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Analysis of the effects of green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading on carbon emission intensity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Global climate change has become one of the greatest challenges to human development. China's “dual carbon target” reflects the responsibility of a major country to combat global warming. Many countries have shown a surge of interest in reducing carbon emissions, but the spatial effect of carbon emissions has been largely ignored in the literature. This study selected the provincial panel data of China from 2011 to 2020, and analyzed the impact of green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading on carbon emission intensity from the perspective of spatial spillovers by establishing spatial econometric models and threshold models in an innovative way. The results show that green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading have a strong inhibitory effect on carbon emission intensity and exhibit a strong spatial spillover effect.

Source: International Review of Economics & Finance

DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2025.104163

Authors: Gongpin Cheng, Yuejun Shi, Hua Zhou

Institutions: Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,930