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ArticleHeliyon2024

Leveraging green finance and technological innovations for sustainable urban development: A comparative study of Chinese mega-cities.

Jing Li, Xiaoya Gu, Tonglaga Han, Chan Juan

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Retraction · 2025-07-16Author Unresponsive · Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing LiSchool of Economics, Minzu University of China, PR China.
Xiaoya GuSchool of Economics, Minzu University of China, PR China.
Tonglaga HanSchool of Economics, Minzu University of China, PR China.
Chan JuanDepartment of International Economics and Trade, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, PR China.
Minzu University of China · CNHarbin Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Being worlds' largest population, China is the biggest consumer of natural resources and causes the highest Carbon emissions due to its energy needs for economic development. This research aims to analyze the relationship between green finance, natural resources, carbon releases, and foreign direct investment on China's efforts towards durable economic sustainability. Difference-in-Difference frameworks are utilized to analyze the statistics acquired from 270 Chinese cities between 2002 and 2022. The findings indicate that the financial implications of carbon emissions significantly affect China's sustainable green economy. However, the short-term growth of the green economy is enhanced by the use of natural resources and the advancement of green financial markets. The results of this study provide empirical evidence that supports the theory positing a linear association among carbon releases, economic expansion, and natural resources. This study provides guidance to policymakers to make policies for enhanced and efficient use of natural resources. This may potentially contribute to the promotion of long-term sustainability in China and the facilitation of green growth.

Indexed as

Carbon emissionGreen financeNatural resourceSustainable development

Identifiers

PMID38468918
PMCPMC10925983
OpenAlexW4391899671

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