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This research aims to investigate the impact of China's Environmental Protection Tax on pollution and carbon emissions, especially considering past low-carbon policies.

April 22, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

The Stratified and Sequential Analysis of the Effects of Pollution Control Policies—Evidence from Chinese Cities

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This research aims to investigate the impact of China's Environmental Protection Tax on pollution and carbon emissions, especially considering past low-carbon policies.
Utilized panel data from 285 Chinese prefecture-level cities between 2002 and 2022.
Applied a difference-in-differences model and a triple-difference framework to assess policy impacts.
Examined variations in EPT effects based on prior exposure to low-carbon initiatives.
The EPT reduced PM2.5 concentration by approximately 3.7%.
Carbon emissions decreased by 9.6% and carbon intensity by 10.8%.
Cities with previous low-carbon policy exposure had stronger reductions in carbon intensity.

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Analysis shows pollution control policies lower carbon emissions in cities with prior low-carbon initiatives, indicating effective environmental strategies.

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Ling et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e865126e0dea528dde9a38 https://doi.org/10.3390/su18084105

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Analysis shows pollution control policies lower carbon emissions in cities with prior low-carbon initiatives, indicating effective environmental strategies.

The Stratified and Sequential Analysis of the Effects of Pollution Control Policies—Evidence from Chinese Cities

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