AUTHOR=Lu Ying , Guo Jingxian , Ahmad Mahmood , Zhang Haotian TITLE=Can Sci-Tech Finance Pilot Policies Reduce Carbon Emissions? Evidence From 252 Cities in China JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.933162 DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2022.933162 ISSN=2296-665X ABSTRACT=
It is widely believed that science and technology (sci-tech) finance can pave the way to combat environmental degradation by promoting innovation in environment-related technologies. However, limited research is available to support this argument, and literature is silent on how sci-tech finance pilot policies influence carbon emissions in China. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of technology and financial integration pilot policy (TFIP) on carbon emissions and its dynamic effects, heterogeneity, and mechanisms in 252 cities in China. To do this, the yearly data from 2006 to 2019 were used in the propensity score matching–difference in differences (PSM-DID) method. The results unveiled that 1) the