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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1421832
This article is part of the Research Topic Sustainable Energy Governance in the Context of Global Climate Change: Technologies, Mechanisms and Strategies View all 10 articles

Research on the Impact of Digitalization on Energy Companies' Green Transition: New Insights from China

Provisionally accepted
Yuening Xia Yuening Xia 1*Yangjun Ren Yangjun Ren 2*
  • 1 The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • 2 Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou, China

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    Digitization has become a core engine for China's energy companies to achieve green transition in a competitive marketplace. Using the panel data of China's A-share listed energy companies, this study explores the impact of digitalization on energy companies' green transition. The finding demonstrates that digitalization can significantly drive energy companies' green transition. This finding remains valid following a series of robustness tests. Moreover, digitalization can indirectly enhance energy companies' green transition by enhancing technological innovation and optimizing operational capacity. Further research demonstrates that the promoting effect of digitalization on green transition in the state-owned companies, growing and mature energy companies and companies in the east are more fully released. This research could assist policymakers and professionals in energy companies with decision-making references to promote green transition.

    Keywords: digitalization, Green transition, Energy companies, technological innovation, Operational capacity

    Received: 23 Apr 2024; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Xia and Ren. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yuening Xia, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Yangjun Ren, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou, 213164, China

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