地方环境约束目标对经济增长的影响效应

从2003~2017年中国283个地级市的政府工作报告中,收集了各年度各城市的环境保护约束目标,考察了各类环境约束目标对经济增长的影响.研究发现,对于SO₂等工业污染物的直接约束能够在促使政府提升环境治理力度的同时,释放经济增长红利;关于空气质量优良天数和PM_2.5浓度的间接约束不足以刺激污染型企业转型,且导致经济增长速度放缓.无环境约束将产生正向经济增长效应,但会以环境污染为代价.中间机制检验结果显示,产业结构和环境治理是环境约束影响经济增长的主要传导渠道.在环境保护约束的特征方面,约束目标“加码”将抑制经济增长,设定污染物减排区间更有利于发挥经济增长效应.经济与环境协调度方面,对环境污染物设定约束目标有助于促进经济与环境协调发展,无约束则不利于经济增长和环境保护双重目标的实现.地方政府应在明确设定污染物排放目标的基础上,遵循渐进原则对环境保护约束目标进行调整.     

受偿意愿在确定生态补偿标准上下限中的作用

受偿意愿（WTA）是制定生态补偿标准的常用依据之一,能否正确使用WTA对于制定合理的补偿标准具有重要影响.本文梳理了国内近12a的相关文献,发现在WTA应作为生态补偿标准的上限还是下限问题上尚无定论,尽管大多数研究将WTA作为补偿标准下限,但背后的逻辑并不严谨.本文认为生态补偿标准制定过程可视为受偿方和支付方的讨价还价过程,因此WTA实际上是受偿方的出价,应作为补偿标准上限.另外,本文从WTA、支付意愿（WTP）是区间的角度进行分析,判断补偿标准可取的范围,发现当调查得到的WTA大于WTP时,仍存在谈成的可能性;当调查得到的WTA小于WTP时,实际达成空间大于表面达成空间,决策者拥有更大的选择空间.     

北京市控制PM2.5污染的健康效益评估

实施PM_2.5污染控制后所带来的居民健康经济效益评估,对推进区域环境空气质量监管、健康预警以及防治等工作具有重要意义.本文采用泊松回归相对危险模型和环境价值评估方法,对2016~2019北京16个辖区年PM_2.5污染控制到二级标准限值35 μg·m^-3后所带来的健康风险及经济效益进行评估.结果显示,2016~2019年北京及其16个辖区PM_2.5浓度、各健康终端效应、经济效益以及人均经济健康效益等均呈现出下降趋势.其中,北京PM_2.5浓度值从2016年的73 μg·m^-3下降至2019年的42 μg·m^-3,年均下降率为16.75%,控制PM_2.5污染的健康总受益人数从2016年的439985例（95%置信区间：183987,653476）下降到2019年的77288例（95%置信区间：30483,120905）,年平均下降率约为42.67%.健康经济效益占GDP的比重从3.16%（95%置信区间：1.10%,4.73%）下降到0.55%（95%置信区间：0.18%,0.88%）,人均健康经济效益从3727.61元（95%置信区间：1303.24,5592.18）下降到906.58元（95%置信区间：295.14,1438.27）.此外,由于PM_2.5浓度、人口数量和密度以及单位健康终端经济价值的差异使得北京16个辖区的健康经济效益、占GDP比重以及人均效益估算结果各有差异,其中丰台、通州和大兴等远高于其他辖区,健康风险与经济效益问题相对突出.     

Assessing the costs and environmental benefits of IMO regulations of ship-originated SOx and NOx emissions in the Baltic Sea

To assess the value of the environmental benefits of the Sulphur Emission regulation (SECA) that came into force in 2015, changes in depositions of SOx and NOx from ship exhaust gas emissions were modelled and monetized for the Baltic Sea region for the years 2014 and 2016. During this period, the total deposition of SOx in the study area decreased by 7.3%. The decrease in ship-originated SOx deposition from 38 kt to 3.4 kt (by over 88%) was translated into a monetary value for the ecosystem impacts of nearly 130 million USD, according to the EcoValue08 model. This is less than the modelled health benefits, but it is not insignificant. For NOx, there was no decreasing trend. The exceedance of the critical loads of SOx and NOx was also estimated. The effect of Baltic shipping on the exceedance of critical loads of acidification after SECA is very small, but Baltic shipping still has a considerable effect on the exceedance of critical loads for eutrophication.     

新经济地理学视阈下云南地缘经济形成机制探讨

以2011年间的数据对云南面向全国的地缘经济现状进行分析,结合新经济地理学中“核心—外围”模型,认为云南地缘空间关系处于多重“核心—外围”结构中.运用新经济地理学理论对滇中城市群空间经济演化和内生机制进行理论研究,为今后云南地区发展提供新理论支撑.     

