Technique Effect on Carbon Emission Reduction through Internal and External channels: Evidence from China

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10.2991/iceep-16.2016.85How to use a DOI?

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technique effect carbon emission reduction internal and external channels

Abstract

In this article, we conceptualize technique effect from a carbon emission reduction perspective, informed by the work of MacDougall, Shahbaz, and Daron Acemoglu and others following them. Building on this, we classify these determinants of technique effect into two typologies. Foreign trade and foreign direct investment are defined as external channel. Research and development are defined as internal channel. We set up a two-way fixed effect model to illustrate how technique advancement effect on carbon emissions reduction through different channels. Considering the regional heterogeneity, human capital is added in the model as interaction term. By using the panel data of 30 regions in China during the period from 2005 to 2012, regression results indicate that foreign direct investment and expenditure of R&D significantly reduce carbon emissions in China, Technique effect of foreign trade on carbon emission reduction is not obvious. Techinque effect of foreign direct investment on carbon emission reduction has regional heterogeneity. Technique effect of FDI on carbon emission reduction also depends on the level of human capital. Wih the higher levels of human capital, the inhibitory effect of foreign direct investment on carbon emission is more significant.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Changqi Tao
AU  - Cui Li
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - Technique Effect on Carbon Emission Reduction through Internal and External channels: Evidence from China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 5th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 492
EP  - 500
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iceep-16.2016.85
DO  - 10.2991/iceep-16.2016.85
ID  - Tao2016/11
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