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Can ICT Efficiency and Environmental Regulation have a Synergic Effect on Low-carbon Energy Technology Development?

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  • Congyu Zhao

    (School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, P. R. China)

  • Jianda Wang

    (��Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P. R. China)

  • Chuc Anh Tu

    (��Faculty of Accounting, Academy of Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam)

  • Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

    (�TOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES), Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan¶Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon)

Abstract

Low-carbon energy technology (LCET) holds the key to unlocking a harmonious coordination between energy consumption and environmental preservation, paving the way for a resilient and sustainable future. We consider the role of information and communication technology (ICT) efficiency and environmental regulation (ER) in promoting LCET based on the dataset in China during 2001–2019. We also explore the joint effect of ICT efficiency and ER on LCET. Moreover, the impact mechanisms are fully explored. The findings are as follows: (1) ICT efficiency and ER both have positive impacts on LCET, which means that they have individual low-carbon technological innovation effects. (2) The interaction of ICT efficiency and ER contributes to the rise of LCET. In other words, these two factors work synergistically to promote the development of LCET. (3) Heterogeneous effect suggests that the combined promotion effect of ICT efficiency and ER on LCET is more remarkable in regions with better economic development. (4) ICT efficiency affects LCET by encouraging R&D and fiscal spending on the environment, which means that R&D and fiscal spending on the environment are two transmission mechanisms between ER and LCET. The conclusions recommend that the government should promote ICT efficiency and ER to spur LCET development.

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  • Congyu Zhao & Jianda Wang & Chuc Anh Tu & Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, 2024. "Can ICT Efficiency and Environmental Regulation have a Synergic Effect on Low-carbon Energy Technology Development?," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 26(04), pages 1-36, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:26:y:2024:i:04:n:s1464333224500133
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333224500133
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    Keywords

    Low-carbon energy technology; ICT efficiency; environmental regulation; individual effect; synergic effect;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • P28 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Natural Resources; Environment
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics

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