Open AccessResearch on the Impact of Environmental Regulation on Haze Pollution in China
Author(s) -
Yuanhua Yang,
Yingdi Li,
Dengli Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/446/3/032028
Subject(s) - haze , pollution , china , environmental science , environmental pollution , cluster (spacecraft) , air pollution , spatial distribution , spatial analysis , environmental engineering , geography , environmental protection , remote sensing , ecology , meteorology , computer science , archaeology , biology , programming language
Using spatial exploratory data analysis technology, this paper empirically analyzes the spatial evolution of haze pollution, and examines the impact of environmental regulation on haze pollution based on Spatial Durbin Model in China from 2004 to 2016. The results show that there is a significant spatial autocorrelation for haze pollution in China, and the spatial distribution forms high-haze pollution high-high(H-H) cluster regions and low-haze pollution low-low(L-L) cluster regions. The H-H cluster regions have experienced a change from the central region to the western region and then to the eastern region, and the L-L cluster regions have expanded and shifted to the east. Second, the direct effect of environmental regulation on haze pollution is negative but not significant, while the indirect effect and total effect of environmental regulation on haze pollution are significantly positive, which shows the current environmental regulation has not played a role in suppressing haze pollution. This is inconsistent with the original intention of the government to implement environmental regulation policies and there is indeed a “green paradox” in China. In addition, FDI and population size have aggravate the haze pollution in the region, and the improvement of the industrial structure is conducive to the improvement of haze pollution.