Abstract
As an important cause of global warming, CO2 emissions have become a research hotspot in recent years. Industrial transfer impacts regional CO2 emissions and is related to the low-carbon development of regional industries. Taking the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (BTH region) as an example, this study analysed industrial transfer’s direct and indirect impacts on CO2 emissions based on a mediating model and two-way fixed effect panel regression. The results obtained indicate that industrial transfer-in has promoted CO2 emissions to a small extent, and the positive impact of industrial transfer-in on CO2 emissions wanes over time. Industrial transfer affects CO2 emissions by acting on the economic level, on population size, and on urbanisation level, but the indirect effect is weaker than the direct effect. Industrial transfer does not lead to technological upgrading, but the latter is an effective means of carbon emission reduction. Industrial transfer-in has shown a positive effect on CO2 emissions for most cities, but there are exceptions, such as Cangzhou. In the future, the BTH region should maintain coordinated development among cities and improve the cooperative innovation mechanism for energy conservation and emission reduction.
Highlights
Health 2022, 19, 322. https://doi.org/The latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2019 was approximately 148% of preindustrial levels, mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels [1]
This study explores the impact of industrial transfer between cities in the BTH region on the CO2 emissions of the whole region and each city
The contribution of this paper is to study of the impact of industrial transfer between cities on CO2 emissions at the regional and prefecture levels and to explore the internal mechanism from two perspectives
Summary
Health 2022, 19, 322. https://doi.org/The latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2019 was approximately 148% of preindustrial levels, mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels [1]. Carbon dioxide emissions are the main cause of global warming and are closely related to human activities, so reducing or mitigating CO2 emissions has become a global concern [2]. The Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) is an effort by countries to jointly address climate change. It calls for eliminating carbon leakage between countries [3], that is, reducing emissions in one region increasing emissions in other countries through industrial transfer and other means [4]. Developing countries at the low end of the global value chain have to bear corresponding ecological, environmental pressure. Industrial transfer puts environmental pressure on the receiving location [6]
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