Publications by authors named "Ailin Kang"

Article Synopsis
  • - China is working to balance economic growth and carbon reduction by considering the unique conditions of various regions while analyzing the domestic value chain from 2007-2017.
  • - The study reveals a disparity in value added and carbon emissions, with over 70% of regions suffering this imbalance situated in the north, primarily engaged in resource-intensive production.
  • - The findings suggest a need for policy reforms or pricing strategies to create a fair and efficient approach to emission reductions across different regions.
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With the massive use of plastic products, plastic pollution has increasingly attracted worldwide attention. To deal with the problem of plastic pollution, the Chinese government issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution" (Abbreviated as OFSCPP), which is known as "plastic restriction policy" by the public, in January 2020. It stipulates the timetable and main tasks for restricting the production, sales, and use of certain plastic products, such as plastic bags, disposable straws and agricultural mulch.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and a major health emergency. In the process of fighting against COVID-19, the China Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) responded quickly and set up a working group as soon as possible. This article uses text mining to retrospectively analyze the government's public information on the website of MEE during the epidemic, sort out the timeline of MEE's response to COVID-19.

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