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Does digital technology promote ecological civilization construction? Evidence from China
1School of Economics & Management, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Weiyang University Park, Xi'an, 710021, China. changjianxin123@163.com.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
|September 30, 2024
Summary
Digital technology significantly boosts ecological civilization construction (ECC) across China, with stronger effects in western regions. Its impact is enhanced by industrial structure, education, and R&D, but weakened by fiscal decentralization.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Digital Technology
- Regional Economics
Background:
- Digital technology's rapid advancement necessitates its application for green transformation and ecological civilization construction (ECC).
- Understanding the interplay between digital technology and ECC is crucial for sustainable development policies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact mechanism of digital technology on ECC.
- To construct evaluation index systems for digital technology and ECC in China.
- To explore the promoting effect and spatial spillover of digital technology on ECC.
Main Methods:
- Development of evaluation index systems for digital technology and ECC.
- Empirical analysis using two-way fixed effect, spatial spillover, and threshold effect models.
- Data collected from 31 Chinese provinces between 2011 and 2022.
Main Results:
- Digital technology significantly promotes ECC, with regional heterogeneity (Western > Central > Eastern).
- A significant spatial spillover effect of digital technology on ECC was observed.
- Threshold effects: Industrial structure, education, and R&D enhance the effect, while fiscal decentralization weakens it.
Conclusions:
- Digital technology is a key driver for advancing ecological civilization construction in China.
- Policy interventions should consider regional disparities and the moderating roles of industrial structure, education, R&D, and fiscal decentralization.
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