| Title | Moving towards Environmental Sustainability: Can Digital Economy Reduce Environmental Degradation in China? |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 32495 |
| Authors | Zhong, SB; Shen, HF; Niu, ZH; Yu, Y; Pan, L; Fan, YJ; Jahanger, A |
| Title | Moving towards Environmental Sustainability: Can Digital Economy Reduce Environmental Degradation in China? |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 19, 23 |
| Abstract | In the context of environmental sustainability and accelerated digital technology development, China attaches great importance to the prominent role of digital economy in addressing environmental degradation. Utilizing Chinese provincial panel data from 2011 to 2019, this study investigates whether the digital economy can improve China's environmental sustainability proxy by reducing carbon emission intensity. Based on the fixed effects model, the findings reveal that the digital economy has a significant negative effect on carbon emission intensity and the conclusion remains robust after conducting several robustness checks. However, this impact shows regional heterogeneity, which is more effective in resource-based eastern regions and the Belt and Road provinces. Moreover, mediating effect analyses indicate that the transmission mechanisms are energy consumption structure, total factor energy productivity, and green technology innovation. Furthermore, the results based on the spatial Durbin model (SDM) demonstrate that digital economy development has a significant spatial spillover effect. Finally, on the basis of results analysis and discussion, policy recommendations are provided for achieving environmental sustainability. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/23/15540/pdf?version=1669207525 |
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