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Digital Economy, Energy Structure and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from China

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  • Jianbin Sun
  • Xiaohong Wu

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The digital economy is an important driving force for China’s economic transformation and upgrading, while “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality†is the goal to be achieved in China. Based on the panel data of 30 Chinese provinces (cities and districts) from 2012 to 2019, the article empirically investigates the impact of the digital economy on regional carbon emissions and its mechanism of action by using a two-way fixed-effects model and mediated-effects model. The study shows that, firstly, the digital economy has a significant carbon emission reduction effect, and the conclusion still holds after robustness testing. Secondly, the emission reduction effect of industry digitization in the digital economy dimension is the most obvious. Again, the carbon emission reduction effect of digital economy development on different regions varies, with the strongest carbon emission reduction effect on western regions and regions with high carbon emission levels. Finally, the analysis of mediating effects shows that the energy structure is an important mechanism for the digital economy to suppress regional carbon emissions. The findings of the study provide a feasible path and policy reference for the digital economy to contribute to the goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.â€

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  • Jianbin Sun & Xiaohong Wu, 2024. "Digital Economy, Energy Structure and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from China," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(2), pages 21582440241, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:2:p:21582440241255756
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440241255756
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