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ClearHow Do Environmental Concerns and Governance Performance Affect Public Environmental Participation: A Case Study of Waste Sorting in Urban China
A survey of Chinese urban residents found that higher confidence in government environmental management was paradoxically associated with lower personal participation in waste sorting programs, suggesting that trust in official institutions can reduce citizens' sense of individual responsibility for environmental action.
Assessing the impact of governance and health expenditures on carbon emissions in China: Role of environmental regulation
Researchers analysed the relationship between governance quality, health expenditures, environmental regulation, and carbon emissions in China from 1984 to 2018, finding an inverted U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve and that stronger environmental regulation helps decouple economic growth from carbon output.
The impact of public environmental concerns on port sustainability: evidence from 44 port cities in China
Researchers analyzed data from 44 coastal port cities in China between 2010 and 2021 to examine how public environmental concern affects port sustainability. They found that public environmental concern significantly improves port sustainability, primarily by increasing local government environmental investments, with digital infrastructure amplifying this positive effect.
Will China’s audit of natural environmental resource promote green sustainable development? Evidence from PSM-DID analysis based on substantial and strategic pollution reduction
This study used a multi-period difference-in-differences model to test whether China's natural resource audit policy promoted green sustainable development, finding that audited regions showed measurable improvements in environmental performance metrics. The results suggest accountability mechanisms can be effective tools for encouraging local green governance.
Reply on RC1
This reply addresses a reviewer comment on a study examining the impacts of Chinese government air pollution control measures on atmospheric pollutant concentrations across multiple regions. The response clarifies aspects of the methodology and interpretation of how emission reductions have affected air quality over recent decades.
Watershed-Based Governance for Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution: Empirical Insights from the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Researchers examined how China's 'Guiding Opinions on Strengthening Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention and Control' affected pollutant emissions across the Yangtze River Economic Belt, using econometric analysis across three governance pathways. They found the policy significantly reduced emissions by curbing mulch film use and consolidating breeding farms, but had no measurable effect on rural domestic pollution due to pre-existing infrastructure investments.
Exploring the Differences and InfluencingFactors of Public Participation in EnvironmentalProtection Behavior in the Private and PublicSpheres in China
Not relevant to microplastics — this sociological study analyzes factors influencing Chinese citizens' environmental protection behaviors in public and private spheres, using 2013 national survey data.
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Air Pollution in the Economic Community of West African States region: What Influence Does Tax Expenditure Have?
This study examines how foreign direct investment affects air pollution in West African countries, finding that tax policy can influence whether economic investment leads to environmental improvement or degradation.
The Role of Land Use Transition on Industrial Pollution Reduction in the Context of Innovation-Driven: The Case of 30 Provinces in China
This study analyzed data from 30 Chinese provinces to examine how land use transitions associated with urbanization affect industrial pollution levels, finding that innovation-driven development strategies can decouple economic growth from pollution under certain land use conditions.
Does Individuals’ Perception of Wastewater Pollution Decrease Their Self-Rated Health? Evidence from China
Researchers found that individuals in China who perceive higher levels of local wastewater pollution report significantly lower self-rated health, using large-scale survey data from all 31 provinces to quantify the associations between environmental pollution perception and subjective health outcomes.
Exploring Asymmetric Nexus Between CO2 Emissions, Environmental Pollution, and Household Health Expenditure in China
A Chinese provincial dataset analysis found statistically significant asymmetric relationships between CO₂ emissions and environmental pollution with household health expenditure, confirming that greater pollution imposes higher healthcare costs on residents.
Analysis of the spatio-temporal evolution of sustainable land use in China under the carbon emission trading scheme: A measurement idea based on the DID model
Researchers applied a difference-in-differences estimation model to assess the effect of China's carbon emission trading scheme on sustainable land use across provinces from a spatio-temporal perspective. The scheme improved sustainable land use in pilot areas from both economic and environmental dimensions, with effects concentrated in eastern regions and urban agglomerations including the Pearl River Delta.
City Scale Vs. Regional Scale Co-Benefits of Climate and Sustainability Policy: An Institutional Collective Action Analysis
This institutional analysis examines how city-scale versus regional-scale climate policies can generate co-benefits for sustainability, using plastic pollution as a case study of how local actions aggregate to regional environmental outcomes. Coordinated plastic waste policies across multiple jurisdictions are needed to meaningfully reduce the microplastic contamination that accumulates in shared water bodies.
