Ecological civilization construction and green and low-carbon development

YUAN Hui

Abstract：The policy of national demonstration county for ecological civilization construction is one of the important policies for ecological civilization construction in China,and its impact on green and low-carbon development is crucial,but it has not been studied.Based on the panel data of 1 749 counties in China from 2011 to 2019,the exogenous policy of national demonstration counties for ecological civilization construction was taken as a quasi-natural experiment,and the influence of this policy on green and low-carbon development was investigated by using the multi-period double-difference method.The research shows that the national policy of building an ecological civilization demonstration county has significantly reduced the carbon emissions of demonstration county.Moreover,in the central and western regions,county-level administrative units,counties with high financial level and fast speed,the promotion effect is more remarkable.The mechanism analysis shows that the model county policy mainly promotes green and low-carbon development by optimizing industrial structure and improving financial level.Therefore,the effect of carbon emission reduction in the demonstration counties of ecological civilization construction in China is remarkable,which provides a strong support for achieving the peak of carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality and makes a positive contribution to the realization of sustainable development.