AbstractA rapid and sustained reduction of methane emissions has been proposed recently as a key strategy to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. The social cost of methane (SCM), which expresses the climate damage cost associated with an additional metric ton of methane emitted, is a metric that can be used to design policies to reduce the emissions of this gas.

Key Points

• Local governments in China are increasingly responsive to citizen complaints concerning environmental issues via social media.
• In less developed and manufacturing-dependent regions, local governments are less likely to respond to public complaints against local industrial giants.
• As higher levels of government pay more attention to online complaints, the government's response rate increases.

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