Environmental Regulation, Fiscal Decentralization, and Agricultural Carbon Intensity: A Challenge to Ecological Sustainability Policies in the United States

Investigating the fiscal decentralization’s effect on carbon intensity of agricultural production may assist United States in reaching its peak and becoming neutral. This paper delves into investigation spatiotemporal patterns internal relationships between decentralization, intensity, environmental regulation. The goal was achieved by using spatial Durbin model panel data for 49 states from 2000 to 2019. study has found that regulations play a significant role reducing regional emissions agriculture contribute positively control. However, which grants local governments more financial autonomy, positive but insignificant impact emissions, indicating prioritization economic development control over protection is favored governments. In examining reveals decentralization does not substantial moderating this relationship. To promote low-carbon projects ensure coordinated development, recommends optimizing system, formulating different policies regions, regulating competencies through an effective examination system. concludes it crucial obtain at city or county level accurately understand relationship regulation, decentralization. As result, central government must focus perfecting developing differentiated emission controlling competition among governments, political performance assessment