Can low-carbon pilot policies improve the efficiency of urban carbon emissions?--A quasi-natural experiment based on 282 prefecture-level cities across China.

ABSTRACT: Low-carbon pilot policies are an important way to achieve the goal of "peak carbon neutrality" and are of great significance to China's international commitments. Based on a sample of 282 prefecture-level cities from 2006 to 2020, this paper investigates the impact of low-carbon pilot policies on urban carbon efficiency using a quasi-natural experiment with three batches of low-carbon pilot cities in 2010, 2012, and 2017, respectively. It is found that: (1) low-carbon pilot cities can improve urban carbon emission efficiency, which is still valid after a series of robustness tests such as the parallel trend test, placebo test, PSM-DID, and counterfactual test; (2) low-carbon pilot cities can enhance urban carbon emission efficiency by promoting the level of urban innovation and advanced ur

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9955968 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature