Table 1 Regional divisions.

From: Does climate policy uncertainty affect carbon emissions in China? A novel dynamic ARDL simulation perspective

Region

Provinces

North China

Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi

Northeast China

Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia

Eastern China

Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong

Southcentral China

Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan

Southwest China

Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Chongqing

Northwest China

Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang