How does green technology influence CO sub(2) emission in China? - An empirical research based on provincial data of China

• Published in: Journal of environmental biology Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 745
• Main Authors: Weina, Ding, Botang, Han, Xin, Zhao, Mazzanti, Massimiliano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.07.2015
• Subjects: China, People's Rep
• ISSN: 0254-8704

This paper investigates the role of green innovations aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions as a factor that compensates for growth and population effects. It has been shown from tests that the positive effect of green innovations on carbon emissions exists within a STIRPAT framework from a local perspective. The panel data is derived from China Statistical Yearbook and China Intellectual Property Office covered from 1999 to 2013. In addition.the static panel model was run to estimate the diversity among three typical regions of China. The main result shows that the green technology change has not played a dominant role yet in promoting environmental protection, while a scale effect still prevails, although green patents show positive influences on the CO sub(2) emission reduction in the whole country as well as the East and West regions, except the Central region. Moreover, it turns out that the classical EKC hypothesis does stand in China, referring to the three regions with the inverted U shape.