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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Economics and Management
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1475497

Synergistic Relationship between Green Finance and Industrial Structure Upgrade in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Provisionally accepted
Minglan Yuan Minglan Yuan 1Zetai Shi Zetai Shi 2Decai Tang Decai Tang 2*Jie Zhu Jie Zhu 3Jiannan Li Jiannan Li 2
  • 1 Sanjiang University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 2 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3 Jiangsu Open University, Nanjing, Liaoning Province, China

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    The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is experiencing rapid economic development, while ecological and environmental problems are prominent. The development of green finance can help optimize the upgrade of regional industrial structure and promote the improvement of the ecological environment. This study constructs an evaluation system for the development level of the YREB based on the panel data of 11 provinces (cities) in the YREB from 2010 to 2020. The entropy method is used to evaluate and analyze the current status of the ecosystem in the YREB, and a panel data model is used to conduct an in-depth investigation to explore the impact of green finance (GF) on the industrial structure upgrade (INS) of the YREB.The results of the study show that from 2010 to 2020, the level of GF development in the YREB has increased, and the INS has further developed. In addition, the growth of GF injects a strong impetus to the improvement of INS in YREB, but there are regional differences, which are more obvious in the eastern region and not significant in other regions. Finally, based on the research conclusions, relevant strategies and suggestions are proposed to assist the development of GF and INS in the YREB.

    Keywords: Entropy value method, Yangtze River Economic Belt, Industrial structure upgrading, green finance, synergistic relationship

    Received: 04 Aug 2024; Accepted: 02 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yuan, Shi, Tang, Zhu and Li. 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: Decai Tang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, Jiangsu Province, China

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