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Thematic Session: China's Green Transition: Policy, Media, and Infrastructure (Streaming)
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This thematic session explores various dimensions of China’s green transition, focusing on the roles of governance, media, and infrastructure in shaping environmental outcomes. The four papers in this session examine distinct yet interconnected aspects of policy-driven environmental changes in China, shedding light on both intended and unintended consequences. | ||
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Carbon-Reduction Effect of Green Public Procurement Through Supply-Chain Networks 1: Peking University School of Economics, China, People's Republic of; 2: Peking University College of Urban and Environmental Sciences Whether green public procurement (GPP) generates carbon reductions beyond direct recipients remains unclear. Assembling a firm-contract-network dataset for China, we map supply-chain linkages to identify “chain masters” and exploit the staggered adoption of their first GPP contract. Heterogeneity-robust difference-in-differences estimates show that in-network connected firms reduce carbon emission intensity by 0.14-0.17. Emission declines span multiple greenhouse gases, indicating real operational and technological adjustments. Spillovers are stronger for contracts with clearer environmental labeling and larger monetary scale, complement weaker market-based institution, and are mediated by improved corporate governance. We emphasize the importance of adopting a network perspective on decarbonization policy. Media and Green Transition Peking University, China, People's Republic of This paper studies how independent media can shape nationwide green transition, leveraging the release of a documentary in China that criticized coal consumption as a key contributor to air pollution. We first construct an original, high-frequency dataset capturing citizen sentiments and green industrial policies across Chinese cities. We then exploit exogenous cross-sectional variation in coal-bearing strata in each city together with high-frequency outcomes for identification. Our findings indicate that the documentary significantly heightened negative public sentiment and triggered a substantial increase in government green policy initiatives, highlighting the power of individual media in driving the transition towards a greener world. The Hidden Climate Cost of Large-Scale Water Infrastructure 1: Peking University, China, People's Republic of; 2: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China) Large-scale water infrastructure can raise agricultural productivity by relaxing water constraints, but it may also generate unintended environmental costs. This paper examines the impact of China's South--North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP) on agricultural methane emissions. Using a staggered difference-in-differences design, we find that increased water availability raises methane emissions in recipient counties by more than 1,000 tons annually, offsetting 8.1--8.6% of the project’s estimated production gains. The effect operates primarily through a shift toward water-intensive rice cultivation and is larger in counties that implemented land titling, consistent with stronger production responses under more secure property rights. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating non-CO₂ greenhouse gas impacts into the evaluation of agricultural development policies. | ||