The Spatiotemporal Patterns and Driving Mechanism of the Synergistic Effects in Industrial Green Production

Chuang Li, Hui Deng and Liping Wang ()
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Chuang Li: Research Center for Energy Economics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Hui Deng: Research Center for Energy Economics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Liping Wang: Finance and Economics College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-23

Abstract: Making full utilisation of the synergies that exist among the various stages of industrial green production is beneficial to the realisation of the dual-carbon goal. However, the synergistic effects among the three stages of industrial green production have not yet been explored in depth from a microscopic perspective. Based on the analytic hierarchy process, the entropy weighting method, the coupled synergy degree model, the spatial autocorrelation test, and the geographically weighted regression model (GWR), the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and driving mechanism of the synergistic effects among the three stages of industrial green production were explored by utilising the relevant data of industrial enterprises in 30 provinces of China from 2012 to 2022. The results showed that the synergistic effect of industrial green production exhibited an upward trend over time, and displayed a regional distribution characteristic of decreasing from east to west. The spatial differences in the synergistic effects of industrial green production gradually narrowed and the number of provinces with high–high (H-H) agglomerations increased. The level of digital economy development, the urbanisation level, the optimisation of industrial structure, the level of green credit, and the intensity of environmental regulation were the main driving factors for the synergistic effects of industrial green production, and there were significant spatial differences. This study provides a basis for the formulation of differentiated regional green development policies from the perspective of synergizing the various stages of industrial green production.

Keywords: Chinese industry; green production; synergistic effects; spatiotemporal; geographically weighted regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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