Government macro-control through various policies is an important way to mitigate air pollution and greenhouse gases. Therefore, environmental tax is used worldwide as an important measure. However, few studies have considered the interaction between carbon and environmental protection taxes....

This paper describes a new incentive-based pollution control program in China in which the environmental performance of firms is rated and reported to the public. Firms are rated from best to worst using five colors - green, blue, yellow, red, and black - and the ratings are disseminated to the...