Table 1 Specific policy pilot groups.

From: The energy conservation and emission reduction co-benefits of China’s emission trading system

 

Treatment group

Control group

Eastern region

Tianjin, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang

Beijing, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, Hainan

Central region

Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan

Anhui, Jiangxi

Western region

Inner Mongolia, Chongqing, Shaanxi

Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang