Siming Yu1 Xun Wang2 Jiaming Liu3, * Fang Wei4
Author Details：
1. School of Economics & Management, China Three Gorges University, No. 8 University Road, Xiling District, 443002, Yichang, China. 2. School of Economics & Management, China Three Gorges University, No. 8 University Road, Xiling District, 443002, Yichang, China. 3. Local Government Development Institute/Law School,Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China. 4. School of Economics & Management, China Three Gorges University, No. 8 University Road, Xiling District, 443002, Yichang, China. *. Local Government Development Institute/Law School,Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China.
Abstract
The primary objective of this paper is to assess the impact of mining waste trade on China's green development between 1980 and 2021, utilizing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique. The key findings reveal that the coefficients associated with mining waste trade amount to 0.15% and 0.07% for the long-term and short-term perspectives, respectively, indicating a positive influence of mining waste trade on green growth in China. Furthermore, enhancements in the circular economy index are demonstrated to effectively promote green economic growth in China. Conversely, the ecological footprint poses a threat to China's green prosperity. The adverse effects of the ecological footprint on green growth underscore that sustainable and environmentally-friendly economic growth potential diminishes as the ecological footprint expands. This paper puts forward practical policy recommendations which include reforming regulations concerning mining waste trade, fostering innovative technologies for efficient and eco-friendly processing and treatment of mining waste, actively creating or connecting to an e-commerce trading platform for mining waste, and implementing eco-friendly logistics and transportation practices in mineral waste trade.
本文的主要目的是利用自回归分布式滞后（ARDL）技术评估1980-2021年间采矿废物贸易对中国绿色发展的影响。研究结果表明，从长期和短期来看，与矿山废弃物贸易相关的系数分别为0.15%和0.07%，表明采矿废物贸易对中国绿色增长具有积极影响。此外，循环经济指数的提升也有效促进了中国的绿色经济增长。相反，生态足迹对中国的绿色繁荣构成了威胁。生态足迹对绿色增长的不利影响凸显出，随着生态足迹的扩大，可持续和环境友好型经济增长潜力正在减弱。本文提出了切实可行的政策建议，包括改革矿山废物贸易法规，促进高效环保的矿山废物加工和处理的创新技术，积极创建或连接矿山废物电子商务交易平台，以及在矿物废物贸易中实施生态友好的物流和运输实践。
注：本成果获得汕头大学地方政府发展研究所2020年度开放基金（No. 07420005）的资助。
Cite this article:
Siming Yu, Xun Wang,Jiaming Liu*, Fang Wei. Role of Mining Waste Trade on Green Development in China: Policy Implications for Circular Economy[J].resources policy, 2023（86）:1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104147.