我国的主要气象灾害及其经济损失

自然灾害一直伴随着人类社会的生产、生活与发展,气象灾害尤甚,它们给人类社会造成的经济损失十分巨大。根据中国气象局资料统计,在各类自然灾害中,气象灾害大约占到70%以上。我国每年重大气象灾害影响的人口大约达4亿人次,所造成的经济损失大约占到国民生产总值的1%~3%。近半个世纪以来,发生在我国的重大气象灾害,受灾人口常高达数亿人次,造成的直接经济损失高达数千亿元。为此,对包括热带气旋、干旱、洪涝、低温冷冻和雪灾等我国的主要气象灾害及其经济损失的总体概况,进行了总结和归纳,可作为了解和认识我国气象灾害及其经济与社会影响的参考依据。     

快速发展地区经济增长与资源环境协调性分析——以南京为例

利用1995~2012年南京市经济增长和资源环境数据,综合运用产业结构的生态环境影响指数(ISE)、资源环境综合绩效指数(REPI)和脱钩分析工具,选择经济增长与资源环境的典型指标,定量分析了1995年以来南京市经济增长与资源环境的协调性。结果表明:研究时段内南京市经济增长与资源环境协调性总体呈升高趋势。ISE指数处于中等水平;REPI指数总体呈下降趋势,工业废水排放绩效提高幅度最快,工业废气排放绩效水平提高幅度最慢;经济增长与环境污染脱钩状态总体处于增长弱脱钩和强正脱钩,但是部分环境污染因子的脱钩状态出现短暂恶化情形。提出了提高经济增长与资源环境协调性的对策建议。     

黄河中游地区水土流失治理与经济发展战略选择

根治黄河中游地区严重的水土流失,恢复其昔日良好的生态环境状况,自然条件是具备的,技术上是成熟的。为实现上述目标,在经济上摆脱贫困是前提,选择发展战略是关键。基于上述看法,本文提出了黄河中游地区经济发展战略及农业生产结构调整的基本途径和政策措施。     

Environmental,economic and social costs and benefits of a packaging waste management system: A Portuguese case study

The impact of the management of packaging waste on the environment, economic growth and job creation is analyzed in this paper. This integrated assessment intends to cover a gap in the literature for this type of studies, using the specific case study of the Portuguese packaging waste management system (SIGRE).The net environmental benefits associated with the management of packaging waste, are calculated using the Life Cycle Assessment methodology. The results show that, for the categories studied, the impacts associated to SIGRE's various activities are surpassed by the benefits associated to material and energy recovery, with special focus on recycling. For example, in 2011 SIGRE avoided the emission of 116 kt CO₂ equiv. – the equivalent carbon emission of the electricity consumption of 124.000 households in Portugal.The economic impact of SIGRE is evaluated through Input–Output Analysis. It was found that SIGRE's activities also have a significant economic impact. For example, their added value are ranked amongst the upper third of the economic activities with highest multiplier effect at national level: this means that for each Euro of value added generated within SIGRE, 1.25 additional € are added to the rest of the economy (multiplier effect of 2.25).Regarding the social impacts of SIGRE, the number of direct jobs associated with the system is estimated to be more than two thousand and three hundred workers. Out of these, 83% are connected to the management of municipal waste packaging (selective collection and sorting), 15% are connected to the management of non-municipal packaging waste and only 2% are connected to the Sociedade Ponto Verde (SPV, green dot society in English) – the management entity responsible for SIGRE.In general terms, the results obtained provide quantitative support to the EEA (2011) suggestion that moving up the waste hierarchy – from landfilling to recycling – creates jobs and boosts the economy.     

Economic costs of protecting islands from invasive alien species

Biological invasions represent a key threat to insular systems and have pronounced impacts across environments and economies. The ecological impacts have received substantial focus, but the socioeconomic impacts are poorly synthesized across spatial and temporal scales. We used the InvaCost database, the most comprehensive assessment of published economic costs of invasive species, to assess economic impacts on islands worldwide. We analyzed socioeconomic costs across differing expenditure types and examined temporal trends across islands that differ in their political geography—island nation states, overseas territories, and islands of continental countries. Over US$36 billion in total costs (including damages and management) has occurred on islands from 1965 to 2020 due to invasive species’ impacts. Nation states incurred the greatest total and management costs, and islands of continental countries incurred costs of similar magnitude, both far higher than those in overseas territories. Damage-loss costs were significantly lower, but with qualitatively similar patterns across differing political geographies. The predominance of management spending differs from the pattern found for most countries examined and suggests important knowledge gaps in the extent of many damage-related socioeconomic impacts. Nation states spent the greatest proportion of their gross domestic products countering these costs, at least 1 order of magnitude higher than other locations. Most costs were borne by authorities and stakeholders, demonstrating the key role of governmental and nongovernmental bodies in addressing island invasions. Temporal trends revealed cost increases across all island types, potentially reflecting efforts to tackle invasive species at larger, more socially complex scales. Nevertheless, the already high total economic costs of island invasions substantiate the role of biosecurity in reducing and preventing invasive species arrivals to reduce strains on limited financial resources and avoid threats to sustainable development goals.