Government Trust, Environmental Pollution Perception, and Environmental Governance Satisfaction
Using survey data from over 3,800 respondents, researchers analyzed how government trust and perceptions of environmental pollution affect public satisfaction with environmental governance. The study found that higher government trust was associated with greater satisfaction, while stronger perception of pollution problems was linked to lower satisfaction with governance efforts.
Why Environmental Pollution Remains Unresolved Despite Efforts to Mitigate It?
This review examines why environmental pollution persists despite mitigation efforts, identifying industrialization, technological cost barriers, weak regulatory enforcement, regulatory capture by industrial lobbies, and insufficient public awareness as the primary systemic reasons that pollution control remains ineffective, particularly in developing nations.
Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Coupled and Coordinated Development of the Low-carbon Economy, Green Finance, and Ecological Environmental Quality: Evidence from China
Despite its title referencing low-carbon economy and ecological quality, this paper studies the coordinated development of green finance, carbon reduction, and environmental quality indicators across Chinese provinces — not microplastic pollution. It examines regional economic and environmental policy dynamics using statistical modelling, and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.
Optimization of Financial Penalties for Environmental Pollution by Chinese Traditional Energy Enterprises
Using game theory models, this study analyzed how different levels of financial penalties affect whether Chinese energy companies choose to illegally pollute. Penalties set too high reduce enforcement efficiency, while penalties too low fail to deter violations — suggesting penalties should be calibrated to actual profit from pollution.
Study on the Physical and Chemical Characteristics and Sources of Atmospheric Single Particles in Weifang During the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games
Researchers analyzed atmospheric particulate matter in a Chinese city during the 2022 Winter Olympics to evaluate whether special air quality protection measures were effective. The study found that pollution control measures during the event reduced certain types of particles, demonstrating that targeted policy interventions can temporarily improve urban air quality.
Analysis of Air Pollution (SO2) at Some Point of Congestion in DKI Jakarta
Researchers analyzed air pollution levels including particulate matter at congestion points in Jakarta, finding that SO2 and particulate concentrations varied across locations and were influenced by traffic density, with implications for urban air quality management.
Mitigating environmental degradation with institutional quality and foreign direct investment (FDI): new evidence from asymmetric approach
Researchers used asymmetric econometric modeling on Chilean quarterly data from 1996–2018 to find that institutional quality and renewable energy reduce carbon emissions, while foreign direct investment and fossil fuels increase them regardless of whether shocks are positive or negative.
China’s Battle against Marine Plastic Pollution at the Local Level: A Case Study of Sanya City, Hainan Province
Researchers examined local-level marine plastic pollution governance in China using Sanya City in Hainan Province as a case study, assessing regulatory approaches and enforcement mechanisms for achieving national environmental goals. The analysis found that Sanya's 'Zero Waste City' and 'Model City' designations drove innovation in plastic governance, while also revealing important weaknesses in local implementation capacity.
China’s air quality improvement strategy may already be having a positive effect: evidence based on health risk assessment
Researchers assessed the health risks of PM2.5 air pollution across 16 cities in China's Shandong province using exposure-response modeling. The study estimated approximately 159,800 premature deaths and nearly 7.4 billion dollars in health-related economic costs linked to PM2.5 exposure in 2021, but notably found no significant increase in health risks compared to earlier assessments despite stricter evaluation criteria, suggesting that China's air quality improvement strategies may already be having a positive effect.
The paradox of plastic bag legislation: How bans and taxes affect PM2.5 air pollution in 208 countries
Researchers analyzed plastic bag regulations in 208 countries and found that outright bans generally reduce fine particle (PM2.5) air pollution, while plastic bag taxes unexpectedly increase it — likely because alternative bags require more energy-intensive production. The findings reveal that poorly designed plastic policies can create unintended environmental trade-offs.
Decomposition of air pollution in Indonesia
This study decomposed CO2 emissions in Indonesia from 1995–2022 using structural variables including urbanization, trade liberalization, fossil energy use, and renewable energy adoption, finding that fossil energy is the dominant driver of Indonesia's air pollution and that policy stringency significantly moderates emission levels.