Exploring the impact of energy factor prices and environmental regulation on China’s green innovation efficiency

Zhou, Hongji; Wang, Rong

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-21371-y

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“…Firms in different contexts and national settings will have differing motivations for innovation, performance, and strategies while trying to engage in responsible behavior. For example, in some national settings, the role of CSR in innovation is influential [13], while, in other settings, marketoriented reforms are essential for responsible behaviors [15], and, in collective societal settings, collaborative governance helps in environmental responsibility [16]. In this context, this study's findings around factors in constrained settings and comparative evaluations across China and South Korea may inform policies in other countries and settings.…”

Section: Insights For International Policymentioning

confidence: 87%

“…A prior study explored the influencing mechanism of environmental regulation on corporate green innovation and the moderating mechanism of CSR disclosure by constructing a nonlinear fixed-effect regression model [14]. Research has also proposed to pay attention to the promotion of environmental regulation, encourage enterprises to carry out green innovation activities actively, continue to deepen the market-oriented reform of energy prices, increase credit support, and introduce financial resources for corporate R&D activities to explore policies to improve the efficiency of regional green innovation [15]. A recent study explored the ideal collaborative governance framework in the process of collaborative environmental governance, as well as the difficulties and optimization paths of collaboration, and put forward corresponding suggestions for the current environmental governance [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors Affecting the Usage Intention of Environmental Sustainability Management Tools: Empirical Analysis of Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Tools by Firms in Two Countries

Ning

Yim

et al. 2023

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Mitigating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission problem is one efficient way to respond to climate change challenges. Firms must proactively manage GHG emissions, with increasing pressure from various stakeholders to be environmentally responsible. GHG Protocol Tools help in managing GHG emissions. However, besides responsibility, the factors that influence the adoption and implementation of GHG Protocol Tools is sparsely investigated in empirical research, although studies point to different benefits and pressures influencing adoption. This study examines the factors affecting GHG Protocol Tool usage in organizations in China and South Korea. We consider two contrasting perspectives, affordance-based perceived benefits and constraint-based perceived pressures through imitating others, for GHG Protocol Tool adoption. Survey data from samples of firms from both countries are used for analysis. Results of empirical analyses indicate that perceived benefits and pressures have a positive relationship with the usage intention of GHG Protocol Tools. In comparison, the perceived benefits play a more critical role than the perceived pressures. Comparative analysis is conducted to explore the differences between Chinese and Korean firms, and study implications are discussed.

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Section: Insights For International Policymentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting the Usage Intention of Environmental Sustainability Management Tools: Empirical Analysis of Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Tools by Firms in Two Countries

Ning

Yim

et al. 2023

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“…The findings of a second study refuted the Porter hypothesis; the authors argued that environmental regulation not only does not improve green innovation performance, but also leads to a decrease in green innovation performance. Zhou (2022) [9] analyzed the empirical results and concluded that environmental regulation negatively affects green innovation efficiency. In a third study, the authors argued that the effect of environmental regulation on green innovation efficiency is uncertain.…”

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Threshold Effect of Environmental Regulation and Green Innovation Efficiency: From the Perspective of Chinese Fiscal Decentralization and Environmental Protection Inputs

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Zhao

Gong

et al. 2023

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In the context of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and 2035 visionary goals of national economic and social development, to achieve the national dual carbon goals, an innovation-driven green development strategy must be implemented, and the relationship between environmental regulation and green innovation efficiency must be clarified. Based on the DEA-SBM model, in this study, we measured the green innovation efficiency of 30 provinces and cities in China from 2011 to 2020 by introducing environmental regulation as the core explanatory variable, and two threshold variables, environmental protection input and fiscal decentralization, to empirically analyze the threshold effect of environmental regulation on green innovation efficiency. We found that: (1) The green innovation efficiency of 30 provinces and municipalities in China is spatially distributed as strong in the east and weak in the west. (2) A double-threshold effect exists with environmental protection input as the threshold variable. Environmental regulation showed an inverted N-shaped relationship of first inhibiting, then promoting, and finally inhibiting green innovation efficiency. (3) A double-threshold effect exists with fiscal decentralization as the threshold variable. Environmental regulation showed an inverted N-shaped relationship of inhibiting, promoting, and then inhibiting green innovation efficiency. The study results provide theoretical guidance and practical reference for China to achieve the dual carbon goal.

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“…Mahmood et al [30] discovered that policy tools, such as environmental regulations, play a positive role in driving eco-innovation and green growth. However, for high-energy-consuming industries, several studies suggest that stringent environmental regulations may lead to increased investment in environmental protection and technological transformation, resulting in higher production costs and a lack of innovation motivation [49]. For instance, Brunnermeier and Cohen [50] found that government regulations do not necessarily enhance the green innovation capacity of the manufacturing industry.…”

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Green Eco-Innovation and Supply of Critical Metals: Evidence from China

Ruan,

Song,

Cheng

et al. 2023

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Ensuring a green supply of critical metals is essential to achieve high-quality economic development and ecological security. Based on data from 2000 to 2019 on five critical metals in China (copper, aluminum, nickel, antimony, and titanium), this study employs a series of econometric methods, such as fixed-effects regression and moderating effects, to examine the influence of green eco-innovation on primary and recycling supply of critical metals, as well as the underlying mechanisms. The findings indicate: (1) Green eco-innovation has an inverted U-shaped impact on the primary supply of bulk critical metals, and it is currently in the declining phase of the curve. (2) Green eco-innovation has a U-shaped impact on the recycling supply of critical metals and the primary supply of minor critical metals. The former is currently in the rising phase of the curve, while the latter is in the declining phase. (3) The impact of green eco-innovation on the supply of critical metals is stronger in industrially underdeveloped regions. (4) The improvement of energy efficiency, optimization of energy structure, and strengthening of environmental regulations enhance the impact of green eco-innovation on the supply of critical metals. Finally, the optimization of the energy mix is conducive to securing the supply of key metals. This study provides a theoretical basis for utilizing green eco-innovation to achieve a green supply of critical metals and enriches the theoretical research on green eco-innovation.

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Exploring the impact of energy factor prices and environmental regulation on China’s green innovation efficiency

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Factors Affecting the Usage Intention of Environmental Sustainability Management Tools: Empirical Analysis of Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Tools by Firms in Two Countries

Factors Affecting the Usage Intention of Environmental Sustainability Management Tools: Empirical Analysis of Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Tools by Firms in Two Countries

Threshold Effect of Environmental Regulation and Green Innovation Efficiency: From the Perspective of Chinese Fiscal Decentralization and Environmental Protection Inputs

Green Eco-Innovation and Supply of Critical Metals: Evidence from China

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