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Title Innovation or introduction? Impacts of the low-carbon city pilot policy on the pathways toward green technology progress
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Authors Wang, YF; Yao, JM
Title Innovation or introduction? Impacts of the low-carbon city pilot policy on the pathways toward green technology progress
Year 2024
Published Heliyon, 10, 7
DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28745
Abstract To examine whether the low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy influences the green technology innovation (GTI) or embodied technology introduction (ETI), two different pathways to green technology progress, in manufacturing enterprises in China, this study employs a staggered difference-in-difference (DID) model to evaluate the effects of the policy. The findings suggest that the LCCP policy has stimulated an increase in the quantity of GTI and ETI among enterprises, but reduced the quality of innovation. Large, high-carbon-intensity, and state-owned enterprises are more likely to engage in GTI, while small, low-carbon-intensity, and non-state-owned enterprises prefer ETI. The policy is effective in alleviating financing constraints and improving environmental concerns. Both GTI and ETI play a crucial role in economic performance, while the latter also promotes environmental and ESG performance. Accordingly, we recommend establishing a policy-compatible evaluation system, strengthening mandatory and incentive measures, and cultivating a green innovation ecosystem, etc., to improve the performance of the LCCP policy.
Author Keywords LCCP policy; Green technological innovation (GTI); embodied technological introduction (ETI); Manufacturing enterprises; Green innovation bubble
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001225445800001
WoS Category Multidisciplinary Sciences
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics
PDF http://www.cell.com/article/S2405844024047765/pdf
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