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With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization in China, the ecological environment has been damaged, especially the air quality, which has negatively impacted the productivity and lives of residents. China has taken various measures to improve air quality, and industrial upgrading is one of these measures. This article uses urban and provincial data from 2015 to 2018 and a multilevel growth model to study how industrial upgrading can improve air quality. The following conclusions are drawn through empirical analysis. If industrial upgrading is not considered, with time, air quality will gradually deteriorate. However, once the country adopts strategic measures for industrial upgrading, the combined effect of industrial upgrading and time will improve air quality. Industrial upgrading and industrial restructuring jointly reduce air pollution and have a significant impact on the improvement of air quality. Company goals for economic profit and survival will eventually lead to overall industrial upgrades that have little effect on air improvement. According to the empirical results, this paper puts forward some suggestions to improve the air quality.
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Li, Z., Li, C. How industrial upgrading can improve China’s air quality: empirical analysis based on multilevel growth model. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 54456–54466 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19719-5
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