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  1. Article ; Online: Evaluating forest depletion and structural change effects on environmental sustainability in Pakistan: Through the lens of the load capacity factor.

    Lin, Boqiang / Ullah, Sami

    Journal of environmental management

    2024  Volume 353, Page(s) 120174

    Abstract: The pace of species extinction and deforestation has increased dramatically due to the substantial increase in global environmental degradation. This trend is approaching the crucial temperature threshold of 2 °C and calls for more attention. Although ... ...

    Abstract The pace of species extinction and deforestation has increased dramatically due to the substantial increase in global environmental degradation. This trend is approaching the crucial temperature threshold of 2 °C and calls for more attention. Although previous research has observed the individual impacts of forest depletion, structural change, economic growth, and urbanization on various sustainability outcomes, there has been no previous research into their interrelationships with an emphasis on the load capacity factor (LCF). Furthermore, no previous study has examined the environmental impacts of the abovementioned variables by contrasting the results of LCF and CO2 emissions in Pakistan. Therefore, this research suggests a theoretical framework that integrates these concepts, provides a roadmap for an effective and sustainable mitigation strategy for Pakistan and compares LCF results with CO2 emissions. Using the time-series data from 1970 to 2021, a unique and sophisticated dynamic Autoregressive Distributed Lag (DARDL) technique, the authors found that (i) a 1 % rise in forest depletion leads to a decline in load capacity factor by 0.026 %. (ii) A one per cent upsurge in structural change fosters environmental sustainability by raising the load capacity factor by 0.084 %. (iii) An increase of 1 % in economic growth dwindles the load capacity factor by 0.027 %. (iv) A one per cent surge in urbanization enhances the load capacity factor by 0.029 %. The findings suggest that Pakistan's Government should promote afforestation by emphasizing the constructive role of structural change in achieving environmental sustainability.
    MeSH term(s) Pakistan ; Carbon Dioxide/analysis ; Forests ; Economic Development ; Urbanization
    Chemical Substances Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120174
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  2. Article ; Online: Synergistic disparities of pollution reduction and carbon mitigation in the industrial chain: Evidence from China's industrial sector.

    Lin, Boqiang / Teng, Yuqiang

    Environmental research

    2024  Volume 248, Page(s) 118226

    Abstract: The synergistic enhancement of pollution reduction and carbon mitigation (PRCM) is an inevitable requirement for China's ecological civilization construction. Existing studies primarily focus on macro-level research, and there is a relative lack of ... ...

    Abstract The synergistic enhancement of pollution reduction and carbon mitigation (PRCM) is an inevitable requirement for China's ecological civilization construction. Existing studies primarily focus on macro-level research, and there is a relative lack of research specifically addressing the micro-level of industrial chains. Based on non-competitive IO tables, this study employed the structural path decomposition analysis method to analyze the synergistic disparities of the PRCM industry chain and its driving factors. The findings reveal: (1) The crucial emission industrial chains for CO
    MeSH term(s) Carbon/analysis ; Environmental Pollution/analysis ; Industry ; Carbon Dioxide/analysis ; China ; Economic Development
    Chemical Substances Carbon (7440-44-0) ; Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-28
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 205699-9
    ISSN 1096-0953 ; 0013-9351
    ISSN (online) 1096-0953
    ISSN 0013-9351
    DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118226
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  3. Article ; Online: Asymmetric trade barriers and CO

    Lin, Boqiang / Zhao, Hengsong

    Journal of environmental management

    2023  Volume 349, Page(s) 119547

    Abstract: Since large carbon emissions are transferred through international trade, it is vital to explore the role country-specific trade policy has on carbon-intensive industries. The present study contributes to a deeper understanding of the connection between ... ...

