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Pollution Effect of the Agglomeration of Thermal Power and Other Air Pollution-Intensive Industries in China

Jingkun Zhou, Juan Tian and Diandian Zhang (zhangdd@sdufe.edu.cn)
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Jingkun Zhou: Business School, Ludong University, 186 Hongqizhong Road, Zhifu District, Yantai 264025, China
Juan Tian: School of Business Administration, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
Diandian Zhang: School of Public Administration and Policy, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, 7366 Erhuandong Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, air pollution is becoming increasingly serious, which greatly impacts the lives and activities of people, and the spatial agglomeration of thermal power and other air pollution-intensive industries (TPAPIs) is an important factor. The purpose of this article is to find the air pollution-intensive industries scientifically, to analyze the effects of pollution from TPAPIs in China, and to provide a basis for the planning and adjustment of TPAPIs. In this study, an air pollution index was adopted to identify TPAPIs, a location quotient was employed to measure the agglomeration of TPAPIs in China, and the global Moran’s I index was determined to examine the spatial agglomeration characteristics of these industries and the spatial characteristics of air pollution. On this basis, a spatial panel Durbin model describing atmospheric pollution was constructed. The pollution effects of the agglomeration of TPAPIs were examined in regard to spatial agglomeration and spillover effects. In the study, it was found that the agglomeration of TPAPIs in different regions of China exhibited a significant positive spatial correlation, and spatial dependence becomes increasingly notable. A significant inverted U-shaped relationship was found to exist between the spatial agglomeration of TPAPIs and air pollution, and thus the spatial agglomeration of TPAPIs imposes a significant spatial spillover effect on air pollution. Specific policy suggestions are proposed, such as the formulation of science-based policies targeting TPAPIs, promotion of interregional cooperation, establishment of a regional joint prevention and control mechanism, and effective elimination of the excess capacity of outdated TPAPIs.

Keywords: air pollution-intensive industry; location entropy index; spatial spillover effect; spatial panel Durbin model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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