Has China-ASEAN Trade opening increased China’s carbon emissions?
June 2023
This study uses carbon emission data at the provincial level in China between 1998–2018 and the proportion of the total import and export trade between provinces and the Association of Southeast Asian...
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High-quality development of China’s power industry: Measurement, spatial pattern, and improvement paths
June 2023
As the largest manufacturing country, China is striving to improve the development quality of its power industry with the goal of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality, in order to sustain its high-quality...
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Does economic growth stimulate energy consumption? New evidence from national and regional levels in China
June 2023
A detailed investigation of the nexus between economic growth and energy use is imperative for formulating sustainable development policies. In this study, we examine panel cointegration and causality...
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Modeling urban land use dynamics using Markov-chain and cellular automata in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia
June 2023
Modeling urban land-use dynamics is critical for urban experts’ and infrastructure managers’ planning. This study attempts to explore the land-use/land-cover (LULC) dynamics of Gondar using satellite...
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Impact of minimalism on consumers’ low-carbon innovation behavior: Interactive role of quantitative behavior
June 2023
Minimalism has become a new consumer trend that can guide low-carbon innovation behaviors. This study uses two experiments and one survey to explore the mechanisms underlying the relationships among...
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How do green product exports affect carbon emissions? Evidence from China
June 2023
Green development has become an increasingly important global initiative. Therefore, this study focuses on the impact of green product exports on carbon emissions in China. Firm-level datasets are used...
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The impact and heterogeneity analysis of digital financial inclusion on non-farm employment of rural labor
June 2023
This study examines the effects of digital financial inclusion on non-farm employment of rural labor and the mediating mechanism of innovation and entrepreneurship activity using China Family Panel...
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Whether the digital economy will successfully encourage the integration of urban and rural development: A case study in China
March 2023
The digital economy has become an important driver for stimulating economic growth. The digital economy has now widely penetrated the fields of economy and society, providing new opportunities for the...
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Exploring the unique characteristics of environmental sustainability in China: Navigating future challenges
March 2023
With the pace of global sustainable development, China has improved significantly in tackling environmental problems such as carbon emissions, climate change, air, water, and soil pollution, and wildlife...
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Regional difference and dynamic evolution of development quality of power industry in China
March 2023
To achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and maintain high-quality economic growth, China is currently striving to improve the quality of development of its power sector. In this...
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Integrating the valence theory and the norm activation theory to understand consumers’ e-waste recycling intention
March 2023
Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing challenge, matching the widespread boom in the use of information and communication technology. Opposite to an alarming increasing amount of e-waste,...
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Framing climate strategy of the oil industry of China: A tailored approach to ecological modernization
December 2022
China has announced its ambitious targets of attaining a carbon peak before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Although China is a developing country, its oil sector plays a key role in carbon...
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Can promoting ethanol gasoline usage improve air quality? Evidence from Tianjin, China
December 2022
Promoting the use of ethanol gasoline is an important approach for China to achieve sustainable and high-quality development. Based on the daily air quality data of Tianjin, China, from 2013 to 2020,...
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An empirical study on the green effects of new energy vehicle promotion in the context of global carbon neutrality
December 2022
In the context of global carbon neutrality, new energy vehicle promotion (NEVP) has become an important means of reducing carbon emissions. This paper constructs a theoretical model and uses panel data...
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Review and prospect of comprehensive straw utilization and government policy in China
December 2022
The comprehensive use and efficient management of straw are significant for agriculture's green and low-carbon transformation. This paper uses literature research and comparative analysis to systematically...
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How does the construction of China’s ecological civilization affect the health burden of urban and rural residents?
December 2022
Accelerating the construction of ecological civilization and promoting the management of health environment problems is one of the core elements of the implementation of the “Beautiful China” and “Healthy...
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Does internet use improve the public evaluation of government environmental governance (GEG) in China? An analysis using the Chinese Social Survey, 2013-2017
December 2022
Based on three datasets of the Chinese Social Survey (CSS) 2013, 2015, and 2017 and the National Statistical Yearbook, this study examined whether and in what ways using the Internet may or may not...
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Environmental pollution and migrant settlement decision: Evidence from China
December 2022
With the development of economy, people’s awareness of environmental protection has been constantly awakened, and their attention to environmental governance has also been increasing. The environmental...
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Poverty reduction effects of integrating high-quality development and cultural tourism in China
December 2022
The integration of the cultural tourism industry with high-quality development is believed to be an important method of alleviating poverty. Most research in this area has focused on single towns, cities,...
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Coordinated optimal allocation of water resources and industrial structure in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei regions of China
December 2022
Optimizing the allocation of water resources is critical for promoting the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure and coordinated development in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei regions of China....
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Digital economy, industrial structure, and carbon emissions: An empirical study based on a provincial panel data set from China
December 2022
This paper uses the mediation effect and a spatial panel model using panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2019 to study the relationship between the digital economy, industrial structure,...
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Analysis of development situation and patent technology of catalyst wastewater treatment
September 2022
The development situation and patent technology of Catalyst Wastewater Treatment are analyzed. Catalysts have a wide range of applications in industrial productions. However, wastewater produced during...
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Can the low-carbon city pilot policy promote the upgrading of high-carbon emitting enterprises? Evidence from China
September 2022
As a crucial environmental reform system to realize “carbon peaking” and “carbon neutrality”, the pilot policy of low-carbon cities (LCCs) puts pressure and challenges on high-carbon emitting enterprises...
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Exploring the effect of a low-carbon city pilot policies on carbon dioxide emission intensity: Based on the PSM-DID method
September 2022
In 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission launched the low-carbon city (LCC) pilot program. The scope of the pilot program was then gradually expanded to address the dilemma concerning...
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