Environmental regulation, technological innovation and energy consumption---a cross-region analysis in China

Liu, Yulin; Li, Zhihui; Yin, Xingmin

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.277

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“…There are many methods to measure this indicator in the literature. With reference to Cao et al, [ 17 ] and Liu et al, [ 32 ], the ratio of the investment completed in the treatment of industrial pollution to the industrial added value of this year is selected to measure this variable. Since manufacturing belongs to the category of the industry in China and considering the availability of data, industry data are selected for calculation.…”

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Impacts of Environmental Regulation on the Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Enterprises

Shen

Fan

Wang

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Since environmental problems are becoming increasingly prominent, macro policies and social development have placed higher requirements on manufacturing enterprises to promote green transformation and upgrading (GTU) in China. Considering that different manufacturing enterprises choose different green technology innovation levels for GTU under environmental regulation, a game model between manufacturing enterprises and the government is constructed. The relationship between the green technology innovation level (GTIL) and the environmental regulation intensity is analyzed. Through numerical examples, the influences of environmental regulation and consumer preference on system decisions are further examined. Moreover, an econometric model is constructed to explore the influence that the environmental regulation exerts on the GTIL using panel data from the Chinese manufacturing industry. Our results show that the increase in environmental regulation intensity contributes to improving GTIL and promoting the GTU of manufacturing enterprises. Furthermore, as the environmental regulation is enhanced, the sales price decreases, benefiting consumers. Consumers’ preference for high-GTIL products is conducive to GTU under environmental regulation. Empirical analysis shows that there is a U-shaped relationship between environmental regulation and the GTIL. Only when the intensity reaches a threshold can the environmental regulation be beneficial to improve the GTIL and promote the GTU of Chinese manufacturing enterprises.

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Section: Empirical Analysismentioning

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Impacts of Environmental Regulation on the Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Enterprises

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Fan

Wang

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“…When the formal environmental regulation exceeds the second threshold value of 0.0039, its role in promoting the transfer of pollution-intensive industries decreases to 0.289. This may be that when the intensity of formal environmental regulation exceeds the second threshold, enterprises choose technological innovation more to avoid high environmental costs, or are forced to be eliminated by the market (Liu et al, 2018;Liu et al, 2020). Among the main influencing factors, the coefficients of four control variables such as industrial agglomeration (IA), market size (MS), market openness (MO) and traffic conditions (TC) are all positive and significant.…”

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Environmental Regulation for Transfer of Pollution-Intensive Industries: Evidence From Chinese Provinces

Sun

et al. 2020

Front. Energy Res.

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How environmental regulations affect the transfer of pollution-intensive industries is the core issue of balanced regional development and pollution reduction in China. This paper analyses the theoretical mechanism of the impact of environmental regulation on industrial transfer based on the distinction between formal environmental regulation and informal environmental regulation. To this aim, the paper selects panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2008 to 2018 and uses the fixed effect econometric model to test the impact of environmental regulation on the transfer of pollution-intensive industries, then uses a threshold regression model to study the threshold characteristics and spatial heterogeneity of environmental regulation on pollution-intensive industrial transfer. The results show a significant inverted U-shaped relationship between formal environmental regulation and the transfer of pollution-intensive industries. The increase of formal environmental regulation intensity affects restraining and then promoting the transfer out of pollution-intensive industries. The promoting effect also shows the characteristics of first increasing and then decreasing, verifying that there are threshold characteristics and spatial heterogeneity. Overall, informal environmental regulation promotes the transfer of pollution-intensive industries and shows the informal regulation’s economic effect. The paper then puts forward the corresponding policy suggestions, including utilizing clean energy-saving technologies in the industrial sector, which is incredibly significant to realize the coordinated development of environmental protection and economy.

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“…The results of the study show that the implementation of VERs have a significant impact on the innovation of firms. The study by Liu et al (2018) evaluated the impact of different ERs on the consumption of energy using a least squares method. The study found that supervised and economical regulations reduce consumption patterns of energy.…”

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“…The number of firms operating successful business practices (Jiang, Wang, & Li, 2018); Pan, Ai, Li, Pan, and Yan (2019) suggest that, in order to address limitations and performance gaps, a firm"s context and other factors affecting innovation performance need to be evaluated and examined in detail. Studies on FI performance and related concepts are sparse and limited, which is why research efforts need to be conducted on developing firms and organizations (Liu, Li, & Yin, 2018); Soto-Acosta, Popa, and Palacios-Marqués, 2017), in order to test the impact of social factors, Zehir and Özsahin (2008); Zehir and Özsahin (2008); Zehir and Özşahin (2008) and analyze the impact of environmental factors on FI performance and presentation. Naranjo-Gil (2009) completed research on synthesized and empirically evaluated experiences and outcomes of ERs, proposing further investigation and evaluation into these factors and variables through cross-nation and single-nation analysis.…”

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Voluntary Environmental Regulations and Firm Innovation in China

Zhang

2020

Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research

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The world is fighting the issue of increasing levels of pollution and the detrimental effects of the ecological imprints of the business industry. Pollution and other environmental issues are causing the environment to deteriorate; however, this has also led to an increased interest in the protection of the environment. The Porter hypothesis has stimulated a long debate on whether organizational regulations can lead to changes in a firm"s innovation. Building on these theories, this study evaluates the effect of voluntary environmental regulations (VERs) on the innovation of Chinese firms. For this purpose, the study uses a dichotomous dependent variable. The proxy variables used for evaluating the innovative performance of firms are the average investments made for research and development (R&D) activities, which are evaluated on the basis of investments made and the decision to invest in innovation activities. VERs were evaluated using applications for the ISO 14000 certification. The study uses firm level variables to answer the research questions, as well as control variables such as firm size, profitability, degree of competition, and high technology industry. The results of the estimations reveal that the impact of environmental regulations (ERs) is positive and significant in terms of the innovation output of the firms under consideration. Moreover, the results also highlight the fact that large firms with high levels of profitability and a presence in the technology sector are more adept at introducing innovative activities. The study also provides some policy implications.

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Environmental regulation, technological innovation and energy consumption---a cross-region analysis in China

Cited by 146 publications

References 59 publications

Impacts of Environmental Regulation on the Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Enterprises

Impacts of Environmental Regulation on the Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Enterprises

Environmental Regulation for Transfer of Pollution-Intensive Industries: Evidence From Chinese Provinces

Voluntary Environmental Regulations and Firm Innovation in China

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