Study on the spatial effect of digital economy development on carbon emission in western China
WUFUER·Ruxianguli
ABUDURESULI·Nadila
TALIPU·Aobuli
Abstract：This paper selects the panel data of 11 provinces in western China from 2013 to 2022,and uses the fixed effect model and the spatial Durbin model to empirically analyze the impact effect,intermediary effect,spatial spillover effect and heterogeneity of digital economy development on carbon emissions in western China.The results show that:① The development of digital economy in western provinces has an inhibitory effect on carbon emissions,but when other factors such as economic development level,population and industrial structure are not considered,the development of digital economy has no significant inhibitory effect on carbon emissions,while the effect is significant when these other factors are considered.Technological innovation and energy structure have a mediating effect on carbon emissions,and digital economy can inhibit carbon emissions by influencing technological innovation and energy structure.② Carbon emission in western China has a negative spatial correlation.Provinces with low carbon emissions and provinces with high carbon emissions show a trend of spatial agglomeration,and there are differences in carbon emissions among different provinces.③ The spatial effect of the development of digital economy on carbon emissions is not obvious.The direct,indirect and total effects of digital economy development on carbon emissions in western provinces are not significant.
Keywords：digital economycarbon dioxide emissionsspatial effectwestern regiontechnological innovationenergy resource structuremediating effect
Publication Date：2024-05-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 15-22 )