低碳城市试点政策对低碳消费行为的影响OA

The low-carbon city pilot policy,with establishing low-carbon consumption patterns as one of its primary goals,is a critical instrument for promoting a low-carbon socio-economic transformation and fostering green new quality productive forces.However,exist-ing evaluations of the consumption-side impacts of low-carbon city construction mostly rely on city-level data,with limited discussions at the micro-level of individual residents or in-depth analysis of individual and urban characteristics.Drawing on the China Individual Low-carbon Consumption Survey database of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,this study constructed the China Individual Low-carbon Consumption Behavior Index to comprehensively measure the levels of low-carbon consumption at the individual level and ana-lyze the impact of low-carbon city construction on low-carbon consumption from a micro perspective.The results showed that:① The low-carbon city pilot policy had a significant positive effect on low-carbon consumption,and its effectiveness became increasingly prom-inent over time.In terms of behavioral categories,the policy's promoting effect was relatively higher on"utilization"and"transporta-tion."② The policy's promoting effect on low-carbon consumption was more pronounced in areas with higher environmental regulation intensity and among non-agricultural,high-income,and highly educated residents.③ Theoretical and empirical analyses from the dual dimensions of low-carbon demand and supply found that low-carbon guidance,incentives,and supply were important channels through which the pilot policy promoted low-carbon consumption.Specifically,low-carbon guidance exerted an influence by enhancing resi-dents' sense of low-carbon responsibility and literacy.Based on these findings,this study recommends that the scope of the pilot should be expanded on the basis of summarizing existing experiences,and long-term mechanisms for building low-carbon cities should be con-tinuously optimized.Differentiated policies across behavioral categories,individual traits,and regions should be implemented to pro-mote low-carbon consumption with precision.Furthermore,low-carbon consumption should be promoted with the combination of low-carbon guidance,incentives,and supply.By focusing on micro-individual low-carbon consumption behavior practices,this study pro-vides a foundational dataset,a research framework,and policy implications for enhancing the effectiveness of low-carbon consumption in the process of low-carbon city development.