TY - JOUR
T1 - How does Japanese compliance with the Kyoto Protocol affect environmental productivity in China and Japan?
AU - Kagawa, Shigemi
N1 - Funding Information:
I gratefully acknowledge the constructive comments and helpful suggestions of the editor, Faye Duchin, and two anonymous referees. I also thank Yuichi Hasebe of Yokohama National University for kindly providing the data on Chinese carbon dioxide emissions. I am grateful to Tetsuya Gomi of Tohoku University, who assisted in the compilation and collation of the data presented herein. This research was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for research (No. 17360241) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - The present paper empirically investigates whether competitive pressures and Japanese compliance with the Kyoto Protocol will turn China into a pollution haven. We also analyze how the bilateral division of commodity production stimulates eco-efficiencies (i.e. environmental productivities) in Japan and China and how eco-efficiencies in the respective countries affect each other. Empirical results revealed that competitive pressure and Japanese compliance with the Kyoto Protocol did not contribute to turning China into a pollution haven. We also find that if we focus on national eco-efficiencies, China and Japan are unable to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the eco-efficiencies in both countries.
AB - The present paper empirically investigates whether competitive pressures and Japanese compliance with the Kyoto Protocol will turn China into a pollution haven. We also analyze how the bilateral division of commodity production stimulates eco-efficiencies (i.e. environmental productivities) in Japan and China and how eco-efficiencies in the respective countries affect each other. Empirical results revealed that competitive pressure and Japanese compliance with the Kyoto Protocol did not contribute to turning China into a pollution haven. We also find that if we focus on national eco-efficiencies, China and Japan are unable to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the eco-efficiencies in both countries.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.strueco.2007.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.strueco.2007.11.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41749105777
SN - 0954-349X
VL - 19
SP - 173
EP - 188
JO - Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
JF - Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
IS - 2
ER -