Does Carbon Emissions Trading Policy Improve Inclusive Green Resilience in Cities? Evidence from China

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

 

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of carbon trading policies on inclusive green resilience in cities. The study seeks to understand how the implementation of carbon emission trading policies influences the capacity of cities to achieve inclusive and sustainable urban development while considering economic, environmental, and social factors.

I have few comments on this manuscript:

1.     The paper employs several models, including DID and PSM-DID, to analyze the impact of carbon trading policies on inclusive green resilience in cities. However, the paper lacks adequate explanation and details about these models, their theoretical foundations, and their relevance to the research question. Providing a clear and comprehensive description of these models, including their underlying assumptions and how they are applied to the specific context of the study, would enhance the paper's academic rigor and strengthen the validity of the findings. Additionally, the paper should include a discussion of relevant literature on these models to demonstrate how they have been used in similar research and their effectiveness in studying urban sustainability and resilience

2.     The abstract mentions the terms "DID" and "PSM-DID" without prior definitions. To enhance the readability of your paper, it is essential to provide a brief explanation of these terms when they are first introduced.

3.     Ambiguous Hypothesis: Hypothesis 4 introduces the concept of "development of large cities," but fails to provide a clear definition of what constitutes a "large city." It is essential to define this term objectively to avoid potential misinterpretations and ensure meaningful comparisons. Large cities can be defined based on several factors including land area, urban or metropolitan area, population size, economic importance..etc. It is essential to provide the basis of the classification of city size

4.     The reference "Notice on Adjusting the Standards of City Scale Division" was cited in the text (line 426), but it was not found within the reference list. It is crucial to ensure that all cited references are included and properly formatted

 

Formatting errors:

1.     In general, the manuscript needs proper proofreading. Please ensure that all figures are appropriately labeled, and the text is free from formatting errors.

2.     Repetitive Language: Several instances of repetitive language were observed throughout the paper, including line 387, where the word "proportion" is repeated twice. We kindly request that you carefully proofread your manuscript to avoid such repetitions.

3.     Figure 1 lacks a proper caption (This is a figure)

4.     line 388 contains a spacing error (tertiaryindustry).

5.     Line 106 contains a vague sentence that reads "The second is the measuring inclusive green resilience." Please clarify and rephrase this sentence to improve clarity.

 

 

 

 

 In general, the manuscript needs proper proofreading. Please ensure that all figures are appropriately labeled, and the text is free from formatting errors.

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Reviewer 2 Report

This paper has selected 184 cities in China to evaluate the impact of carbon trading policies on inclusive green resilience from 2008 to 2018 by the PSM-DID method, which could provide a reference for the decision-making for the relevant policy. However, the work needed to take great effort to be reorganized in the following aspects.

1. The structure of this paper needed to be modified into an introduction, methods, results, discussion(or combined with results), and conclusion. 

2. Abstract, main purpose, results, and conclusions needed to be better explained in this part.

3. Introduction, should include the background, definition of the important concepts, literature review, and hypothesis. At present, the background part was included in this part, however, concepts, literature review, and hypothesis were in other parts and too lengthy, which needed to be shortened and should be focused on the topic that how the carbon emission trading policy impact on the green resilience, and how the method used in the paper feasible to this research.

4. It is suggested that the definition of green resilience comes earlier, and needs to provide a foundation for the index selection, that is to say, to explain the theoretical relation among economic, social, and ecology. And the obstacle of green resilience has not been well illustrated.

5. 5 hypothesis was too much for one research paper.

6. The introduction of the study area should be separated from 4.1, and the reason and standard for the selection of cities have not been specified. For example, how many different sizes of cities, how many resources-based cities were included, and where do they locate, is a very important part of your research design. A figure of the location of study areas was needed.

7. It is highly suggested that the results should be separate from the method. In the method part, the authors needed to clearly illustrate the principle and describe enough detail to support the replication of the work, however, that does not mean every operation step. 

8. Map and other figures to better exhibit the statistical analysis were highly recommended.

9. Indepth discussion was needed on the literature review, and comparison with former research. At present, no reference has been cited in this part.

10. The conclusion should be supported by the research results, however, this relation was not well explained.

A major revision of the English is needed. There are several grammar mistakes in the paper, and not clear, concise and impactful enough.

Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

All my comments have been satisfied. Well done and good luck