Carbon dioxide emissions, urbanization level, and industrial structure: empirical evidence from North China

This paper aims to examine the nexus among carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, urbanization level and industrial structure in North China over the period 2004–2019, according to an expanded Cobb-Douglas production function. The panel econometric techniques are employed to complete the empirical analys...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2022-05, Vol.29 (23), p.34528-34545
Main Authors: Siqin, Zhuoya, Niu, Dongxiao, Li, Mingyu, Zhen, Hao, Yang, Xiaolong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Causality
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Empirical analysis
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Research Article
Urbanization
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:This paper aims to examine the nexus among carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, urbanization level and industrial structure in North China over the period 2004–2019, according to an expanded Cobb-Douglas production function. The panel econometric techniques are employed to complete the empirical analysis, including cross-sectional correlation test, panel unit root test, panel co-integration test, and panel Granger causality test. The empirical results support the long-term equilibrium relationship among CO 2 emissions, urbanization level and industrial structure in North China, and the urbanization level contributes most to CO 2 emissions, followed by fossil energy consumption. Furthermore, the bidirectional causality between CO 2 emissions and urbanization level and unidirectional causality from industrial structure to CO 2 emissions are found in North China, indicating that urbanization level and industrial structure have significant impacts on CO 2 emissions. Finally, according to the empirical findings, several policy suggestions are proposed for the purpose of reducing CO 2 emissions in North China.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-17373-x