Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Erciyes University, 38039, Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, 40100, Kirsehir, Turkey.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Oct;27(28):35488-35500. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09813-x. Epub 2020 Jun 27.
China is a rising power of the twenty-first century with its brilliant economic performance as a result of the transition to the free market economy model. However, China's economic development process has caused high environmental costs. For the past decade, China has been the leading country responsible for global carbon dioxide emissions (CO). Therefore, determining the dynamics that have a reducing effect on CO emissions in China is very important for the development of sustainable environmental policies. This paper aims to examine the impacts of the institutional structure on environmental sustainability in China. To this end, the study follows the method of cointegration with multiple breaks that produce robust econometric results and consider structural changes. According to the results, (i) the validity of an N-shaped EKC relationship is supported between economic growth and environmental pollution. (ii) Industrialization and trade have an increasing impact on environmental pollution. (iii) Political rights and civil liberties have a reducing effect on environmental pollution. Consequently, this study implies that political rights and civil liberties can make an important contribution to achieving sustainability goals in China.
中国是 21 世纪的新兴大国，其向自由市场经济模式的转型带来了辉煌的经济表现。然而，中国的经济发展过程造成了高昂的环境代价。在过去的十年中，中国一直是全球二氧化碳排放（CO）的主要责任国。因此，确定对中国 CO 排放具有减排效应的动态因素对于可持续环境政策的发展非常重要。本文旨在研究制度结构对中国环境可持续性的影响。为此，本研究采用了具有多个断点的协整方法，得出了稳健的计量经济学结果，并考虑了结构变化。根据研究结果：（i）经济增长与环境污染之间存在 N 型 EKC 关系的有效性得到支持。（ii）工业化和贸易对环境污染具有正向影响。（iii）政治权利和公民自由对环境污染具有降低作用。因此，本研究表明，政治权利和公民自由可以为中国实现可持续性目标做出重要贡献。
