“…Its primary goal is to promote the transformation and upgrading of industrial civilization to ecological civilization [ 8 ]. However, the transition from brown economy to green economy will involve government policies [ 9 , 10 ], economic growth target pressure [ 11 , 12 ], technological progress [ 13 ], socio-cultural contexts [ 14 ], transition costs [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], and many other factors. Among many potential factors affecting green growth, human capital, known as a kind of living capital, refers to the knowledge and skill sets that workers have [ 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”