The effect of information infrastructure on total carbon emissions and intensity
Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuan Feng (0000-0002-5242-8936, Jiangxi Normal University), Haojie Wang (0009-0006-3430-7520, School of Finance and Accounting, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, P.R. China), Jiaxin Liu (0009-0000-5496-3011, Jiangxi Normal University), Changfei Nie (0000-0003-0958-2142, Nanchang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 3310-3338 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-0568 • E-ISSN: 1360-0559 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09640568.2023.2220898 |
| OpenAlex | W4381192110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 60 |
This study takes the “Broadband China” demonstration cities policy as a shock to information infrastructure development, and systematically evaluates the effects of the policy on the total carbon emissions and intensity in 280 Chinese cities using the multi-period difference-in-differences method. The research results show that the policy significantly reduced total CO2 emissions and intensity, especially in cities with a higher economic development level and population size, as well as the eastern and northern cities. The mechanism analysis suggests that the policy can reduce carbon emissions through promoting fiscal science and technology expenditure, green innovation, and tertiary agglomeration. The total mediating effect of the three aspects for abating total carbon emissions and intensity is 24.69% and 23.76%, respectively. The further discussion shows that the policy also reduced environmental pollution, indicating that information infrastructure can play a synergistic role in reducing environmental pollution and CO2 emissions
Business · Carbon fibers · China · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Natural experiment · Natural resource economics · Physics · Statistics · Computer Science · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Green IT and Sustainability · Mathematics · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |