The impact of environmental decentralization on carbon emission reduction in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Exploring the path of carbon emission reduction is a research topic that the academic community focuses on.In the path of carbon emission reduction,the reasonable division of environmental affairs management power is the key to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutralization.Based on the panel data of 108 prefecture-level cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2003 to 2020,this paper uses the spatial Durbin model to study the impact of environmental decentralization on carbon emission reduction in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.The results show that,on the whole,environmental decentralization has a significant role in promoting carbon emissions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt,that is,the higher the degree of environmental decentralization,the stronger the inhibitory effect on carbon emission reduction.From a regional perspective,the impact of environmental decentralization on carbon emissions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is heterogeneous,which can significantly promote carbon emissions in the middle reaches and significantly inhibit carbon emissions in the lower reaches.In addition,local government competition has a masking effect on the impact of environmental decentralization on carbon emission reduction,which plays an important role in environmental decentralization and carbon emission reduction.Based on the above conclusions,this paper proposes that the level of environmental decentralization should be set according to local policies,the competition of local governments should be reasonably guided,and the collaborative governance mechanism of environmental protection should be promoted.
Environmental DecentralizationCarbon Emission ReductionSpatial Durbin modelYangtze River Economic Belt
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