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ABSTRACT
Previous studies have not estimated the abatement costs of pollutants related to energy use for China. Hence, this paper attempts to fill this gap by using a slacks-based measure based on Data Envelopment Analysis framework for regional economies of China. We develop the dual model of slack-based measure to estimate the abatement costs of three pollutants, specifically carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and Chemical Oxygen Demand. The results show that the marginal abatement cost of pollutants decreased from 2001 to 2005 but then, starting in 2006, it began to increase. Finally, some policy suggestions for an emissions trading scheme are also presented.
Acknowledgments
The authors are very grateful to the Editor Dr. James Speight and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments.
Funding
The authors are thankful for the financial support provided by the National Science Foundation of China (41461118), National Social Science Foundation of China (15ZDA054) and Research Center on Low-carbon Economy for Guangzhou Region, Humanities and Social Science Fund of Jiangxi (JJ1420), Philosophy and Social Science fund of Jiangxi (15SKJD21), and the China Postdoctoral Foundation (2014M551849, 2014KY55).