Research on the Performance Transmission of Green Technology Innovation in the Coal Industry under the Goal of Carbon Peaking and the Moderating Role of Government Macro-Regulation

Maochun Zhou and Min Zhao
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Maochun Zhou: School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125105, China
Min Zhao: School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125105, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: In this study, we explored the performance transfer effect of the coal industry’s reliance on green technology innovation to achieve green transformation and upgrading, as well as the crucial role of government. From the perspective of government macro-regulation, three instruments were used as entry points, i.e., environmental regulation, green credit policy, and fiscal incentives. Furthermore, the data of listed companies in China’s coal industry from 2010 to 2020 were selected as samples to construct an environmental performance evaluation system for the coal industry based on triple performance theory. We analyzed the link between green technology innovation and environmental performance, as well as the moderating effect of government macro-regulation. Our results prove that green technology innovation improves environmental performance, with a moderating effect of government environmental macro-regulations.

Keywords: green technology innovation; environmental performance; triple performance; government macro-regulation (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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