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Impact of Digital Industrialization on the Energy Industry Supply Chain: Evidence from the Natural Gas Industry in China

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  • Jiachao Peng

    (School of Law & Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
    Center for High Quality Collaborative Development of Resources, Environment and Economy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China)

  • Hanfei Chen

    (School of Law & Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China)

  • Lei Jia

    (Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Information, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China)

  • Shuke Fu

    (School of Law & Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
    Center for High Quality Collaborative Development of Resources, Environment and Economy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China)

  • Jiali Tian

    (School of Law & Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
    Center for High Quality Collaborative Development of Resources, Environment and Economy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China)

Abstract

The global economy is moving into a new era characterized by digital and green development. To examine the impact of digital industrialization development on the energy supply chain, in relation to the sustainable development of China’s energy security, we discuss the nonlinear impact and transmission mechanism of digital industrialization on the supply chain of the energy industry using a panel threshold regression model based on sample data on the development of the provincial natural gas industry in China from 2006 to 2020. We found that there are multiple threshold effects of digital industrialization level development on energy supply chain length, and the results are statistically significant, i.e., digital industrialization development positively contributes to natural gas supply chain length after digital industrialization is raised to or crosses the critical threshold. Meanwhile, the heterogeneity analysis results show that there are differences in the impact of digital industrialization on the energy supply chain from sub-sectors, regional development differences, and different development periods. Therefore, we provide some factual support and experience for achieving the construction goal of “Digital China” and accelerating the digital reform of the energy supply chain as well as transforming and upgrading the economic structure.

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  • Jiachao Peng & Hanfei Chen & Lei Jia & Shuke Fu & Jiali Tian, 2023. "Impact of Digital Industrialization on the Energy Industry Supply Chain: Evidence from the Natural Gas Industry in China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-32, February.
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