How does the use of industrial robots affect the ecological footprint? International evidence

Y Chen, L Cheng, CC Lee - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
While the use of industrial robots (UIR) promotes economic growth, it inevitably also has an
impact on the ecological environment. This research explores the relationship between UIR …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the new energy demonstration city construction on energy consumption intensity: Exploring the sustainable potential of China's firms

X Liu, H Wu, C Yang, K Albitar - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As a comprehensive energy transition reform strategy, China's new energy demonstration
city (NEDC) pilot policy aims to accelerate the transformation from a fossil fuel-based energy …

Artificial intelligence and energy intensity in China's industrial sector: Effect and transmission channel

L Liu, K Yang, H Fujii, J Liu - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The continued development of artificial intelligence (AI) has changed production methods
but may also pose challenges related to energy consumption; in addition, the effectiveness …

Economic growth and the use of natural resources: assessing the moderating role of institutions

P Kerner, M Kalthaus, T Wendler - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We analyze how countries with different institutional settings use natural resources for
economic growth. For a panel of 159 countries over the period 1992–2010, we estimate how …

Is higher government efficiency bringing about higher innovation?

J Wen, P Deng, Q Zhang, CP Chang - Technological and economic …, 2021 - jest.vgtu.lt
This research analyzes the impact of government effectiveness on innovation by using
unbalanced panel data from the World Bank on 166 countries spanning 1996 to 2018. We …

Is higher government efficiency conducive to improving energy use efficiency? Evidence from OECD countries

CP Chang, J Wen, M Zheng, M Dong, Y Hao - Economic Modelling, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of government efficiency on energy efficiency by employing
data from a panel of 31 OECD countries covering the periods 1990–2014 using the group …

Market failure, tradable discharge permit, and pollution reduction: Evidence from industrial firms in China

M Tang, Z Li, F Hu, B Wu, R Zhang - Ecological Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Several features of an imperfect market, such as transaction costs and market power, and
strategic behaviors of firms may adversely affect the performance and efficiency of tradable …

The effect of electricity market reform on energy efficiency in China

J Wang, S Wang - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Since 2015, China has embarked on a new round of reforms to further promote
marketization of the power sector. The present study evaluates this reform by exploring its …

Directed technological progress driven by diversified industrial structural change

X Zhou, Z Pan, M Shahbaz, M Song - Structural Change and Economic …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study probes the influence of industrial structural rationalization, upgrading, and
ecologicalization on energy-and environment-directed technological progress by …

Impact of artificial intelligence technology applications on corporate energy consumption intensity

X Liu, J Cifuentes-Faura, S Zhao, L Wang, J Yao - Gondwana Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI), as a new technology, not only revolutionizes economic
development, but also provides an opportunity for environment governance. Extant studies …