Assessing the impact of digital economy on green development efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Spatial Effect of Digital Economy on Particulate Matter 2.5 in the Process of Smart Cities: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

“…The impact of the digital economy development on PM 2.5 emissions was significantly negative under three types of weight, indicating that digital economy development significantly reduced the level of PM 2.5 emissions in the region. This conclusion was consistent with [ 24 , 25 , 58 ]. Technological progress in the development of the digital economy has led to industrial upgrading [ 14 , 16 , 21 ], which in turn has driven energy restructuring and the gradual penetration of big data to promote the effectiveness of resource allocation [ 16 , 18 , 43 ].…”

“…With global environmental constraints, increasing applications of digital technologies are emerging in the energy and environmental sectors [ 16 , 18 ]. The information integration capabilities of digital technologies help energy companies to improve the efficiency, to reduce production costs, and to extend the benefits of clean energy [ 24 ]. In addition, scholars in the field have shifted from concentrating on whether the digital economy is good for the environment to focus on how the digital economy is good for the environment.…”

Coupling Coordination Measurement and Evaluation of Urban Digitalization and Green Development in China

“…In this study, we comprehensively used various coupled and spatial–temporal effect models to measure and analyze the coupling between urban digitalization and green development in China and the four economic zones, which provides an empirical basis for green sustainable development in China’s urban digitalization construction process. Compared with the existing studies that separately measure urban digitization [ 97 , 98 ] and green development [ 99 , 100 ], or analyze the relationship between the two from the perspective of the unidirectional impact of the former on the latter [ 12 , 101 ], based on the perspective of coordination and interaction, in this study, we systematically measured the spatial–temporal differentiation, dynamic evolution and spatial effects of urban digitalization and green development, analyzed the current pattern and future trend of the CD&GDD, and comprehensively and systematically grasped the development law of the coupling coordination between digitalization and green development at the regional city level to solve the dilemma of the “energy rebound effect” of digitalization [ 9 , 102 ], and to provide a reasonable reference for the realization of urban green and high-quality development.…”

“…In terms of the research content, scholars have focused on the following: the measurement and spatial–temporal evolution characteristics of the digital economy development [ 4 , 5 ]; the dynamic mechanism of green development and the spatial–temporal differences [ 6 , 7 ]; the relationship between digital development and the ecological environment [ 8 , 9 ]; and the relationship between digitalization and high-quality development [ 10 , 11 ]. In recent years, some scholars have begun to consider the impact of the digital economy on green development [ 12 , 13 ]. In terms of the research scale, in the existing literature, researchers mainly focus on the macroscale national and provincial levels [ 14 , 15 ] and the microscale firm level [ 16 , 17 ].…”

How to coordinate China's regional low-carbon digital economy with economic and social development: a composite system synergy perspective

“…Under the background of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization, the high-energy consumption industry urgently needs to be transformed, and the lifestyle needs to be optimized. The deep integration of digital economy and green development has become an inevitable requirement and important support to achieve the "double carbon" goal and promote high-quality economic development (Teece, 2018;Ma & Zhu, 2022;Luo et al, 2022).…”