Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives
The low-carbon city pilot policy plays a crucial role in accelerating China’s low-carbon transition. Promoting urban green technology innovation constitutes a significant objective of this policy. Therefore, the quantitative assessment of policy implementation effectiveness is instrumental in facili...
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| description | The low-carbon city pilot policy plays a crucial role in accelerating China’s low-carbon transition. Promoting urban green technology innovation constitutes a significant objective of this policy. Therefore, the quantitative assessment of policy implementation effectiveness is instrumental in facilitating the advancement of low-carbon initiatives in pilot regions. This study employs a multi-period DID model to investigate the impact of the low-carbon city pilot policy on green technological innovation in 274 Chinese cities during 2006–2021. Key findings include: (1) the policy has a significant and positive effect on urban green technological innovation; (2) the policy exhibits heterogeneous impacts across cities with different regions, administrative hierarchies, and development patterns; (3) the policy influences urban green technological innovation primarily through three channels—increasing government investment, upgrading industrial structure, and agglomerating talent; and (4) carbon intensity negatively moderates the policy’s effect, weakening the promotional impact of the low-carbon city pilot policy on urban green technological innovation. This study builds upon previous research and provides empirical evidence to support the subsequent replication of policies at the city level. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4e0dde815ce4ebeb242d59a01e677a32025-08-20T03:31:34ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-12-011010093910.1016/j.sftr.2025.100939Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiativesXiaojuan Cao0Fangyuan Zhong1Mengbing Du2School of Political Science & Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaSchool of Political Science & Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Political Science & Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaThe low-carbon city pilot policy plays a crucial role in accelerating China’s low-carbon transition. Promoting urban green technology innovation constitutes a significant objective of this policy. Therefore, the quantitative assessment of policy implementation effectiveness is instrumental in facilitating the advancement of low-carbon initiatives in pilot regions. This study employs a multi-period DID model to investigate the impact of the low-carbon city pilot policy on green technological innovation in 274 Chinese cities during 2006–2021. Key findings include: (1) the policy has a significant and positive effect on urban green technological innovation; (2) the policy exhibits heterogeneous impacts across cities with different regions, administrative hierarchies, and development patterns; (3) the policy influences urban green technological innovation primarily through three channels—increasing government investment, upgrading industrial structure, and agglomerating talent; and (4) carbon intensity negatively moderates the policy’s effect, weakening the promotional impact of the low-carbon city pilot policy on urban green technological innovation. This study builds upon previous research and provides empirical evidence to support the subsequent replication of policies at the city level.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825005040Low-carbon cityGreen technology innovationCarbon IntensityPSM-DID |
| spellingShingle | Xiaojuan Cao Fangyuan Zhong Mengbing Du Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives Sustainable Futures Low-carbon city Green technology innovation Carbon Intensity PSM-DID |
| title | Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives |
| title_full | Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives |
| title_fullStr | Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives |
| title_short | Can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in China? — Evidence from China’s low-carbon pilot initiatives |
| title_sort | can climate policy promote urban green technology innovation in china evidence from china s low carbon pilot initiatives |
| topic | Low-carbon city Green technology innovation Carbon Intensity PSM-DID |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825005040 |
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