| Title: | Assessing the impact of green nudges on ozone concentration: Evidence from China's night refueling policy |
| Author(s): | Chen B; Liu M; Ye W; Zhang B; |
| Address: | "State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: koala_cb@163.com. School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, China. Electronic address: liumengdi@uibe.edu.cn. Research Center for Total Amount Control and Emission Trading, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, China. Electronic address: yewl@caep.org.cn. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: zhangb@nju.edu.cn" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114899 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1095-8630 (Electronic) 0301-4797 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Ozone (O(3)) pollution poses health risks and premature mortality, and gas stations are one of the largest sources of urban volatile organic compounds (VOCs, the main precursor to O(3)). This paper investigates whether the government's call for night refueling, which can be regarded as a green nudge, can guide changes in consumer behavior and consequently improve environmental quality. Using a difference-in-differences (DID) estimation and weekly monitoring site air quality panel data, we analyze the effect of the Night Refueling Preferential Policy on O(3) concentrations. We find that the policy can reduce O(3) concentrations by 10% by encouraging consumers to refuel at night. The reduction in O(3) has brought great benefits to human health, leading to a 4-5 per thousand reduction in non-accidental mortality and a 6-8 per thousand reduction in cardiovascular mortality in Jiangsu province. The economic benefits of this policy would be approximately 62-189 billion Chinese Yuan (CNY) if it were implemented nationwide. The findings of this study suggest that the government can influence consumer behavior to promote environmental quality" |
| Keywords: | *Air Pollutants/analysis *Air Pollution/analysis/prevention & control China Environmental Monitoring Humans *Ozone/analysis Policy *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Consumption behavior Difference-in-differences Green nudges Night refueling Ozone pollu; |
| Notes: | "MedlineChen, Boyu Liu, Mengdi Ye, Weili Zhang, Bing eng England 2022/03/26 J Environ Manage. 2022 Jun 15; 312:114899. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114899. Epub 2022 Mar 22" |
