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Is environmental information disclosure driving green energy development? Contextual evidence from Chinese city level data in the lens of sustainability

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  • Liu, Ximeng
  • Liu, Jian
  • Vasa, László
  • Wolanin, Elżbieta
  • Shahzadi, Irum

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As an important supplement to mandatory environmental regulation, third-party participation in environmental regulation has become an important driving force for the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. Environmental information disclosure (EID) has become a widely used form of third-party participation ecological regulation, and the study of its impact on green energy development (GED) is receiving more and more academic attention. However, the research on this issue is still insufficient in academia. Based on resource-based theory and information processing theory, with IPE project of pollution information survey in China as an exogenous impact, this paper analyzes the causal impact of EID for GED using panel data of 285 Chinese cities from 2000 to 2020. The findings revealed that EID is a strong driver of GED in the long run, further amplified by the smart city pilot program. Besides, industrial structure transformation (IST), substantive green technological innovation (SGTI), non-substantive green technological innovation (NOSGTI), and green finance development (GFD) are important mediating mechanisms through which EID facilitates the GED. Concerning resource endowments of different regions and cities, the heterogeneity test asserted that the promotion effect of EID for GED is best in resource-based cities and old industrial parks. These results emphasize the importance of public participation in urban sustainable development and provide new ideas for promoting green growth.

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  • Liu, Ximeng & Liu, Jian & Vasa, László & Wolanin, Elżbieta & Shahzadi, Irum, 2024. "Is environmental information disclosure driving green energy development? Contextual evidence from Chinese city level data in the lens of sustainability," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(PC).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:237:y:2024:i:pc:s0960148124017701
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121702
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