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Economics
Zhihong Liu, Misbah ul Islam, Ghadah Abdulrahman Alarifi, Phan The Cong, Khurshid Khudoykulov, Le Nhu Quynh, Md. Shamim Hossain
Summary: A green economic recovery post-pandemic provides an opportunity for sustainable and resilient development, focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy promotion, and reducing non-renewable energy consumption in China. The study finds that energy efficiency has both positive and negative effects on CO2 emissions in the long run, while renewable energy has a positive effect and non-renewable energy has a negative effect. The study confirms the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis and suggests prioritizing policies that improve energy efficiency to achieve sustainable development goals.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Qingbin Guo, Yong Wang, Xiaobin Dong
Summary: Smart city construction has significant effects on energy saving and CO2 emission reduction. It achieves energy savings and reduces per capita CO2 emissions by improving energy efficiency. The effects are more obvious in cities with higher administrative levels, faster technological progress, and more advanced industrial structures.
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Thermodynamics
Jian Yu, Peng Liu, Dahai Fu, Xunpeng Shi
Summary: Power shortages have a significant positive impact on firms' carbon dioxide emission intensity, and this impact is mediated by technological innovation, energy intensity, and productivity. This implies that power shortages not only hinder economic growth but also inhibit China's green and low-carbon transition. These findings have important implications for policymakers.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wenchao Li, Lingyu Xu, Jian Xu, Ostic Dragana
Summary: Based on the research findings, it is evident that the current green technology innovation in China is mainly focused on energy consumption, which has a more significant emission reduction effect; while the innovation oriented towards energy efficiency has limited effects, only showing emission reduction in some cities.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shengzhe Ruan, Yi Song, Jinhua Cheng, Cheng Zhan
Summary: Ensuring a green supply of critical metals is crucial for achieving sustainable economic development and ecological security. This study examines the impact of green eco-innovation on the primary and recycling supply of critical metals in China using econometric methods. The findings suggest that green eco-innovation has a complex influence on the supply of critical metals, with both inverted U-shaped and U-shaped impacts observed. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of energy efficiency improvement, energy structure optimization, and environmental regulations in enhancing the impact of green eco-innovation on metal supply.
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Energy & Fuels
Xingqi Zhao, Sheng Zeng, Xiaojun Ke, Songyu Jiang
Summary: Green credit plays a crucial role in improving energy efficiency and promoting energy conservation and the transition to low-carbon energy sources. This study reveals that green credit significantly enhances energy efficiency and has a positive spatial spillover effect. The findings suggest that the enforcement of green credit policies can not only improve energy efficiency within a region, but also encourage the improvement of energy efficiency in adjacent regions. Moreover, the study highlights regional disparities in the impact of green credit on energy efficiency improvement across different regions, indicating the need for customized green credit policies and emphasizing the importance of green innovation as a key driver for enhancing energy efficiency.
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chien-Chiang Lee, Chang-song Wang, Zhiwen He, Wen-wu Xing, Keying Wang
Summary: This research analyzes China's provincial panel data and finds that green finance plays a significant role in improving energy efficiency by promoting green technology innovation and energy structure optimization. The impact of green finance on energy efficiency varies across regions, time periods, and industries.
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Thermodynamics
Tianle Yang, Fangmin Li, Min Du, Miao Huang, Yinuo Li
Summary: This paper examines the impact of alternative energy production innovation (AEPI) on reducing CO2 emissions in 30 provinces in China during the 1997-2017 period. The results show that innovations in raw coal and crude oil are negatively related to CO2 emissions, while innovations in natural gas are positively related to CO2 emissions. This study contributes to research on technological innovation and environmental economics by identifying AEPI as the main driver of green innovation in reducing CO2 emissions, exploring the effects of different energy sources, and using quantitative analyses.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xingwei Li, Xiang Liu, Yicheng Huang, Jingru Li, Jinrong He
Summary: This study constructs a theoretical framework for measuring the green innovation efficiency of construction enterprises and analyzes its influencing factors. The SBM model is applied to calculate the green innovation efficiency of Chinese construction enterprises, and the effects of different factors are empirically tested. The study provides policy reference and experiences for the green transformation of the construction industry in China and other regions facing carbon reduction problems.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Chunhui Zhu, Yuncai Ning, Xudong Sun, Muhammad Abdullah
Summary: The idea of using energy taxes and innovation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable energy future is becoming popular. A study examines the asymmetric impact of energy taxes and innovation on CO2 emissions in China using linear and nonlinear ARDL econometric methods. The results show that long-term increases in energy taxes, energy technological innovation, and financial development lead to reduced CO2 emissions, while economic development leads to increased CO2 emissions. In the short run, energy taxes and energy technological innovation reduce CO2 emissions, while financial development promotes CO2 emissions. Chinese policymakers should focus on promoting energy taxes and innovations to achieve green sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Rethabile Mpeqa, Hua Ping Sun, Jean-Jacques Dominique Beraud
Summary: Carbon emissions are a major cause of global climate change and most countries are willing to adopt new policies to tackle this global problem. This study compares the impacts of export, import, and innovation on carbon emissions in 29 selected countries with the Belt and Road Initiative. The results show that exports and imports have a negative effect on carbon emissions, while population size and energy efficiency increase carbon emissions. However, the adoption of green energy through innovation has a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Boyang Li, Jiawang Zhang, Yue Shen, Qiang Du
Summary: The study finds that green credit has a favorable influence on China's green total factor productivity (GTFP) and can boost productivity through upgrading industrial structure, stimulating green innovation, and optimizing energy consumption structures. Furthermore, the impact is more significant in the eastern regions, and the promotion effect is more effective in financially developed and legally developed regions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yunyan Xie, Yifan Guo, Xing Zhao
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of carbon emission trading policy (CETP) on energy efficiency (EE) in China using 16-year data from 30 provinces and cities. The findings show that CETP significantly promotes EE, especially in regions with high foreign direct investment and government intervention. The positive impact of CETP on EE is achieved through mechanisms such as energy structure adjustment, green innovation, and industrial structure upgrading.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Economics
Zhaowen Zhang, Yaohui Jiang
Summary: This study finds that green public procurement (GPP) can significantly improve the energy efficiency of regulated firms and promote the optimization of energy consumption structure, as well as the improvement of production processes and technology. The effects of GPP are stronger in the eastern and central regions, and among state-owned enterprises and large firms. Furthermore, the implementation of green procurement can also have spillover effects on the energy efficiency of key upstream industries.
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Business
Yusen Luo, Zhengnan Lu, Chao Wu
Summary: Based on analysis of Chinese city-level data from 2004 to 2018, this study calculated the urban green innovation efficiency (GIE) and investigated its convergence characteristics. The results showed an upward trend in China's urban GIE, and the development of internet significantly promoted the GIE. Therefore, developing internet infrastructure is of great significance for promoting the growth of GIE.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