    Abstract Since large carbon emissions are transferred through international trade, it is vital to explore the role country-specific trade policy has on carbon-intensive industries. The present study contributes to a deeper understanding of the connection between trade and environment in the literature, especially the impacts of trade barriers on carbon emissions. This topic has received little attention despite the importance of trade barriers to climate change and carbon emissions. Thus, we investigate the asymmetric trade barriers in carbon-intensive industries across different countries and describe the facts and motivations of these trade barriers in carbon-intensive industries. We list some political and trade explanations for the existence of trade barriers and empirically test the impacts of interest groups on trade barriers by the IV-2SLS method. Further, we have observed that certain highly developed countries, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Japan, are providing a notable implicit subsidy valued at over 200 USD per ton for carbon-intensive imported products. Our work carries essential implications for understanding how the manipulation of trade barriers could cause impacts on the environment.
    MeSH term(s) Commerce ; Carbon Dioxide/analysis ; Carbon ; Internationality ; Industry ; Economic Development ; China
    Chemical Substances Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J) ; Carbon (7440-44-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119547
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  4. Article ; Online: Green technology innovation under differentiated carbon constraints: The substitution effect of industrial relocation.

    Lin, Boqiang / Zhang, Qianxiang

    Journal of environmental management

    2023  Volume 345, Page(s) 118764

    Abstract: The relationship between the carbon intensity constraint policy (CICP) and green technology innovation (GTI) has been well documented in the literature. However, the allocation method of the carbon abatement target is often ignored. The allocation method ...

    Abstract The relationship between the carbon intensity constraint policy (CICP) and green technology innovation (GTI) has been well documented in the literature. However, the allocation method of the carbon abatement target is often ignored. The allocation method plays a decisive role in the policy effect. After alleviating the possible endogenous problems through quasi natural experiment, we find that the CICP with the special allocation method promotes GTI in the western provinces but inhibits GTI in the eastern provinces. Especially, the positive impact in the western provinces presents an intensifying trend. To discuss the potential mechanism, we further construct a three-dimensional panel, which contains 1.84 million observations. Our macro and micro evidences reveal that manufacturing firms in the eastern provinces tend to move westward under carbon constraints rather than GTI. In other words, the industrial relocation has a substitution effect on GTI, which further explains why the CICP inhibits GTI in the eastern provinces. The above findings offer targeted policy reference for regulators and government departments concerned with the issues of carbon emission reduction and GTI.
    MeSH term(s) Industry ; Commerce ; Carbon ; Policy ; Technology ; China ; Economic Development ; Inventions
    Chemical Substances Carbon (7440-44-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118764
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  5. Article ; Online: The effects of capital-biased tax incentives on firm energy intensity: Environmental dividend or consequence?

    Lin, Boqiang / Xu, Chongchong

    Journal of environmental management

    2023  Volume 345, Page(s) 118507

    Abstract: Capital and energy are essential input factors in the production and operation of firms, and they are closely interconnected. Nudging firms to improve energy performance during capital investment is crucial for attaining green competitiveness. ... ...

    Abstract Capital and energy are essential input factors in the production and operation of firms, and they are closely interconnected. Nudging firms to improve energy performance during capital investment is crucial for attaining green competitiveness. Nonetheless, little is known about how capital-biased tax incentives affect firm energy performance in the process of encouraging firms to update or expand fixed assets. To fill this critical gap, this paper leverages the 2014 and 2015 accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets as quasi-natural experiments to investigate the impact of capital-biased tax incentives on firm energy intensity. This study uses information from a unique dataset of Chinese firms, and the staggered difference-in-difference strategy is constructed to address identification challenges. The findings of this paper are as follows: (1) The accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets significantly increases firm energy intensity by approximately 11.2%. A series of validations reinforce the robustness of this result. (2) Restructuring energy use and the factor substitution of energy for labour are the main channels through which the accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets increases firm energy intensity. (3) The accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets has a more remarkable effect on the energy intensity enhancement of small-scale firms, capital-intensive firms, and firms in energy-endowed regions. These conclusions support shaping policy options moderately by coordinating tax incentives and government regulation as key factors in promoting sustainable firm development. Overall, this research provides empirical evidence regarding the micro-environmental consequences of capital-biased tax incentives and offers valuable insights for enhancing corporate energy performance.
    MeSH term(s) Motivation ; Investments ; Government Regulation ; Policy ; Sustainable Development ; China ; Environmental Policy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118507
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  6. Article ; Online: The impact of fiscal transfer payments on energy conservation and emission reduction in China: Does the development stage matter?

