Collusions between local governments and firms” and its impacts on environmental governance have been paid a great of attention by the scholars in China. The center government carried out a series of re-centralization measurements to deter the collusions. By using the National Private...

Mandatory Environmental Information Disclosure (EID) programs are touted as effective supplements to traditional policy instruments in most OECD countries. However, the Chinese national EID program, which was launched in 2008, is found to be ineffective for the urban environment. Though former...

In most countries, environmental regulation focuses on local pollution, which causes damages near the emission source, while regulation on global pollutants such as greenhouse gases (GHG) has been slow. Theoretically, local and global pollutants can either be substitutes or complements in...

Since the early 1990s, the validity of the Porter Hypothesis has been the focus of intense research efforts to establish whether well-designed environmental regulation may enhance – rather than reduce – competitiveness. However, little consensus exists on the extent to which (if at all)...

While there is increasing interest in decarbonising or greening monetary policy, central banks are keen to maintain market neutrality. But there is evidence that the market has a bias towards carbon-intensive companies. The paper develops a method to tilt the ECB's asset and collateral framework...

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures justify additional interventions when a carbon price is...

This paper represents an empirical investigation of the "weak" and "strong" Porter Hypothesis (PH) focusing on the manufacturing sectors of European countries between 1997 and 2009. By and large, the literature has analyzed the impact of environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity...

China has gradually recognized that the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment cannot be sustained. It has to be changed. This article focuses on China's efforts towards energy conservation and environmental quality. The article discusses a variety of...

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures justify additional interventions when a carbon price is...

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures justify additional interventions when a carbon price is...