Study on the policy of air pollution control in Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle, China

Abstract

The Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle (CCEC) is designated the fourth economic growth pole in China by the Chinese central government. The rapid development of urban agglomeration has brought many environmental problems. Carrying out cross-regional coordinated treatment of air pollution is the only way to promote the high-quality development of the regional economy. This study starts with the 632 policy texts on air pollution control issued by the regional governance units from 2000 to 2021. We have developed a three-dimensional framework for the study of policy texts based on the types of tools, the intended effect, and the timing of the policies issued. Thus, we explore the policy path of collaborative governance in late-development regions and draw research conclusions to provide policy suggestions for the coordinated development strategy of new energy popularization in the future. It is found that the regional governance units in CCEC have an obvious policy path dependent on the mandatory specification policy tools. In contrast, the use of multivariate cooperation and market configuration is less. Nevertheless, they gradually attract the attention of the policy document issuers. To better realize air pollution governance requires the regional governance units to control the frequency of policy tools to avoid diminishing marginal benefits. Secondly, to form a policy combination of air pollution precision governance. Finally, to value the role of renewable energy in deep air pollution control.

Keywords

• Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle
• Policy text analysis
• Policy tool analysis
• Renewable energy