文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Can the New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Green and Low-Carbon Development? Evidence from China

作者：Chen, Bo[1];Jin, Feng[2];Li, Guangchen[3];Zhao, Yurong[4]

第一作者：Chen, Bo

通讯作者：Zhao, YR[1]

机构：[1]Jinan Univ, Sch Econ, Guangzhou 510632, Peoples R China;[2]Univ Int Business & Econ, Sch Int Trade & Econ, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China;[3]Beijing Wuzi Univ, Sch Econ, Beijing 101149, Peoples R China;[4]Beijing Union Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Technol, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China

第一机构：Jinan Univ, Sch Econ, Guangzhou 510632, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Beijing Union Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Technol, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China.|[1141775]北京联合大学应用科技学院;[11417]北京联合大学;

年份：2023

卷号：15

期号：11

外文期刊名：SUSTAINABILITY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001004865200001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001004865200001)】；

基金：This research was funded by [R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission] grant number [SM202211417006] and The APC was funded by [Beijing Union University].

语种：英文

外文关键词：green development; low-carbon development; difference-in-difference method; new energy demonstration city policy; city heterogeneity

摘要：Developing new energy is critical to China's green and low-carbon development. Therefore, in 2014, the Chinese government promulgated a vital innovation policy, namely, the New Energy Demonstration City Policy (NEDCP), which is expected to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in Chinese cities. Is the NEDCP facilitating green and low-carbon development in China, and if so, how? Based on unbalanced panel data from 2003 to 2017 at the city level in China, in this study we evaluate the impact of the NEDCP on green and low-carbon development using the staggered difference-in-differences (DID) method. We find that the NEDCP can significantly contribute to green and low-carbon development in China. After various robustness tests, our results are still valid. According to the heterogeneity analysis, non-resource and non-old industrial-base cities have a greater positive impact from this policy. The mechanism analysis denotes that the positive policy effect works by upgrading the industrial structure and stimulating urban innovation. The substantial empirical evidence presented in this paper supports the continued promotion and implementation of new-energy demonstration cities.