Does digital inclusive finance promote carbon emission reduction of enterprises

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 7; p. e0302826
• Main Authors: Peng, Yu, Qiu, Ying, Li, You, Peng, Xinwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality management; Carbon; Carbon - metabolism; Carbon dioxide; Carbon emissions; Carbon sequestration; China; Cities; Digital technology; Digitization; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Emissions; Emissions (Pollution); Emissions control; Energy consumption; Entrepreneurship; Environmental protection; Finance; Financial services; Government business enterprises; Heterogeneity; Industry - economics; Information technology; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Pollutants; Regional development; Research and Analysis Methods; Small & medium sized enterprises-SME; Social Sciences; Spillover effect; Sustainable development; Underserved populations; China

Can the information technology revolution lead to carbon emission reduction for firms? This study extends the limited evidence in the literature and investigate the role and mechanism of digital inclusive finance on enterprises’ carbon emissions using panel data of 247 prefectural-level cities and 6...