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The Effect of Green R&D Activities on China’s SO2 Emissions: Evidence from a Panel Threshold Model.
- Source :
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Problems of Sustainable Development / Problemy Ekorozwoju . 2021, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p147-157. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Previous studies on the effectiveness of improving sustainable development have acknowledged the importance of domestic research and development (R&D) activities. However, these studies remain general and ambiguous because they assume that all R&D activities are related to energy-saving and sustainable development. The corresponding empirical evidence is scabrous and ambiguous. In this paper, we focus on the effect of green innovation R&D activities on SO2 emission which is an important greenhouse gas affect global climate change and eco-civilization. Considering that there is heterogeneity exists in the innovation activities, the R&D activities are divided into three performers with two purposes. The empirical results based on a Chinese inter-provincial dataset of 2000-2016 suggest that the green innovation R&D activities are crucial for the reduction of the SO2 emission. However, the innovation R&D activities of different purposes and performers show statistically differentiated effects on SO2 emission. The major positive effect of green innovation R&D activities on SO2 emissions reduction is mainly from enterprises and utility-type of R&D activities. A further study based on the panel threshold also indicates that effects of green innovation R&D activities on SO2 emissions are nonlinear, depending on the technology absorptive ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18956912
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Problems of Sustainable Development / Problemy Ekorozwoju
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151636620
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.35784/pe.2021.2.15