Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China
Standardization in energy-saving and emission-reduction measures has become increasingly important. The impact of standardization on carbon-emission efficiency in China was explored by using panel data from 2002 to 2017. The results showed that standardization significantly improved China’s carbon-e...
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| description | Standardization in energy-saving and emission-reduction measures has become increasingly important. The impact of standardization on carbon-emission efficiency in China was explored by using panel data from 2002 to 2017. The results showed that standardization significantly improved China’s carbon-emission efficiency, which remained robust after a series of tests. Furthermore, the development of industry standards had a greater effect on the improvement of carbon-emission efficiency in the economically developed coastal areas, while the development of national standards significantly promoted the improvement of carbon-emission efficiency in the inland areas. An assessment of the impact mechanism demonstrated that standardization affects carbon-emission efficiency through technological progress, industrial modernization, and economies of scale. We compared our findings with the existing literature regarding the governance of a low-carbon economy; we also considered the subsequent policy implications of our findings in terms of sustainable economic development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adfa3c3f20314385bab6ea89f9ebe9232023-11-30T21:04:10ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-03-01156230010.3390/en15062300Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from ChinaYing Sun0Fengqin Liu1Huaping Sun2School of Economics and Management, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaSchool of Law, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaStandardization in energy-saving and emission-reduction measures has become increasingly important. The impact of standardization on carbon-emission efficiency in China was explored by using panel data from 2002 to 2017. The results showed that standardization significantly improved China’s carbon-emission efficiency, which remained robust after a series of tests. Furthermore, the development of industry standards had a greater effect on the improvement of carbon-emission efficiency in the economically developed coastal areas, while the development of national standards significantly promoted the improvement of carbon-emission efficiency in the inland areas. An assessment of the impact mechanism demonstrated that standardization affects carbon-emission efficiency through technological progress, industrial modernization, and economies of scale. We compared our findings with the existing literature regarding the governance of a low-carbon economy; we also considered the subsequent policy implications of our findings in terms of sustainable economic development.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/6/2300standardizationcarbon-emission efficiencynational standardindustry standard |
| spellingShingle | Ying Sun Fengqin Liu Huaping Sun Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China Energies standardization carbon-emission efficiency national standard industry standard |
| title | Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China |
| title_full | Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China |
| title_short | Does Standardization Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency as Soft Infrastructure? Evidence from China |
| title_sort | does standardization improve carbon emission efficiency as soft infrastructure evidence from china |
| topic | standardization carbon-emission efficiency national standard industry standard |
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