Collaborative governance on SO2 pollution from thermal power energy consumption: Evidence from Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration in China

Qiang Feng, Tao Sun and Xiaorui Liu

Energy & Environment, 2025, vol. 36, issue 3, 1321-1340

Abstract: In order to explore an effective method for the effect of collaborative governance on SO 2 pollution from thermal power energy consumption in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) urban agglomeration, the spatiotemporal evolution of SO 2 pollution from thermal power energy consumption was empirically studied by Moran's I first; then the revised Difference-in-Difference-in-Differences model was constructed to examine the effect of collaborative governance on SO 2 emission intensity from thermal power energy consumption, and the time effect of collaborative governance was also examined; finally, the Grey System Prediction Model was used to forecast the SO 2 emission intensity from thermal power energy consumption in YRD urban agglomeration from 2021 to 2025. The results show that SO 2 emissions from thermal power energy consumption in YRD urban agglomeration have positive spatial autocorrelations, and high-high spatial clusters have the tendency of moving to inland cities from coastal cities. Moreover, SO 2 pollution from thermal power energy consumption in YRD urban agglomeration has improved year-by-year after the implementation of collaborative governance and the predicted SO 2 emission intensity from thermal power energy consumption in YRD urban agglomeration generally shows a downward trend.

Keywords: SO2 emission intensity from thermal power energy consumption; collaborative governance; Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration; Difference-in-Difference-in-Differences Model; Grey System Prediction Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/0958305X231192351

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