A Review of Emission Reduction Policy Text Analysis under the Dual Carbon Context
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https://doi.org/10.63313/EBM.9019Keywords:
Emission Reduction Policies, Text Analysis, Quantitative AnalysisAbstract
Under the "Dual Carbon" context, China has issued a series of energy-saving, emission reduction, and low-carbon policies. These policies contain a wealth of valuable information, and many scholars have conducted research on the textual content of these policies. This article reviews the current state of research on emission reduction and related policy texts from the perspective of policy text analysis methods, providing references for relevant analyses and studies. Based on different analytical approaches to policy texts, the methods are categorized into qualitative and quantitative approaches. Given that qualitative methods are less frequently employed in this type of policy text analysis, they will not be elaborated upon. The quantitative methods are divided into policy measurement analysis, content analysis, and keyword analysis. A review of the relevant liter-ature introduces the characteristics of each method and their applications in emission reduction policy texts. The study finds that quantitative methods are more widely used in the analysis of emission reduction policy texts, with con-tent analysis being the most common, while keyword analysis is gradually gaining traction. Most studies emphasize the combination of methods. Future research could focus on the construction of corpora in the low-carbon policy field, better integration of Python data analysis libraries, and the design and development of specialized or general policy text analysis tools.
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