Foreign Environmental Regulation Research Articles

Global energy transition and foreign environmental regulations: Impacts on Russian regions’ export volumes

This paper analyses the impacts of trading partners’ environmental regulation on the export volumes of the Russian regions, using panel data covering about 140,000 observations in 84 Russian regions and 204 countries for the period 2013–2020. We employ the Gravity Model of international trade and Heckman Sample Selection methodology, with the fixed effects and random effects Poisson Pseudo-Maximum Likelihood techniques to analyse two subsamples of the Russian regions with different shares of environmentally sensitive goods in regional exports. As a robustness check, we utilize the non-parametric Driscoll–Kraay approach. The results of the econometric estimation demonstrate that environmental regulations enhance the export of regions with a high share of environmentally sensitive goods in export structure, while for the rest of the regions the environmental regulations negatively affect export volumes. The promoting effect is associated with a higher level of innovativeness of the regions and the role of the global energy transition process. We conclude that the environmental agenda is a challenge for some Russian regional exporters due to the lack of own environmental regulation, and to the specific features of the commodity and geographic structure of exports. To transform the negative impact into the positive one for all Russian regions, policy measures are necessary on the federal, regional, and company levels, encompassing environmental regulations and green development strategies, along with innovation and cluster policies, and the development of human capital and infrastructure.

Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Regulation on China’s Agricultural Products Export

This article explains the main types of agricultural exports in China and the countries and regions that are exported, and China’s agricultural product export situation from 2007 to 2016 and China’s agricultural product export problems, and analyzed the international multilateral environmental and environmental labeling system environmental regulations faced by China’s agricultural exports, and the impact of these environmental regulations on China’s agricultural exports. Through empirical analysis, it is concluded that foreign environmental regulation has a significant impact on the export of China’s agricultural products, and its strictness has seriously hindered the export of China’s agricultural products. On the basis of this conclusion, the corresponding countermeasures are proposed from three aspects: enterprises, governments and industry associations, breaking through the obstacles caused by foreign environmental regulations, increasing the export of China’s agricultural products, and playing the role of agricultural products in China’s import and export trade.

Environmental Impact of Organic Compounding Ingredients and Future Problems

The essence of various domestic and foreign environmental regulations concerning organic chemicals used in the rubber compounds is reviewed.

ポリマー分野におけるエコ対応‐１ 有機系配合剤の環境影響と今後の課題

The essence of various domestic and foreign environmental regulations concerning organic chemicals used in the rubber compounds is reviewed.

Complying with environmental regulations in foreign markets

AbstractA variety of economic and social factors have created attractive opportunities for U.S.‐based businesses to compete in foreign markets. Although foreign environmental regulations are increasingly complex and demanding, there are many resources available to help ensure compliance. Beyond compliance, progressive environmental regulations in foreign countries will create opportunities for American businesses to compete effectively with advanced technology, management competence, and experience in operating in the highly regulated climate in the U.S. Packaging and packaging waste regulation in the European Community exemplifies both the regulatory complexity as well as the competitive opportunities of competing in foreign markets. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.