The impact of resident demand on industrial carbon emissions and the transmission path: Evidence from Zhejiang Province

Huiqin Jiang; Yingying Zhang; Yixuan Li; Zhaohang Yu; Chen Feng

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23787

The impact of resident demand on industrial carbon emissions and the transmission path: Evidence from Zhejiang Province

Heliyon. 2023 Dec 16;10(1):e23787. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23787. eCollection 2024 Jan 15.

Authors

Huiqin Jiang^{1

2}, Yingying Zhang¹, Yixuan Li¹, Zhaohang Yu¹, Chen Feng^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310023, PR China.
² Center for Green Low-Carbon Development Research, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang, 310023, PR China.
³ Zhejiang Public Opinion Research Centre, Zhejiang, 310023, PR China.

Abstract

The industrial sector is the main source of carbon emissions in most developing countries. Little research has been conducted on demand-side factors and how the demand side affects industrial emissions through the supply side. Therefore, this article selects 2004-2019 panel data on Zhejiang Province, and a multiple linear regression model and a multiple mediating effects model are adopted to explore the impact mechanism and relationship between demand and industrial emissions. We find the following: (i) There is a significant positive influence of demand on emissions, and (ii) demand has an indirect inhibitory effect on industrial emissions through factor market distortion and an indirect promoting effect through technological innovation and energy consumption. (iii) There are two chain intermediary paths led by factor market distortion that have a negative impact on industrial emissions and a chain path led by technological innovation that has a positive impact.

Keywords: Demand side; Industrial sector; Multiple mediating effects; Supply side.