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Intervention factors associated with environmental stressors resulting from cross-provincial transfers by coal resource-based enterprises

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The environmental stressors associated with the cross-provincial transfer of coal resource-based enterprises (CREs) have become a critical concern for the green, sustainable, and high-quality development of resource-rich areas in central and western regions. This study referred to socioeconomic statistics and carried out an interview survey, literature review, and systematic analysis to clarify the mechanism underlying environmental stressors arising from the cross-provincial transfer of CREs. The intervention factors associated with such environmental stressors were identified, and the study conducted an empirical analysis of relevant data related to the coal-resources industry in three central and western provinces in China for the period 1997–2016. Research findings: (1) The intensity ranking of the influencing factors associated with environmental stressors caused by cross-provincial transfers of CREs has certain rules. The ‘level of the enterprise’s investment in environmental protection’ is the weakest, the ‘enterprise’s development mode level’ is slightly stronger, the ‘enterprise scale’ is stronger, and ‘environmental regulation’ is the strongest. (2) Stricter endogenous and exogenous policy regulations for environmental governance in rich coal resource-based regions are associated with weaker negative externalities in respect of resource development and the intensity of stressors. (3) Larger CREs are associated with a better green mining capacity, environmental repair cost advantages, social constraints, self-discipline, and thus, a weaker stress effect. (4) CREs that adopt more superior modes of development that focus on the utilization of the ‘three wastes’ are associated with a weaker stress effect. (5) The higher the level of investment by CREs in environmental protection technology, facilities, and equipment, the weaker the stress effect. The conclusions of the study can provide a theoretical basis to assist the Chinese government to develop relevant regulations to control inter-provincial transfers by CREs and to thereby diminish environmental stressor effects.

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  1. Jizhong Energy achievement which is ‘Research and construction of demonstration project of low carbon operating eco-mine’ passed the national acceptance on April 16, 2010 (China Coal, 2010, (5), 10).

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This paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Project (Grant Nos. 11801179, 72074102), the ‘Chenguang Program’ supported by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (Grant No. 18CG26), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2019ECNU-HWFW028), the Ministry of education of Humanities and Social Science Project (Grant No. 20YJC630123), and Research and Practice Innovation Program for Postgraduates in Jiangsu Province (Grant Nos. KYCX20-2398, KYCX20-2393).

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Li, D., Qiu, R., Li, C. et al. Intervention factors associated with environmental stressors resulting from cross-provincial transfers by coal resource-based enterprises. Environ Geochem Health 44, 3081–3100 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00889-z

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