The Impact of Resource Endowment on Provincial Green Development: An Empirical Analysis from China

Shaobo Liang, Yan Song (), Xichen Li, Jizu Li and Lin Liu
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Shaobo Liang: Undergraduate School, College of Economics and Management, Academic Affairs Office, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Yan Song: Undergraduate School, Qiushi College, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Xichen Li: Institute of International Economy, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China
Jizu Li: College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Lin Liu: College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: Indepth research on the impact of energy endowment on provincial green development provides a new perspective for achieving high-quality provincial economic development. Based on 30 provinces’ panel data in China from 2009 to 2020, this study first constructs an index system to analyze energy endowment and provincial green development; then it explores the mechanism by which energy endowment affects provincial green development, including the moderating role of environmental regulation and the mediating role of energy efficiency. The results show that energy endowment can significantly curb provincial green development when environmental regulations are not taken into account. Moreover, environmental regulation has moderated the process of energy endowment affecting provincial green development. Energy efficiency has mediated the process of energy endowment affecting provincial green development. From a geographical viewpoint, the moderating effect of environmental regulation has regional heterogeneity but the mediating effect of energy efficiency does not. The conclusions of this research may supply applicable recommendations for provincial green development in China.

Keywords: resource endowment; environmental regulation; energy efficiency; provincial green development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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