Does the low-carbon pilot policy promote the building carbon emission reduction: An empirical study based on DID model

In order to explore how to promote carbon emission reduction in the construction field to help achieve the “dual carbon” goal, the paper takes the low-carbon pilot policy in China as a quasi-natural experiment to investigate the impact of this policy on building carbon emissions. The empirical results show that the low-carbon pilot policy has a significant inhibitory effect on building carbon emissions, and the policy effect is time-sensitive. The results are still valid after a series of robustness tests. The pilot provinces mainly achieve carbon emission reduction by reducing building energy consumption, while the effect of adjusting the energy structure is not obvious.