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Based on the perspective of “quasi-natural experiment” of environmental protection vertical management reform and official corruption, taking 238 cities in China from 2011 to 2019 as samples, this paper studies the impact and mechanism of “environmental protection vertical reform” on enterprise pollution reduction by adopting multi-stage double difference method and intermediary effect model, and explores the reasons for the differences in environmental governance effects of “environmental protection vertical reform” based on regional heterogeneity and political binding heterogeneity, and also explore the regulatory role of human capital on the impact of “environmental protection vertical reform” on enterprise’s pollution reduction. It is found that “environmental protection vertical reform” can not only directly restrain the pollutant discharge of enterprises, but also reduce the pollutant discharge of enterprises by restraining corruption; There are regional differences in its impact, and it has a more significant effect on pollution reduction in the eastern region with high economic development level and provincial capitals with strong political binding force; However, human capital negatively regulates the promotion of corruption to enterprise sewage discharge. Therefore, local governments should formulate differentiated environmental rules and regulations, and accelerate the deepening of environmental protection reform. 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Vertical reform of environmental protection, corruption and enterprise pollution reduction—a quasi-natural experiment based on 238 cities in China
Under the background of increasingly serious environmental pollution, how to effectively restrain the pollution emissions of enterprises has become an urgent problem facing China. Based on the perspective of “quasi-natural experiment” of environmental protection vertical management reform and official corruption, taking 238 cities in China from 2011 to 2019 as samples, this paper studies the impact and mechanism of “environmental protection vertical reform” on enterprise pollution reduction by adopting multi-stage double difference method and intermediary effect model, and explores the reasons for the differences in environmental governance effects of “environmental protection vertical reform” based on regional heterogeneity and political binding heterogeneity, and also explore the regulatory role of human capital on the impact of “environmental protection vertical reform” on enterprise’s pollution reduction. It is found that “environmental protection vertical reform” can not only directly restrain the pollutant discharge of enterprises, but also reduce the pollutant discharge of enterprises by restraining corruption; There are regional differences in its impact, and it has a more significant effect on pollution reduction in the eastern region with high economic development level and provincial capitals with strong political binding force; However, human capital negatively regulates the promotion of corruption to enterprise sewage discharge. Therefore, local governments should formulate differentiated environmental rules and regulations, and accelerate the deepening of environmental protection reform. At the same time, enterprises should improve the environmental information disclosure system, enhance environmental awareness and promote the green transformation of enterprises.
期刊介绍:
Environment, Development and Sustainability is an international and multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development. It is also concerned with the complex interactions which occur between development and environment, and its purpose is to seek ways and means for achieving sustainability in all human activities aimed at such development. The subject matter of the journal includes the following and related issues:
-mutual interactions among society, development and environment, and their implications for sustainable development
-technical, economic, ethical and philosophical aspects of sustainable development
-global sustainability - the obstacles and ways in which they could be overcome
-local and regional sustainability initiatives, their practical implementation, and relevance for use in a wider context
-development and application of indicators of sustainability
-development, verification, implementation and monitoring of policies for sustainable development
-sustainable use of land, water, energy and biological resources in development
-impacts of agriculture and forestry activities on soil and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity
-effects of energy use and global climate change on development and sustainability
-impacts of population growth and human activities on food and other essential resources for development
-role of national and international agencies, and of international aid and trade arrangements in sustainable development
-social and cultural contexts of sustainable development
-role of education and public awareness in sustainable development
-role of political and economic instruments in sustainable development
-shortcomings of sustainable development and its alternatives.