Does Environmental Regulation Promote Corporate Green Innovation? Empirical Evidence from Chinese Carbon Capture Companies

Hong Chen, Haowen Zhu, Tianchen Sun, Xiangyu Chen, Tao Wang () and Wenhong Li ()
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Hong Chen: College of Political Science and Law of Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
Haowen Zhu: International School of Law and Finance, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 200042, China
Tianchen Sun: Law School, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 200042, China
Xiangyu Chen: International School of Law and Finance, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 200042, China
Tao Wang: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Wenhong Li: Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property, Tongji University, Shanghai 200042, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: The proposal of the “double carbon” goal of “carbon peak, carbon neutralization” highlights the determination of China’s green and low-carbon development. Carbon capture is one of the essential ways to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and cope with climate change. Then, how to improve the green innovation capability of organizations and promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises with green development is a practical problem that needs to be dealt with quickly. This paper uses multiple linear regression to investigate the impact of environmental regulation on corporate green innovation and explores the mediating effect of corporate environmental investment and the moderating effect of corporate digital transformation. The analysis results show that government environmental regulation can effectively enhance the green innovation of enterprises and environmental investments play an intermediary role. However, the development of environmental regulation in China is still relatively backward, and its positive incentive role needs to be further played. As a result, the government should strengthen environmental legislation while also accelerating system development, increasing corporate investment in environmental protection, and raising protection awareness among companies using digital network technology.

Keywords: carbon capture technology; environmental regulation; green innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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