How Do Environmental Technology Standards Affect the Green Transformation? New Evidence from China

Bibliographic Data

ID15467644
AuthorsXiufeng Zhang (0000-0002-9654-3493, Henan Normal University), Yan Li (0000-0001-6650-7726, Zhengzhou University, corresponding author), Ke Shi (0000-0002-6126-9818, Zhengzhou University), Yanchao Feng (0000-0002-8240-0715, Zhengzhou University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue10
Pages5883-5883
Publication date2022-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19105883
PMID35627419
OpenAlexW4280559240
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited35

During the period of high-quality development in China, environmental regulations have been regarded as powerful exogenous forces, especially for accelerating the green transformation of the manufacturing industry. Treating the first implementation of cleaner production industry standard policies in 2003 as a quasi-natural experiment, and employing the difference-in-differences ( DID ) model, this paper discusses the impacts of environmental technology standards on the green transformation of the manufacturing industry in China, with systematic consideration of three technological modification mechanisms, including terminal governance, capital renewal, and resource structure adjustments. The results show that: (1) environmental technology standards can have "win-win" effects, i.e., environmental technology standards can simultaneously improve the environmental performance and the economic performance; (2) the dynamic effects of environmental technology standards are proven in the parallel trend test; (3) environmental technology standards can not only promote the green transformation of the manufacturing industry directly, but can also mediate the effects of terminal governance, capital renewal, and resource structure adjustments. In summary, this paper makes four suggestions for government actions, namely re-examining command-and-control environmental regulations, paying attention to environmental regulation tools, changing the mechanism from technological modification to technological innovation, and updating environmental technology standards regularly

Business · China · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental governance · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental management system · Environmental quality · Environmental scanning · Environmental technology · Government (linguistics · Industrial organization · Resource (disambiguation · Resource Efficiency · Technological change · Computer Science · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business

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