The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing
Objective: To measure the low-carbon development level and digital transformation degree of China’s manufacturing industry, and to examine the impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development.Methods: This paper uses Super Slack Based Measure (SBM) model and multi-regional input-output mod...
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| description | Objective: To measure the low-carbon development level and digital transformation degree of China’s manufacturing industry, and to examine the impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development.Methods: This paper uses Super Slack Based Measure (SBM) model and multi-regional input-output model to measure the low-carbon development level and digital transformation degree of 17 manufacturing industries in 30 provinces of China from 2012 to 2018, and uses high-dimensional fixed effect model and mediation model to study the impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development.Results: 1) During the study period, China’s manufacturing industry showed an upward trend in terms of low-carbon development level and digital transformation, but there were significant regional and industrial disparities. 2) Digital transformation can significantly promote the low-carbon development of manufacturing industry, which is still valid in the robustness test. 3) For sub-indicators, digital industrialization has the most obvious effect on the low-carbon development of manufacturing industry, and the improvement of digital development environment also has a positive impact on low-carbon development. 4) The heterogeneity analysis indicate that digital transformation has a greater impact on promoting low-carbon development of manufacturing in underdeveloped regions, and the positive effect is obvious in medium-low-energy-consuming industries, but not in high-energy-consuming industries. 5) The mechanism test shows that technological innovation is a channel for digital transformation to promote low-carbon development.Value: This paper provides empirical evidence for the environmental impact of digital transformation, and offers a scientific basis for relevant departments to formulate low-carbon development policies from the perspective of digital transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebb21aefcb09454daa4dbca97de86e822023-01-24T04:53:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-01-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.11348821134882The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturingYanfang Lyu0Leifeng Zhang1Dong Wang2School of Statistics, Institute of Quantitative Economics, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of Statistics, Institute of Quantitative Economics, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of Business, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, ChinaObjective: To measure the low-carbon development level and digital transformation degree of China’s manufacturing industry, and to examine the impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development.Methods: This paper uses Super Slack Based Measure (SBM) model and multi-regional input-output model to measure the low-carbon development level and digital transformation degree of 17 manufacturing industries in 30 provinces of China from 2012 to 2018, and uses high-dimensional fixed effect model and mediation model to study the impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development.Results: 1) During the study period, China’s manufacturing industry showed an upward trend in terms of low-carbon development level and digital transformation, but there were significant regional and industrial disparities. 2) Digital transformation can significantly promote the low-carbon development of manufacturing industry, which is still valid in the robustness test. 3) For sub-indicators, digital industrialization has the most obvious effect on the low-carbon development of manufacturing industry, and the improvement of digital development environment also has a positive impact on low-carbon development. 4) The heterogeneity analysis indicate that digital transformation has a greater impact on promoting low-carbon development of manufacturing in underdeveloped regions, and the positive effect is obvious in medium-low-energy-consuming industries, but not in high-energy-consuming industries. 5) The mechanism test shows that technological innovation is a channel for digital transformation to promote low-carbon development.Value: This paper provides empirical evidence for the environmental impact of digital transformation, and offers a scientific basis for relevant departments to formulate low-carbon development policies from the perspective of digital transformation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1134882/fulldigital transformationmanufacturinglow-carbon developmentmulti-regional input-output modelhigh-dimensional fixed effects model |
| spellingShingle | Yanfang Lyu Leifeng Zhang Dong Wang The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing Frontiers in Environmental Science digital transformation manufacturing low-carbon development multi-regional input-output model high-dimensional fixed effects model |
| title | The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing |
| title_full | The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing |
| title_short | The impact of digital transformation on low-carbon development of manufacturing |
| title_sort | impact of digital transformation on low carbon development of manufacturing |
| topic | digital transformation manufacturing low-carbon development multi-regional input-output model high-dimensional fixed effects model |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1134882/full |
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