Research on the impact of green finance on carbon emission intensity in Three Northeastern Provinces of China:Based on the mediating effect of industrial structure upgrading and technological innovation
YANG Lei
LI Yueyan
Abstract：This paper,based on panel data from 34 prefecture level cities in Three Northeastern Provinces of China from 2012 to 2022,uses a mediation effect model to empirically explore the impact of green finance on carbon emission intensity in the region from the dual perspectives of industrial structure upgrading and technological innovation.The results show that:① Green finance has a significant negative impact on carbon emission intensity in three Northeastern provinces of China,and this effect is robust.② Green finance can indirectly reduce carbon emission intensity through industrial structure upgrading and technological innovation.③ Green finance's effect varies regionally,its negative correlation with carbon emission intensity is the stronger in economically underdeveloped areas.Based on this,the paper proposes countermeasures and suggestions in terms of enhancing the service capacity of green finance,actively promoting industrial structure upgrading,vigorously encouraging green technological innovation,and enriching green financial products and services.
Keywords：green financeThree Northeastern Provinces of Chinacarbon emission intensityupgrading of industrial structuretechnological innovation
Publication Date：2025-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-30(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 25-32 )