Emission reduction and energy-intensity enhancement: The expected and unexpected consequences of China’s coal consumption constraint policy

In order to improve air-quality and end over-reliance on coal, China introduced the coal consumption constraint policy (CCCP) in 2011. However, after nearly a decade of implementation, it is still unclear whether this policy legitimately has the effects of energy-saving and emission-reduction. The present study aims to estimate the nationwide effects of CCCP at city level, which has not been fully studied in the past. For this purpose, a...