Mechanism and Spatial Spillover Effect of New-Type Urbanization on Urban CO 2 Emissions: Evidence from 250 Cities in China

Chiqun Hu, Xiaoyu Ma (), Yangqing Liu, Jiexiao Ge, Xiaohui Zhang and Qiangyi Li ()
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Chiqun Hu: School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Xiaoyu Ma: School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Yangqing Liu: School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, China
Jiexiao Ge: School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, China
Xiaohui Zhang: School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, China
Qiangyi Li: School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-25

Abstract: Exploring the effect of new-type urbanization (NTU) on urban carbon abatement is of great practical significance for promoting urban green construction and coping with the challenge of global climate change. This study used data from 250 cities in China from 2008 to 2020 and constructed the NTU evaluation indicator system from five dimensions. We used classical panel regression models to examine the effects of NTU on urban CO 2 emissions, and further used spatial econometric models of SEM, SAR, and SDM to identify the spatial spillover effects of NTU on urban CO 2 emissions. The main results are that China’s NTU and CO 2 emissions are generally rising, and NTU has a significantly negative effect on urban CO 2 emissions, with an impact coefficient of −0.9339; the conclusions still hold after subsequent robustness tests. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that NTU’s carbon abatement effect is more pronounced in resource-based cities, old industrial areas, and cities with lower urbanization levels and higher innovation levels. Mechanism analysis shows that improving urban technological innovation and optimizing resource allocation are important paths for realizing urban CO 2 emission reduction. NTU’s effect on urban CO 2 emissions has a noticeable spatial spillover. Our findings provide policy makers with solid support for driving high-quality urban development and dual-carbon targets.

Keywords: CO 2 emissions; mechanism analysis; new-type urbanization; spatial spillover effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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