On the Spatial Spillover Effect of China's Industrial Structure Upgrading on Carbon Emission Intensity
Energy is an indispensable basic element to promote economic growth,but excessive carbon emissions have caused serious damage to the ecological environment.Industrial structure upgrading is a vital driving force to promote green and low-carbon development,thus of great importance to study the effects of industrial structure upgrading on carbon emission intensity.Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2007 to 2021,this paper constructs a spatial econometric model to conduct an empirical study on the spatial spillover effect of industrial structure upgrading on carbon emission intensity.The findings are as follows:(1)The optimization of industrial structure plays a positive role in the reduction of local carbon emission intensity,and its spatial spillover effect can lead to the reduction of carbon emission intensity in adjacent regions.However,this effect has regional heterogeneity.(2)Industrial structure upgrading affects carbon emission intensity through technological progress.This paper enriches the research on industrial structure upgrading and carbon emission intensity.
rationalization of industrial structureupgrading of industrial structurecarbon emission intensityspatial spillover effectmesomeric effects