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Abstract
Environmental technology and the stringency of environmental policies have a certain effect on green growth in the country, and the sustainable development of the environment under the influence of green growth requires the effective application of the environmental technology based on such institutional policies related to the environment. In this paper, the mutual effect of green growth on the ecological environment is fully analyzed to identify an intrinsic link between them. Based on the intrinsic link, policies related to environment protection and environmental technology are conducive to facilitating green growth while at the same time playing a continuous role in the improvement of the environment. Driven by the factors of scientific and technological innovation, it can boost the harmonious development of the economy and the environment. The empirical evidence has demonstrated that the appropriate environmental policy and environmental technology model can be identified with full understanding of the environmental policy and environmental technology. At the same time, the industry drive and technological innovation can also be taken as a strong support for the environmental policy and the environmental technology in accordance with the market demand through research from the perspective of the government, the market, and the general public. The stringency of environmental policies has substantially increased the requirements of environmental technology, and the innovation of environmental technology, the structure of economic organizations, and the level of development have a great effect on the green growth in the country.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID: 36193409 PMCID: PMC9526567 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1052824
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Environ Public Health ISSN: 1687-9805
Figure 1Pathway by which environmental technology and stringency of environmental policy affect the economic growth.
Figure 2General framework of the green growth model in China.
Figure 3Green growth across the country and in the three major regions (east, west, and central).
Descriptive statistical analysis of various variables.
| Symbols of variables | Minimum value | Maximum value | Mean value | Standard deviation | Definition of variables and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTFP | 0.521 | 1.138 | 0.890 | 0.086 | Calculation based on EBM-DDF |
| cer | 0 | 28 | 3.622 | 4.559 | Number of environmental regulations in each regiona |
| lnmer | 6.764 | 12.531 | 10.470 | 1.026 | Total amount of sewage emission expenses in each regiona |
| lnver | 2.565 | 9.387 | 7.251 | 1.118 | Number of environmental petitions and visits made by general public in each regiona |
| TI | 0.130 | 36.804 | 3.978 | 6.336 | Number of patent applications granted per 10,000 peopleb,c |
| FS | 0.010 | 0.228 | 0.057 | 0.029 | Number of skilled labor force per unit of energyd,e |
| IS | 0.494 | 3.658 | 0.901 | 0.448 | Proportion of the output value in the tertiary industry divided by the output value in the secondary industryf |
| FDI | 0.015 | 10.512 | 2.687 | 2.126 | Proportion of foreign direct investment in GDPc,f |
Data sources are annotated as the following: a: China Environment Yearbook; b: China Science and Technology Statistical Yearbook; c: China Statistical Yearbook; d: China Labor Statistical Yearbook; e: China Energy Statistical Yearbook; f: Statistical Yearbooks of various provinces.
Direct effects of three environmental technologies and the stringency of environmental policies on green growth in China.
| Variable | (I)cer | (II)mer | (III)ver | (IV)cer | (V)mer | (VI)ver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER | 0.001 (0.13) | 0.031 | −0.010∗ (−1.75) | 0.001 (0.08) | 0.175 | −0.137 |
| ER2 | −0.0002 (−0.04) | −0.007∗ (−1.82) | 0.009 | |||
| Lnti | 0.041 | 0.032 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.033 | 0.044 |
| Lnfs | 0.077 | 0.075 | 0.071 | 0.077 | 0.072 | 0.062 |
| Lnis | 0.052 (1.54) | 0.063 (1.52) | 0.074 (1.47) | 0.052 (1.53) | 0.058 (1.56) | 0.087 (1.26) |
| Lnfdi | 0.251 | 0.021 | 0.023 | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.024 |
| _cons | −0.315 | −0.635 | −0.225 | −0.318 | −1.315 | 0.208 (1.25) |
| Hausman test | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| R-sq | 0.813 | 0.717 | 0.772 | 0.813 | 0.725 | 0.768 |
| F statistic quantity | 32.13 | 42.64 | 40.15 | 26.67 | 36.34 | 36.06 |
| Selection of the model | Fixed effects | Fixed effects | Fixed effects | Fixed effects | Fixed effects | Fixed effects |
| Sample size | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
The data in the parentheses are t statistic quantities, , , and indicate that it is significant at the levels of 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively.
Indirect effects of three environmental technologies and the stringency of environmental policies on green growth in China.
| Variable | (I)cer | (Il)mer | (I)ver |
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| LnER | 0.019 | 0.002 | 0.006 |
| (1.24) | (2.49) | (4.87) | |
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| LnER | 0.015 | 0.010 | 0.003 |
| (1.80) | (4.50) | (1.98) | |
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| LnER | 0.017 | 0.002 | 0.004 |
| (2.59) | (2.09) | (3.59) | |
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| _cons | −0.119 | −0.392 | −0.105 |
| (−11.9) | (−5.27) | (−2.57) | |
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| Hausman test | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| R-sq | 0.693 | 0.751 | 0.767 |
| F statistic quantity | 14.35 | 64.24 | 61.10 |
| Selection of the model | Fixed effects | Fixed effects | Fixed effects |
| Sample size | 360 | 360 | 360 |
The data in the parentheses are t statistic quantities, , , and indicate that it is significant at the levels of 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively.
Figure 4Policy effects of increasing the intensity of environmental taxes.
Comparative analysis of the effects of various policies for environmental regulation.
| Objective |
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| Best | Relatively good | General | Relatively weak | |
| Economic growth | Subsidy to producers | Subsidy for research and development | Environmental tax | Subsidy to consumers |
| Economic structure | Subsidy to producers | Subsidy to consumers | Subsidy for research and development | Environmental tax |
| Social welfare | Subsidy to producers | Subsidy to consumers | Subsidy for research and development | Environmental tax |
| Environmental quality | Subsidy for research and development | Subsidy to consumers | Environmental tax | Subsidy to producers |
| Environmental technology | Subsidy for research and development | Subsidy to producers | Subsidy to consumers | Environmental tax |