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Research on measurement and improvement path of industrial green development in China: a perspective of environmental welfare efficiency

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The increasing concern about the environmental issue and its serious adverse effects on human health has made China’s industrial green transformation being a matter of public concern. In this study, a network slack-based measure (NSBM) was applied to explore China’s industrial green development level from the perspective of environmental welfare efficiency (EWE), considering not only the impact of industrial development on environment and economy, but also the impact on human well-being. Based on the data of 30 provincial administrative regions in China from 2004 to 2017, the comprehensive efficiency (CE) of China’s industrial sector was measured and decomposed. The results show that the industrial production efficiency (IPE) is much higher than the EWE, and the improvement of the EWE will be the key to realize the green transformation of China’s industry. On this basis, considering the effects of spatial interaction, the spatial Durbin model was established to analyze the driving factors of EWE. Finally, this research puts forward promotion path of industrial green development.

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  1. Note: All the relevant data involved in this section are taken from Internet, National Bureau of Statistics, China Statistical Yearbook, China Environmental Yearbook, and China Health Yearbook.

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Wang, X., Li, Y. Research on measurement and improvement path of industrial green development in China: a perspective of environmental welfare efficiency. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 42738–42749 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09979-4

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