-carbon policies, promoting cultural dissemination, increasing green space construction, and reducing energy intensity to achieve Carbon Neutrality. Third, cultural construction plays the most significant role in mediating carbon trading and Carbon Neutrality, followed by political construction.
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