Clean energy consumption and CO2 emissions: does China reduce some pollution burdens through environmental regulation?
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
; 29(52): 79156-79167, 2022 Nov.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35701701
ABSTRACT
Environmental regulations are considered a prerequisite for environmental performance. However, very limited studies have explored the asymmetric relationship between clean energy consumption, environmental regulation, and CO2 emissions. This study scrutinizes the asymmetry phenomenon in environmental regulation-clean energy consumption and environmental quality nexus in China by using the time series nonlinear ARDL approach by covering the period 1993-2019. The result reveals that the impact of environmental regulation on clean energy consumption and CO2 emissions is asymmetric. A positive change in environmental regulation has a positive effect on clean energy consumption but a negative impact on CO2 emissions in the long run. While a negative change in environmental regulation has insignificant effects on clean energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the long run. The study suggests that China should need to revisit environmental regulation policies that could help in improving environmental quality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Economic Development
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Greenhouse Gases
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China