Impact of Industrial Agglomeration on China's Regional Carbon Emission from the Perspective of Spatial Spillover Effect
Industrial agglomeration,as an important bridge connecting economic development and environmental pollution,is one of the important driving factors affecting carbon emissions. Under the background of "double carbon targets",it is very important to investigate the influence of industrial agglomeration on carbon emission and the spatial spillover effect. This paper empirically investigates the relationship between two different types of industrial agglomeration and carbon emissions using balanced panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2019 and a spatial lag model. The results show that:regional carbon emissions have a positive spatial spillover effect;there are obvious differences in the impact of different types of industrial agglomeration on carbon emissions;there is a positive correlation between specialised industrial agglomeration and carbon emissions,while there is a negative correlation between diversified industrial agglomeration and carbon emissions;and there is regional heterogeneity in the impact of industrial agglomeration on carbon emissions. Based on the above analysis,the following policy recommendations are proposed:first,strengthen regional cooperation and treatment to achieve the win-win;second,guide the reasonable layout of industries and promote diversified agglomeration;third,advocate the new concept of emission reduction,and promote carbon reduction by multifactor synergy.
specialized agglomerationdiversified agglomerationcarbon emissionspatial lag modelspatial spillover effect