July 31, 2025

Research on the Impact of Carbon Emission Trading Policy on Carbon Emissions: An Empirical Examination Based on 284 Prefecture-level Cities in China

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Empirical examination reveals carbon reduction from emissions trading scheme in 284 cities, suggesting policy improvements.

The emissions trading scheme effectively reduces total carbon emissions and carbon intensity in pilot regions.
Market mechanisms and administrative interventions work together, with administrative actions being more impactful.
Non-resource-based cities achieve greater carbon reduction than resource-based cities under ETS.
Regions with hybrid allowance allocation methods yield better carbon reduction outcomes than other allocation methods.

Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

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