Green growth and carbon neutrality targets in China: Do financial integration and ICT matter?

Financial integration and ICT are two of many factors that have gained popularity regarding their impact on sustainability. Therefore, this research examines how ICT and financial integration affect green growth and carbon neutrality. We employed the QARDL model for empirical analysis across short- and long-run quantiles. The study's main results show that financial integration and ICT reduce carbon emissions in the long and short-run. In addition, financial integration and ICT help achieve green growth in the short and long run. Furthermore, the Wald test confirms that financial integration and ICT have an asymmetric impact on carbon neutrality and green growth in the long run. The study provides various important policy suggestions that help in green growth and carbon neutrality targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]