School of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, Guangzhou, 510320, People's Republic of China.
Management Information Systems Department, University of Ha'il, Community College, PO Box 2440, Hail City, Saudi Arabia.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan;30(5):13162-13173. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-23026-4. Epub 2022 Sep 20.
After reform and opening-up, rapid industrialization and urbanization led to environmental degradation in China, including excessive energy consumption, soil contamination, and water pollution. Toward sustainable development, the Chinese government has promoted the introduction of clean energy sources such as geothermal and hydroelectric power generation, which have reduced the environmental burden. However, the impact of this energy shift on environmental improvement and economic growth is unclear. This study empirically analyzes the impact of green energy deployment and economic growth on CO emissions in China. The analysis of time series data from 1980 to 2020 shows that in the long run, a 1% increase in renewable energy significantly reduces CO emissions by 0.87%, and a 1% increase in GDP significantly increases CO emissions by 0.26%. In contrast, in the short run, the negative effect of renewable energy on CO emissions and the positive effect of GDP on it are not significant. This result was confirmed after the robustness checks. Based on the results obtained, several policy recommendations are made.
改革开放后，中国快速的工业化和城市化导致了环境恶化，包括能源消耗过度、土壤污染和水污染。为了实现可持续发展，中国政府推动引入了地热能和水力发电等清洁能源，这减轻了环境负担。然而，这种能源转型对环境改善和经济增长的影响尚不清楚。本研究通过实证分析绿色能源配置和经济增长对中国二氧化碳排放的影响。对 1980 年至 2020 年时间序列数据的分析表明，从长期来看，可再生能源增加 1%将使 CO2 排放量显著减少 0.87%，而 GDP 增加 1%将使 CO2 排放量显著增加 0.26%。相比之下，在短期内，可再生能源对 CO2 排放的负面影响和 GDP 对其的正面影响并不显著。这一结果在经过稳健性检验后得到了证实。基于研究结果，提出了几项政策建议。
