Research on the Impact of Energy Spatial Mismatches on Collaborative Governance of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction in Energy-Rich Areas

Abstract

Collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction is the core path and key starting point to promote green and low-carbon transformation, and helps to achieve two-way empowerment of environmental quality improvement and carbon peak and carbon neutrality. In the face of the prominent contradiction between the current distribution of energy resources and the reverse mismatch of demand, solving the contradiction of energy spatial mismatch and optimizing the geographical layout of energy have become the strategic fulcrum to ensure energy security and efficiency. Based on this, this study uses the panel data of 77 prefecture-level cities in China from 2012 to 2022, and firstly uses the fixed effect model to explore the direct relationship between energy spatial mismatch and collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. Secondly, this paper explores the transmission mechanism of energy spatial mismatch in collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction with energy consumption intensity as the constraint variable. The results show that: (1) The energy spatial mismatch has a significant inhibitory effect on the collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. (2) Alleviating energy spatial mismatch can reduce energy consumption intensity and indirectly improve collaborative governance of pollution reduction and carbon reduction. The research conclusions provide theoretical basis and practical path reference for optimizing the collaborative development mechanism of environmental protection industry and clean energy industry in energy rich areas, and promoting the construction of sustainable collaborative governance system of pollution reduction and carbon reduction.