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Study on the Regional Carbon Emissions Reduction Effect of Green Manufacturing—A Policy Experiment Based on the Construction of Green Parks in China

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  • Honghui Miao

    (School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China)

  • Qingshuang Quan

    (School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China)

  • Ming Yang

    (Jilin Province Institute of Standards, Changchun 130000, China)

Abstract

Green manufacturing is an effective means for regions to reduce carbon emissions. It is a crucial approach for improving modern environmental governance and lays the foundation for the Chinese government’s push for green transformation, sustainable development, and the realization of carbon neutrality. This paper utilizes data from 277 cities at the prefecture level from 2009 to 2022, with the creation of green parks under the China Green Manufacturing System Demonstration Construction Project serving as a case study. It deeply explores the effect of green manufacturing on local carbon output. The study reveals that green manufacturing, represented by the establishment of green parks, significantly reduces urban carbon emissions. The mechanism analysis shows that enhancing industrial intelligence is a key channel for green manufacturing to curb urban carbon emissions, and the advancement stages of the digital economy, market unification, and financial innovation further amplify green manufacturing’s carbon reduction effects. The diversity analysis suggests that green park establishment exhibits a stronger effect in the eastern regions, areas with abundant factor endowments, superior institutional environments, and those with a non-industrial base. Further analysis shows that the green park demonstration projects also contribute to elevating regional green innovation levels. This paper explores the effect of green park establishments on reducing carbon emissions from the perspective of green manufacturing system construction, providing important theoretical and empirical insights for understanding how green manufacturing can enhance the levels of carbon emissions reduction and promote sustainable green advancement within dual-carbon objectives.

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  • Honghui Miao & Qingshuang Quan & Ming Yang, 2025. "Study on the Regional Carbon Emissions Reduction Effect of Green Manufacturing—A Policy Experiment Based on the Construction of Green Parks in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-24, February.
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