CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences
The digital economy now drives China’s new economic growth. However, with various industries’ digital transformation (DT), the consequent environmental pollution problems must be addressed. To achieve a better balance between economic growth and environmental protection, digitalization and carbon di...
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| description | The digital economy now drives China’s new economic growth. However, with various industries’ digital transformation (DT), the consequent environmental pollution problems must be addressed. To achieve a better balance between economic growth and environmental protection, digitalization and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction targets should be achieved. In promoting the DT of manufacturing, it is essential to consider the industry’s CO2 emissions and the CO2 emission spillover effects (CO2SE). This paper first constructs a model of CO2SE generated and suffered in the DT of industries using input–output techniques, i.e., the perpetrator and victim effects, and measures these effects. Then, the cross-sectional inter-industry differences and vertical time-series characteristics are analyzed based on the measurement results. Finally, the convergence test of CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation (CO2SE-DT) of China’s manufacturing industry is conducted, and the test results are analyzed. The research results show that (1) digital infrastructure-dependent and technology-intensive manufacturing have the largest CO2SE-DT, followed by capital-intensive and labor-intensive manufacturing in that order. (2) The whole victim effect in the DT of China’s manufacturing industry shows an “N” trend. In addition, according to the time-series changes of the perpetrator effect in the DT of China’s manufacturing industry between 2000 and 2014, China’s manufacturing industry can be classified into three types: stable, fluctuating downward, and fluctuating upward, among which the fluctuating upward type is the key industry of concern for CO2 emissions. (3) There is no gradual decrease in the industry differences in CO2SE-DT of China’s manufacturing industry, but manufacturing industries with low CO2SE-DT levels have faster growth rates compared with high-level manufacturing industries and eventually achieve convergence of CO2SE-DT rate of change. However, there is a significant difference in the results of the industry difference analysis for different types of manufacturing industries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c629884732be4235ac674e2a134a8d042023-12-23T05:21:00ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-11-0110520534CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differencesWei Zhang0Ting Zhang1Shaohua Wang2Hangyu Li3School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, ChinaSchool of Economics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China; Corresponding author.School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaThe digital economy now drives China’s new economic growth. However, with various industries’ digital transformation (DT), the consequent environmental pollution problems must be addressed. To achieve a better balance between economic growth and environmental protection, digitalization and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction targets should be achieved. In promoting the DT of manufacturing, it is essential to consider the industry’s CO2 emissions and the CO2 emission spillover effects (CO2SE). This paper first constructs a model of CO2SE generated and suffered in the DT of industries using input–output techniques, i.e., the perpetrator and victim effects, and measures these effects. Then, the cross-sectional inter-industry differences and vertical time-series characteristics are analyzed based on the measurement results. Finally, the convergence test of CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation (CO2SE-DT) of China’s manufacturing industry is conducted, and the test results are analyzed. The research results show that (1) digital infrastructure-dependent and technology-intensive manufacturing have the largest CO2SE-DT, followed by capital-intensive and labor-intensive manufacturing in that order. (2) The whole victim effect in the DT of China’s manufacturing industry shows an “N” trend. In addition, according to the time-series changes of the perpetrator effect in the DT of China’s manufacturing industry between 2000 and 2014, China’s manufacturing industry can be classified into three types: stable, fluctuating downward, and fluctuating upward, among which the fluctuating upward type is the key industry of concern for CO2 emissions. (3) There is no gradual decrease in the industry differences in CO2SE-DT of China’s manufacturing industry, but manufacturing industries with low CO2SE-DT levels have faster growth rates compared with high-level manufacturing industries and eventually achieve convergence of CO2SE-DT rate of change. However, there is a significant difference in the results of the industry difference analysis for different types of manufacturing industries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472301034XDigital transformationCO2 emission spillover effectPerpetrator effectVictim effectσ-convergence modelβ-convergence model |
| spellingShingle | Wei Zhang Ting Zhang Shaohua Wang Hangyu Li CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences Energy Reports Digital transformation CO2 emission spillover effect Perpetrator effect Victim effect σ-convergence model β-convergence model |
| title | CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences |
| title_full | CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences |
| title_fullStr | CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences |
| title_short | CO2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of China’s manufacturing industry and its inter-industry differences |
| title_sort | co2 emission spillover effects in the digital transformation of china s manufacturing industry and its inter industry differences |
| topic | Digital transformation CO2 emission spillover effect Perpetrator effect Victim effect σ-convergence model β-convergence model |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472301034X |
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