Environmental Forcing and Policy Synergy: A Multidimensional Approach in the Governance of Air Pollution and Carbon Emission.

Publication date: Aug 09, 2024

Policy synergies effectively contribute to the integrated management of air pollution and carbon emissions, which is crucial for safeguarding ecosystem stability and public health. This study uses the causal network model of Gaussian process regression to analyze the combined impacts of dynamic and static carbon emission reduction and air quality policies on carbon emissions and air quality. The causal effects of policy measures and their synergistic effects are also examined. The study results indicate: (1) There is significant geographical heterogeneity in the implementation of environmental policies and regional economic development, with the economically developed eastern coastal regions adopting more stringent carbon emission and air pollution control measures, while the western provinces adopt relatively lax environmental policies. (2) The synergistic effect of carbon emission reduction policies and air quality policies exists, and the two types of static policies are substitutable for managing carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution. (3) Policies’ forced effect exists, where the exacerbation of environmental problems leads to the formation and implementation of policies. (4) The value added by the secondary industry is a key motivation for forming carbon emission reduction policies and air quality control policies. Additionally, the value added by the secondary industry directly impacts the incidence of respiratory diseases (e. g., tuberculosis). Finally, dynamic and synergistic policy recommendations are proposed based on the study’s findings.

Concepts Keywords
Coastal Air Pollution
Environmental Carbon Emission
Study Dynamic-Static Policies
Synergy Synergistic Governance
Tuberculosis

Semantics

Type Source Name
drug DRUGBANK Medical air
drug DRUGBANK Activated charcoal
drug DRUGBANK Carbon dioxide
disease MESH respiratory diseases
disease MESH tuberculosis
pathway KEGG Tuberculosis

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