    Zhou, Yicheng / Lin, Boqiang

    Journal of environmental management

    2023  Volume 339, Page(s) 117795

    Abstract: Fiscal transfer payments (TRANS) are the institutional supplement of Chinese-style fiscal decentralization, which is of great significance to economic development. However, the relationship between TRANS and energy conservation and emission reduction ( ... ...

    Abstract Fiscal transfer payments (TRANS) are the institutional supplement of Chinese-style fiscal decentralization, which is of great significance to economic development. However, the relationship between TRANS and energy conservation and emission reduction (ECER) remains to be further discussed. Using panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2020, this study empirically examines the impact of TRANS on energy-environmental performance (EEP) from the perspectives of influence mechanism, regional heterogeneity and nonlinearity. The results show that the influence of TRANS on ECER presents an obvious U-shaped relationship, and this influence has regional heterogeneity. At the same time, the investment-driven effect, infrastructure effect and industrial structure effect are important channels through which TRANS affect ECER. The partially linear functional coefficient models show that TRANS have different effects in different development stages. With the continuous improvement of economic level and urbanization level, the promotion effect of TRANS on ECER is more and more obvious. These results indicate that the government should increase fiscal investment in ECER, and pay attention to the development stage of different regions.
    MeSH term(s) China ; Urbanization ; Government ; Economic Development ; Investments ; Politics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117795
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  7. Article ; Online: Effectiveness of energy depletion, green growth, and technological cooperation grants on CO2 emissions in Pakistan's perspective.

    Lin, Boqiang / Ullah, Sami

    The Science of the total environment

    2023  Volume 906, Page(s) 167536

    Abstract: According to Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Pakistan proposed to set a very ambitious conditional objective of an overall 50 % reduction in anticipated emissions by 2030, with 15 % coming from domestic resources and 35 % contingent on ... ...

    Abstract According to Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Pakistan proposed to set a very ambitious conditional objective of an overall 50 % reduction in anticipated emissions by 2030, with 15 % coming from domestic resources and 35 % contingent on international grant financing, which would entail USD 101 billion just for the energy transition. Due to this consideration, the current study examines the impact of energy depletion, green growth, technological cooperation grants, and labor force on CO2 emissions in Pakistan for 1990 to 2020. This research used the STIRPAT framework and novel dynamic ARDL techniques. Additionally, a robustness check is also carried out using Kernel-based regularized least squares (KRLS) and the Granger causality approach is utilized to establish cause-effect relationships. The findings indicate that energy depletion leads to environmental contamination in the long run. In contrast, Green growth is reducing environmental contaminations in the long run. Furthermore, we found that technological cooperation grants also decline environmental contamination in the short run. Likewise, the Labor force dwindles CO2 emissions in the long run. According to Granger causality, there is bidirectional causality between GG↔CO2, and TCG ↔CO2, while there is one-way causality between END→CO2 and CO → LF. The findings show that policymakers should emphasize on the transition to green growth with extensive investment in technological innovations, so the country can achieve its CO2 reduction targets.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167536
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  8. Article ; Online: Choosing the right policy: Factors influencing the preferences of consumption-side personal carbon reduction policies

    Lin, Boqiang / Yang, Mengqi

    Journal of Environmental Management. 2023 Jan., v. 326 p.116706-

    2023  

    Abstract: With the development of the social economy and the improvement of personal income, the government must consider formulating personal carbon reduction policies to reduce carbon emissions from the consumption side. Therefore, it is valuable to understand ... ...

    Abstract With the development of the social economy and the improvement of personal income, the government must consider formulating personal carbon reduction policies to reduce carbon emissions from the consumption side. Therefore, it is valuable to understand the public's preferences for different policies and the factors influencing the willingness of policy support, which can help policy selection and promotion. Using data collected from 2801 college students and a multinomial logit model, this study explores the influence of personal and social factors on preferences for three different personal carbon reduction policies (personal carbon trading, carbon tax, and carbon generalized system of preferences). The results show that individuals with higher levels of affluence, social trust, and social norms prefer personal carbon trading; individuals with higher levels of affluence, self-motivation, and social norms prefer carbon tax; individuals with higher levels of low-carbon behavioral attitudes and social trust prefer carbon generalized system of preferences; and low-carbon responsibility, access to low-carbon information, and social equity are beneficial to all three policies. In addition, this study examined the heterogeneity of individuals with different levels of affluence and low-carbon behavioral attitudes. This study compares the differences in influencing factors of policy preferences, clarifies the effects of various personal and social factors, which can help the government to design consumption-side personal carbon reduction policies in the future, and provide a reference for the promotion of corresponding policies.
    Keywords carbon ; carbon markets ; environmental management ; income ; issues and policy ; logit analysis ; Consumption-side personal carbon reduction policy ; Personal carbon trading ; Carbon tax ; Carbon generalized system of preferences ; Policy preference
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-01
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116706
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  9. Article ; Online: The effects of capital-biased tax incentives on firm energy intensity: Environmental dividend or consequence?

