简介：Chinahaswonthenameoftheworldfactorybeingfamousforexportingagreatdealofandvariouskindsoflow-pricemerchandise.However,mostofChineseexportsareprimarygoodsormanufacturedproductsthatcreateheavypollutionandrequireintensiveuseofresources.Chineseproductsgoabroad,buttheirfollowingharmsstaybehind.Thearticleanalyzesmanyobviouslow-pricefactsinChinaandtheirconcomitantterribleenvironmentalresultsindetail,andpointsoutthattherearehugehiddentroublesinthewayofChina’ssustainabledevelopmentbehindherseeminglyflourishingeconomy.

简介：GroundlevelozonepollutionhasbecomeasignificantairpollutionprobleminBeijing.Becauseofthecomplexwayinwhichozoneisformed,itisdifficultforpolicymakerstoidentifyoptimalcontroloptionsonacost-effectivebasis.Thispaperidenti-fiesandassessesarangeofoptionsforaddressingthisproblem.WeapplytheAmbientLeastCostModelandcomparetheeco-nomiccostsofcontroloptions,thenrecommendthemosteffectivesequencetorealizepollutioncontrolatthelowestcost.ThestudyfindsthatinstallingofStageIIgasolinevaporrecoverysystematBeijing's1446gasolinestationswouldbethemostcost-effectiveoption.Overall,optionstoreduceozonepollutionbycuttingve-hicularemissionsaremuchmorecost-effectivethanoptionsto'cleanup'coal-firedpowerplants.

简介：TheimpactofenvironmentalregulationontechnologyinnovationisahotspotincurrentresearchwherealargenumberofempiricalstudiesarebasedonPorterHypothesis(PH).However,therearestillcontroversiesinacademiaabouttheestablishmentof'weak'and'narrow'versionsofPH.Basedonthepaneldataofapplicationforpatentofenergyconservationandemissionreduction(ECER)technologyofChinesecityscaleduring2008-2014,comprehensiveenergyprice,pollutantemission,etc.,mixedregressionmodelandsystematicgeneralizedmethodofmomentsmethodwereadopted,respectively,tostudytheimpactofmarket-orientedandcommand-and-controlpolicytoolonChina’sECERtechnologyinnovation.Theresultsshowthattheenvironmentalregulationhinderedthetechnologicalinnovationintheimmediatephase;however,itturnedouttobepositiveinthefirst-lagphase.Hence,theestablishmentof“weak”PHistime-bounded.Thecommand-and-controlpolicytoolplayedamorepositiveroleinpromotingtechnologicalinnovationinthefirst-lagphasethanmarket-orientedpolicytool.Therefore,'narrow'PHisnottenable.ThereasonisthatthemainparticipantsofChina’sECERtechnologyinnovationarestate-ownedcompaniesandpublicinstitutions.Regionallyspeaking,theimpactwhichcommand-and-controlpolicytoolhasontechnologicalinnovationatsightwasnonsignificantintheeastern,thecentral,andthewesternregionsofChinawhilstmarket-orientedpolicytoolhadanegativeeffect.Andmarket-orientedpolicytoolinthecentralregionhadstrongestnegativeeffect,whichwoulddiminishintheeasternregionandbecomeweakestinthewesternregion.Thiswasrelatedtoregionalenergyconsumptionlevelandthemarketeconomicvitality.