ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Research on the Impact of Environmental
Regulation on China’s Regional Green Technology
Innovation: Insights from Threshold
Effect Model
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School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University,
No.30 Puzhu South Road, Jiangbei New District, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
Submission date: 2021-07-02
Final revision date: 2021-08-04
Acceptance date: 2021-08-30
Online publication date: 2021-12-29
Publication date: 2022-02-16
Corresponding author
Yun Yang
School of physical and mathematical sciences,Nanjing Tech University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(2):1427-1439
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ABSTRACT
Environmental regulation is an important factor influencing green technological innovation.
The thesis analyzes the impact mechanism of environmental regulation on green technological
innovation by constructing a theoretical model. On this basis, select panel data of 30 provinces and
cities in China from 2005 to 2020, establish a panel threshold model, and conduct an empirical test
on the mechanism of environmental regulations affecting green technology innovation. The results
show that: (1) By exploring the mechanism of environmental regulation affecting green technological
innovation, it can be known that environmental regulation will have an impact on green technological
innovation; (2) The impact of environmental regulation on green technological innovation is not a simple
linear relationship, but a significant The characteristic of the V-shaped threshold is that the intensity
of environmental regulations at different stages has different relative strengths to the “following cost
effect” and “reverse effect” of green technological innovation. When the environmental regulation
is greater than 0.4019, the environmental regulation has a positive effect on the efficiency of green
innovation. The driving effect began to appear. That is, as environmental regulations become more and
more stringent, its role in green innovation has changed from negative to positive; (3)The conditions
of transportation facilities, labor investment, and capital investment have significantly promoted green
technological innovation, while the degree of openness to foreign trade has significantly inhibited Green
technology innovation.