Government Intervention, Structural Transformation, and Carbon Emissions

Evidence from China

Bibliographic Data

ID15515752
AuthorsShuhua Zhang (0000-0003-1572-0804, Ocean University of China), Jian Li (0009-0001-8947-8064, Ocean University of China), Bao Jiang (0000-0002-2615-1603, Ocean University of China, corresponding author), Tianmiao Guo (Ocean University of China, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue2
Pages1343-1343
Publication date2023-01-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20021343
PMID36674099
OpenAlexW4315652499
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited36

Government intervention and structural transformation play an important role in both the economy and carbon emissions. Based on provincial panel data from China from 2003 to 2020, this paper employs econometric models to investigate the impact of government intervention and structural transformation on carbon emissions. In particular, structural transformation is divided into two indicators: The rationalization of the industrial structure and the upgrading of the industrial structure. According to the research findings, government intervention has significantly promoted carbon emissions and structural transformation has had dual effects on carbon emissions; meanwhile, the rationalization of the industrial structure has significantly increased carbon emissions, while the upgrading of the industrial structure has slowed down carbon emissions, with these findings passing the corresponding robustness test. The relationship between government intervention, structural transformation, and carbon emissions varies significantly over time and across regions. Further investigations revealed that government intervention and structural transformation have a significant impact on carbon emissions in various panel quantiles. Finally, the paper makes policy recommendations in order to provide empirical support for promoting China's high-quality economic development and achieving the "double carbon" goal

Business · China · Econometrics · Economic interventionism · Economics · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Panel data · Political science · Rationalization (economics · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability

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