Blessing or Curse? The Impact of Digital Technologies on Carbon Efficiency in the Agricultural Sector of China

Yong Zhu, Xiongying Wang and Gong Zheng ()
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Yong Zhu: School of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Xiongying Wang: School of Business, Hunan Women’s University, Changsha 410004, China
Gong Zheng: Teaching and Research Department, Shanghai National Accounting Institute, Shanghai 201702, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-12

Abstract: Digital technology can be used to adjust the structure of energy production, promote the development of new agricultural production technologies, and reduce carbon emissions. With the increasing integration of digital technology in various fields, rural development is also entering a critical period of digital transformation. Therefore, this paper uses digital technology and agricultural carbon emission intensity as research objects. We use panel data from 2011 to 2019. We first measure and analyse the level of digital technology development in China. This article empirically tests the impact between digital technology and the intensity of agricultural carbon emissions. Digital technology can be used to significantly suppress the intensity of agricultural carbon emissions. The suppressive effect is more significant in the western region of China than in the central and eastern regions.

Keywords: digital economy; agricultural carbon emissions; carbon reduction; emerging economies (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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