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Analysis of industrial eco-efficiency and its influencing factors in China

Authors: Yong Zhou, Zhiying Liu, Shidong Liu, Mingchun Chen, Xiaolu Zhang, Yong Wang

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 10/2020

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Industry is the largest sector for energy consumption and pollution emissions in China. Thus, improving industrial eco-efficiency is necessary for China to achieve sustainable development. Based on panel data from 31 industrial sectors from 2001 to 2015, a three-stage data envelopment analysis model was used to empirically explore industrial eco-efficiency and its influencing factors from the perspective of industrial heterogeneity. The results show that the overall level of industrial eco-efficiency in China is not high, first declining and then rising during the study period. Low eco-efficiency was mainly due to low scale efficiency. After removing the influences of external environmental factors and noise, industry profit rates, ownership structures, and foreign direct investments were all significantly and positively correlated with eco-efficiency. Environmental regulations were significantly and negatively correlated, while the intensity of research and development exhibited no linear relationship. Industrial heterogeneity significantly affects eco-efficiency. Capital-intensive industries had the highest eco-efficiencies, followed by resource-intensive industries and labor-intensive industries, respectively.

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Comparison of technical efficiency (TE) before and after adjustment on a panel of 31 industries in China from 2001 to 2015.

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Title: Analysis of industrial eco-efficiency and its influencing factors in China
Authors: Yong Zhou
Zhiying Liu
Shidong Liu
Mingchun Chen
Xiaolu Zhang
Yong Wang
Publication date: 26-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01943-7

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