Abstract
In the context of sustainable development, air pollution poses challenges to the adjustment of the industrial structure in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. In order to explore the relationship between air pollution and urban industrial development, this paper uses a simultaneous equation model to empirically analyze the relationship between PM2.5 concentration and industrial development based on panel data from 2000 to 2017 on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The empirical results show that there is a two-way causal relationship between industrial development and air pollution. Secondary industry upgrades to tertiary industry, which will help improve the air quality in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. At the same time, air pollution has a significant adverse effect on the development of secondary industry and tertiary industry. An average increase of 1% in PM2.5 concentration will cause the proportion of secondary industry to increase by about 0.08% to 0.28%, and the proportion of tertiary industry to decrease by about 0.13% to 0.31%. Based on the results of the empirical model, this paper puts forward policy recommendations for environmental governance in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, aiming to achieving healthy development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Highlights
With the continuous development of industrialization and urbanization, the air pollution issue has become increasingly prominent in the whole world
In the formula, 2S and 3S are the proportion of the secondary and tertiary industries in the city, which is used to measure the level of industrial development, and PM2.5 is the concentration of PM2.5, which is used to measure the degree of air pollution
This paper first adopts a single equation model to measure the interaction between industrial development and air pollution, and the estimation results can be compared with that of the simultaneous equation model
Summary
With the continuous development of industrialization and urbanization, the air pollution issue has become increasingly prominent in the whole world. Large-scale and persistent haze weather frequently occurs, especially in countries that have not completed industrialization and with concentrated air pollutant emissions. Health Organization [3] used satellite measurement and atmospheric transport models to monitor data from more than 100 countries and more than 3000 urban and rural sites in the world. 92% of the world’s population lives in areas with excessive PM2.5 levels. More than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities, and it is expected that by 2030 the proportion of people living in cities will rise to two thirds [4]. As a huge gathering place for people and an important centre for people’s work
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