Can the current environmental tax rate promote green technology innovation? - Evidence from China’s resource-based industries

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 278; p. 123443
• Main Authors: Wang, Yan, Yu, Lihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: air pollution; China; emissions; Environmental tax; Externality internalization; industry; mineral resources; sustainable technology; taxes; Technological innovation; technology; Threshold effect; water pollution; China; Technological innovation; Threshold effect; Externality internalization; Environmental tax

The exploitation and utilization of mineral resources can induce externality problems. An environmental tax rate directly affects pollution reduction results and the green production of resources industries. Considering the higher pollution emission of resource-based industries, China’s environmenta...