The economic and environmental impacts of information and communication technology: A state-of-the-art review and prospects

X Zhang, C Wei - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) is expected to stimulate economic
growth and mitigate adverse environmental effects. However, studies of ICT's effects on the …

Digital economy: An innovation driving factor for low-carbon development

J Zhang, Y Lyu, Y Li, Y Geng - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2022 - Elsevier
As an emerging driving factor, the positive impact of digital economy on low-carbon
development (LCD) may be undervalued or even neglected. In the context of global Internet …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of fintech innovation on green growth in China: Mediating effect of green finance

G Zhou, J Zhu, S Luo - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Although green growth has become the economic development strategy of many countries
in the world, and studies have analyzed the influencing factors of green growth from multiple …

Spatial spillovers and threshold effects of internet development and entrepreneurship on green innovation efficiency in China

Z Fang, A Razzaq, M Mohsin, M Irfan - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Green innovation is a critical component of high-quality development that is particularly
integrated with the Chinese 14th five-year plan. At present, internet development and …

How does internet development affect energy-saving and emission reduction? Evidence from China

H Wu, Y Xue, Y Hao, S Ren - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
With the development of information technology and its innovative applications in the field of
environmental protection, the role of the internet in energy conservation and emission …

Energy structure, digital economy, and carbon emissions: evidence from China

Y Li, X Yang, Q Ran, H Wu, M Irfan… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
As a new production factor, digitalization plays a vital role in society, economy, and the
environment. Based on the expanded STIRPAT model, this paper empirically tests the …

Digitalization and energy: How does internet development affect China's energy consumption?

S Ren, Y Hao, L Xu, H Wu, N Ba - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Internet technology has broken the boundaries of traditional geographical space, greatly
shortened the space-time distance between regions, and maximized the integration of …

Internet development and carbon emission-reduction in the era of digitalization: Where will resource-based cities go?

M Pan, X Zhao, J Rosak-Szyrocka, G Mentel… - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Since human beings entered the digital era, the economic growth mode, social structure and
environment have undergone fundamental changes. Internet industry plays a key role in …

Digital economy, industrial transformation and upgrading, and spatial transfer of carbon emissions: The paths for low-carbon transformation of Chinese cities

T Bai, Y Qi, Z Li, D Xu - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the background of increasingly fierce global economic competition and severe
climate change, seeking new soft resource input is the key for China to break through the …

Envisaging the carbon emissions efficiency of digitalization: The case of the internet economy for China

J Wang, K Dong, Y Sha, C Yan - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the successful convening of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference
(COP26) and the constraints of carbon neutrality targets, China faces an increasingly severe …