Driving Factors and Control Strategies of the Environmental Pollution Litigation Cases in China

Bing Liu, Bailin He (), Jiaxu Zhou, Xueyan Chen, Haiyan Duan () and Zhiyuan Duan
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Bing Liu: College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Bailin He: College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Jiaxu Zhou: Social Services Department, Jilin Zhongshan Legal Aid Work Station, Changchun 130000, China
Xueyan Chen: College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Haiyan Duan: Institute of Eco-Environmental Forensics, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Zhiyuan Duan: Institute of Eco-Environmental Forensics, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-13

Abstract: Environmental pollution litigation cases (EPLCs) are experiencing a significant upward trend attributable to the extensive discharge of pollutants in China. However, the driving factors of EPLCs remain ambiguous. Herein, a comprehensive research framework is established by using the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) method for investigating the driving factors of China’s EPLCs. The provinces of Henan, Jilin, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Guangdong stand out as the regions with the highest number of EPLCs. The GDP per capita and incidence rate promote the incidence of EPLCs, while emission intensity and emission intensity per unit area inhibit the occurrence of EPLCs. Population and population density have less impact on EPLCs. These findings should serve as references for controlling the occurrence of EPLCs in different provinces in China.

Keywords: environmental pollution litigation cases; logarithmic mean divisia index method; driving factors; control strategies; provinces (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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