简介:Economicglobalizationhaspromotedtheformationofglobalproductionnetwork,andcorrespondinglythehighqualityenvironmentalfactorsarereconfiguredbehindthephysicalcommoditiesexchange.ExporttradenotonlydrivesChina'seconomicgrowth,promotesindustrialupgradingandtechnologicalprogress,butalsomayhaveanegativeimpactontheenvironment.Afterreviewingandsummarizingtheexistingrelevantliteratures,thepapercollectstherequiredstatisticdatafrom2003to2006andusesthepaneldatamodeltomeasuretheenvironmentaleffectsofexporttradeintheYangtzeRiverDelta.TheresultsshowthattheexporttradeofYangtzeRiverDeltahasanegativeimpactontheenvironment.Whenthevariablesofeconomicscale,economicstructurearefixed,withtheexporttradegrowthof1%,theindustrialsulfurdioxideemissionandindustrialwastewateremissionwillincreaseby0.12%and0.23%respectively.Sowemustpayseriousattentiontothenegativeeffects,andpromoteregionalsustainabledevelopmentrapidlythroughadjustingtheexportstructureandstrengtheningenvironmentalregulations.