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<p>Unlike formal regulations, this study reframes environmental governance around individual participation, integrating the public, government, and firms into a unified framework to show how public environmental concern (PEC) drives urban green transition. The results indicate that PEC curbs urban environmental pollution intensity (EPI) and accelerates green transition, especially in cities with robust economic foundations, low resource dependence, and advanced digital development. Mechanism tests reveal that PEC tightens government penalties, elevates corporate environmental awareness and disclosure, and spurs clean production and lifestyles, jointly driving down urban EPI. Although the economic growth target dampens the PEC-EPI link, this distortion is reversed once the environmental target is added. That is, dual-objective incentives ultimately amplify PEC’s pollution-reducing effect. Moreover, PEC significantly reduces urban carbon emissions. These findings offer critical guidance for accelerating green transitions in developing countries.</p>

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Individual governance power and urban green transition: moderating effects of dual-objective incentives

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    2025年12月15日

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  • Jie Peng,
  • Jianmin Dou

摘要

Unlike formal regulations, this study reframes environmental governance around individual participation, integrating the public, government, and firms into a unified framework to show how public environmental concern (PEC) drives urban green transition. The results indicate that PEC curbs urban environmental pollution intensity (EPI) and accelerates green transition, especially in cities with robust economic foundations, low resource dependence, and advanced digital development. Mechanism tests reveal that PEC tightens government penalties, elevates corporate environmental awareness and disclosure, and spurs clean production and lifestyles, jointly driving down urban EPI. Although the economic growth target dampens the PEC-EPI link, this distortion is reversed once the environmental target is added. That is, dual-objective incentives ultimately amplify PEC’s pollution-reducing effect. Moreover, PEC significantly reduces urban carbon emissions. These findings offer critical guidance for accelerating green transitions in developing countries.