Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions
Environmental regulation is an important tool for achieving environmental protection. This study investigated how climate change affects firms' actions to reduce pollutant emissions through environmental regulations. We conducted a pooled OLS regression analysis using data from Chinese industri...
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| author | Zehua Xiao Cheng Cai Cheng Cai Lumeng Wang Yigeng Ma |
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| description | Environmental regulation is an important tool for achieving environmental protection. This study investigated how climate change affects firms' actions to reduce pollutant emissions through environmental regulations. We conducted a pooled OLS regression analysis using data from Chinese industrial firms that were above the designated size from 2006 to 2013. The results showed that firms reduce SO2 emissions in response to climate change, particularly when environmental regulations are more stringent. However, firms prefer to reduce productivity and implement “end-of-pipe” interventions than engage in more green innovation. Our findings highlight how firms deal with climate change under the pressure of environmental regulations and whether ecological considerations align or conflict with economic goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c81848bd14542c9b48ff2266ef246182023-03-22T05:52:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2023-03-011110.3389/fevo.2023.10506421050642Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissionsZehua Xiao0Cheng Cai1Cheng Cai2Lumeng Wang3Yigeng Ma4School of Business, Hubei University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Accountancy, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center for Emissions Trading System Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Huazhong University of Agriculture, Wuhan, ChinaOffice of Integrated Technology, Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal Co., Ltd., Qingdao, ChinaEnvironmental regulation is an important tool for achieving environmental protection. This study investigated how climate change affects firms' actions to reduce pollutant emissions through environmental regulations. We conducted a pooled OLS regression analysis using data from Chinese industrial firms that were above the designated size from 2006 to 2013. The results showed that firms reduce SO2 emissions in response to climate change, particularly when environmental regulations are more stringent. However, firms prefer to reduce productivity and implement “end-of-pipe” interventions than engage in more green innovation. Our findings highlight how firms deal with climate change under the pressure of environmental regulations and whether ecological considerations align or conflict with economic goals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1050642/fullclimate changeenvironmental regulationpollutant emissionfactor input of productivity processend of pipe interventiongreen innovation |
| spellingShingle | Zehua Xiao Cheng Cai Cheng Cai Lumeng Wang Yigeng Ma Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution climate change environmental regulation pollutant emission factor input of productivity process end of pipe intervention green innovation |
| title | Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| title_full | Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| title_fullStr | Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| title_short | Climate change, environmental regulations, and firms' efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| title_sort | climate change environmental regulations and firms efforts to reduce pollutant emissions |
| topic | climate change environmental regulation pollutant emission factor input of productivity process end of pipe intervention green innovation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1050642/full |
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