How does digital village construction influences carbon emission? The case of China

PLoS One. 2022 Dec 9;17(12):e0278533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278533. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Taking 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2020 as a research sample, this paper empirically tests the impact of digital village construction on carbon emissions. This study found that there is an "inverted U" curve relationship between digital rural construction and rural carbon emissions. Agricultural planting structure and agricultural technology efficiency are important ways for digital village construction to reduce agricultural carbon emissions. The study also found that the higher the level of economic development, the stronger the carbon emission reduction effect of digital village construction. In addition, there are also significant differences in the carbon emission reduction effect of digital village construction in regions with different environmental regulation intensities. Finally, in terms of the relationship between digital economic activities and carbon emission reduction, the research conclusions of this paper have important implications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture
  • Carbon Dioxide / analysis
  • Carbon* / analysis
  • China
  • Economic Development*

Substances

  • Carbon
  • Carbon Dioxide

Grants and funding

The Graduate Innovation Fund Project of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, 2022CX23, Yirui Hou. The National Social Science Foundation of China, 19BJY130, Aimin Hao.