The environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis in China: A review

H Mahmood, M Furqan, MS Hassan, S Rej - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
China is the largest total pollution emitter country on the globe and a vast literature has
investigated the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in China. Thus, we aim to …

Indigenous versus foreign innovation and energy intensity in China

J Huang, Y Hao, H Lei - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper empirically investigates the roles of indigenous and foreign innovations in the
development of technology spillovers originating from foreign direct investments, exports …

Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover

H Sun, BK Edziah, AK Kporsu, SA Sarkodie… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that technological innovation reduces energy intensity and carbon
emissions without compromising global economic growth. Although new innovative …

Does network infrastructure construction reduce energy intensity? Based on the “Broadband China” strategy

J Hong, F Shi, Y Zheng - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the new economic forms, the digital economy has penetrated into all sub-sectors
of the economy becoming a new engine for economic growth. Network infrastructure is the …

Direct and spillover effects of new-type urbanization on CO2 emissions from central heating sector and EKC analyses: evidence from 144 cities in China

W Zhang, Y Xu, L Jiang, DG Streets, C Wang - … Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
The new-type urbanization which emphasizes urban infrastructure improvement, together
with neighboring cities, may influence CO 2 emissions of urban facilities and energy …

Does outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) affect the home country's environmental quality? The case of China

Y Hao, Y Guo, Y Guo, H Wu, S Ren - Structural Change and Economic …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the provincial panel data of 29 provinces in China from 2003 to 2016 were
selected to conduct an empirical study on the impact of China's outward foreign direct …

Does FDI influence renewable energy consumption? An analysis of sectoral FDI impact on renewable and non-renewable industrial energy consumption

N Doytch, S Narayan - Energy Economics, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examines the link between foreign direct investment (FDI) and energy demand.
FDI is a source of financing that allows businesses to grow. At the same time, FDI can be a …

Asymmetric and moderating role of industrialisation and technological innovation on energy intensity: Evidence from BRICS economies

F Liu, X Zhang, TS Adebayo, AA Awosusi - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research explores the effect of economic growth, technological innovation, trade
openness, and industrialisation on energy intensity in the BRICS economies using a dataset …

Effects of urbanization on energy efficiency in China: New evidence from short run and long run efficiency models

Y Lv, W Chen, J Cheng - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy efficiency in China has been the cause for increasing concern for national and local
sustainable development due to rapid economic development and large-scale energy …

Economic growth model, structural transformation, and green productivity in China

K Li, B Lin - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impacts of investment-driven economic growth model, as well as
rationalization and upgrading of the industrial structure on green productivity in 30 Chinese …