Green productivity, deduction performance, and abatement cost for the industry in China

Abstract

Abstract: Based on direction distance function with Sequential Malmquist-Luenberger (SML) index and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) respectively, the green productivity and abatement cost for the industry in China from the year of 1995 to 2009 are estimated. Then the effect factors of deduction performance and abatement cost with their industrial differences are discussed by a panel data estimation model. The results show that green productivity has declined after increased at the beginning and is driven by the progress in green technology. Abatement cost presents a fluctuant increase trend and is quite high in the industry with low carbon emissions intensity. Green productivity promotes deduction performance increase, the progress in green technology has the most effect on the deduction of the industry with low carbon emissions intensity, and green technical efficiency has the most impact on the industry with high carbon emissions intensity. Green productivity has insignificant effect on abatement cost. Energy consumption structure optimization is able to play a great role in abatement cost reduction in the industry with high carbon emissions intensity, and labor capital replacement is able to facilitate abatement cost reduction in the industry with low carbon emissions intensity.

Key words: industry, green productivity, deduction performance, abatement cost

CLC Number:

F062.1

Wu Yingzi, Wen Yuechun. Green productivity, deduction performance, and abatement cost for the industry in China[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (2): 105-111,151.

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