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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Moving towards Environmental Sustainability: Can Digital Economy Reduce Environmental Degradation in China?

Shunbin Zhong, Huafu Shen, Ziheng Niu, Yang Yu, Lin Pan, Yaojun Fan, Atif Jahanger

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shunbin ZhongSchool of Business, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0349-0394
Huafu ShenSchool of Business, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China.
Ziheng NiuAcademy of Strategies for Innovation and Development, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China.
Yang YuSchool of Economics, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1641-135X
Lin PanCollege of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
Yaojun FanChinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6172-5409
Atif JahangerSchool of Economics, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0270-1367

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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Advance DirectivesEconomic DevelopmentAsian PeopleCarbonChinaHumansCarboncarbon emission intensitydigital economyenvironmental sustainabilitymediating effectregional heterogeneityspatial spillover effect

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PMCPMC9741418

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