China's urban energy system transition towards carbon neutrality: challenges and experience of Beijing and Suzhou

F Si, E Du, N Zhang, Y Wang, Y Han - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban areas account for more than 70% of total carbon emissions. This proportion for China
is higher, approximately 80%, closely related to human activities in urban energy …

How effective has the low-carbon city pilot policy been as an environmental intervention in curbing pollution? Evidence from Chinese industrial enterprises

S Yang, A Jahanger, MR Hossain - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
In response to China's burgeoning environmental pollution, since 2010, Chinese
policymakers have implemented a low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) and expanded the …

An integrated evaluation on China's provincial carbon peak and carbon neutrality

P Yang, S Peng, N Benani, L Dong, X Li, R Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the climate is warming up and climate disasters occur more frequently, China's carbon
peak and carbon neutrality targets are gaining attention, with provinces starting to set carbon …

Going carbon-neutral in China: Does the low-carbon city pilot policy improve carbon emission efficiency?

H Zhang, C Feng, X Zhou - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
To combat climate change and move towards carbon neutrality, China has implemented the
low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy since 2010, with carrying out three batches of pilot cities …

[HTML][HTML] Does China's low-carbon city pilot policy promote green development? Evidence from the digital industry

Z Wang, F Liang, C Li, W Xiong, Y Chen… - Journal of Innovation & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy is an essential strategy for China to combat climate
change, attain the carbon neutrality target, and achieve comprehensive green …

Low-carbon strategy, entrepreneurial activity, and industrial structure change: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

C Li, F Liang, Y Liang, Z Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
As the top carbon emitter in the world, a key step taken by China to encourage energy
conservation, pollution reduction, and environmentally friendly development is the low …

Does the low-carbon city pilot contribute to the blue sky defense? Evidence from China

S Zhao, A Shi, H An, H Zhou, F Hu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
China's goal of ecological civilization construction simultaneously faces the dual strategic
tasks of pollution control and carbon reduction (PCCR). In addition to carbon reduction, does …

Promoting or inhibiting? New-type urbanization and urban carbon emissions efficiency in China

W Chen, G Wang, N Xu, M Ji, J Zeng - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban carbon emissions lead to increases in global carbon emissions; consequently,
meeting targets for low carbon emissions is a difficult problem in the context of urbanization …

The effect of innovation pilot on carbon total factor productivity: quasi-experimental evidence from China

T Zhou, X Huang, N Zhang - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the policy design for carbon emission reduction must consider both the efficiency and
the cost of emission reduction, improvement in carbon total factor productivity (CTFP) is …

The low-carbon effect of pursuing the honor of civilization? A quasi-experiment in Chinese cities

G Li, H Wen - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Decentralization has always been considered the reason local governments in China lack
incentives for green development. Whether conferring honorary titles can motivate the …