    Lin, Boqiang / Xu, Chongchong

    Journal of Environmental Management. 2023 Nov., v. 345 p.118507-

    2023  

    Abstract: Capital and energy are essential input factors in the production and operation of firms, and they are closely interconnected. Nudging firms to improve energy performance during capital investment is crucial for attaining green competitiveness. ... ...

    Abstract Capital and energy are essential input factors in the production and operation of firms, and they are closely interconnected. Nudging firms to improve energy performance during capital investment is crucial for attaining green competitiveness. Nonetheless, little is known about how capital-biased tax incentives affect firm energy performance in the process of encouraging firms to update or expand fixed assets. To fill this critical gap, this paper leverages the 2014 and 2015 accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets as quasi-natural experiments to investigate the impact of capital-biased tax incentives on firm energy intensity. This study uses information from a unique dataset of Chinese firms, and the staggered difference-in-difference strategy is constructed to address identification challenges. The findings of this paper are as follows: (1) The accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets significantly increases firm energy intensity by approximately 11.2%. A series of validations reinforce the robustness of this result. (2) Restructuring energy use and the factor substitution of energy for labour are the main channels through which the accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets increases firm energy intensity. (3) The accelerated depreciation policy for fixed assets has a more remarkable effect on the energy intensity enhancement of small-scale firms, capital-intensive firms, and firms in energy-endowed regions. These conclusions support shaping policy options moderately by coordinating tax incentives and government regulation as key factors in promoting sustainable firm development. Overall, this research provides empirical evidence regarding the micro-environmental consequences of capital-biased tax incentives and offers valuable insights for enhancing corporate energy performance.
    Keywords capital ; data collection ; economic investment ; energy ; environmental management ; issues and policy ; labor ; Capital-biased tax incentive ; Energy intensity ; Green competitiveness ; Staggered difference-in-difference ; D22 ; H23 ; Q42
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-11
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118507
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  10. Article ; Online: The impact of fiscal transfer payments on energy conservation and emission reduction in China: Does the development stage matter?

    Zhou, Yicheng / Lin, Boqiang

    Journal of Environmental Management. 2023 Aug., v. 339 p.117795-

    2023  

    Abstract: Fiscal transfer payments (TRANS) are the institutional supplement of Chinese-style fiscal decentralization, which is of great significance to economic development. However, the relationship between TRANS and energy conservation and emission reduction ( ... ...

    Abstract Fiscal transfer payments (TRANS) are the institutional supplement of Chinese-style fiscal decentralization, which is of great significance to economic development. However, the relationship between TRANS and energy conservation and emission reduction (ECER) remains to be further discussed. Using panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2020, this study empirically examines the impact of TRANS on energy-environmental performance (EEP) from the perspectives of influence mechanism, regional heterogeneity and nonlinearity. The results show that the influence of TRANS on ECER presents an obvious U-shaped relationship, and this influence has regional heterogeneity. At the same time, the investment-driven effect, infrastructure effect and industrial structure effect are important channels through which TRANS affect ECER. The partially linear functional coefficient models show that TRANS have different effects in different development stages. With the continuous improvement of economic level and urbanization level, the promotion effect of TRANS on ECER is more and more obvious. These results indicate that the government should increase fiscal investment in ECER, and pay attention to the development stage of different regions.
    Keywords decentralization ; energy conservation ; environmental management ; infrastructure ; urbanization ; China ; Fiscal transfer payments ; Energy conservation and emission reduction ; Development stage ; U-shaped relationship
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-08
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117795
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