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Evaluation of Digital Transformation to Support Carbon Neutralization and Green Sustainable Development Based on the Vision of “Channel Computing Resources from the East to the West”

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  • Zhaoyang Wu

    (School of Economics and Management, Qinghai Normal University, Xi’ning 810016, China
    Center of International Education, Philippine Christian University, Malate, Manila 1004, Philippines
    The Center of Provincial-Ministerial Collaborative Innovation for Research on Tibetan History and Multi-Ethnic Prosperity and Development, Xi’ning 810016, China)

  • Xiaoning Wang

    (School of Economics and Management, Qinghai Normal University, Xi’ning 810016, China)

  • James Yong Liao

    (Center of International Education, Philippine Christian University, Malate, Manila 1004, Philippines)

  • Hongrong Hou

    (Center of International Education, Philippine Christian University, Malate, Manila 1004, Philippines)

  • Xiaokui Zhao

    (School of Economics and Management, Qinghai Normal University, Xi’ning 810016, China)

Abstract

The long-term dependence on fossil fuels has led to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. Global warming poses a huge risk to the sustainable development of the world, and even threatens human survival. The arrival of the carbon neutral era means that urban development is facing serious restrictions on carbon emissions. Digitization has brought profound changes to the economic and social development model, and would also change the pattern of urban competition. The goal of carbon neutrality is to change the low-carbon development model and structure, supplement it with negative carbon emissions, and comprehensively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, achieving the goal of carbon neutrality still faces many challenges and problems. For this reason, this paper analyzed the significance of carbon neutralization and the challenges faced by sustainable development to study the advantages of carbon neutralization under Digital Transformation (abbreviated as DT), and finally proposed the implementation path of carbon neutralization and sustainable development based on the channel of computing resources from the east to the west. The carbon emission effect before DT increased with time, while the carbon emission effect after DT decreased with time, in which the carbon emission effect after DT decreased by 47.9% compared with that before DT. The post-DT industry digitalization degree and the carbon trading system perfection degree were better than those before DT. The post-DT industry digitalization degree was 10.4% higher than that before DT, and the carbon trading system perfection degree was 9.5% higher than that before DT. In a word, DT and channeling computing resources from the east to the west can promote the realization of carbon neutrality and sustainable development.

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  • Zhaoyang Wu & Xiaoning Wang & James Yong Liao & Hongrong Hou & Xiaokui Zhao, 2023. "Evaluation of Digital Transformation to Support Carbon Neutralization and Green Sustainable Development Based on the Vision of “Channel Computing Resources from the East to the West”," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-17, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:7:p:6299-:d:1117391
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