Abstract
The construction of green finance index is a three-tiered process that involves macroeconomic, ecological, and monetary indicators. Therefore, this research is one of the first thorough assessments of the impacts of green financing regulations in China, examining 30 provinces during the period of 2010 to 2017. Data envelopment analysis models for 30 provinces in China have been tested by using non-radial models and longitudinal datasets. The findings demonstrate that between 2010 and 2017, the efficiency of China’s provinces such as Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Zhejiang and provinces of central regions as well as western provinces of country green economies has increased with distinct geographical disparities becoming more apparent. The geographical distribution of economic efficacy in the green economy is greatest in the eastern parts and poorest in the Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Yunnan. The study revealed that sustainable financial growth may be accomplished via the creation of green financing, which can be achieved by employing different solutions across the macroeconomic, institutional, and ecological considerations. The western and central areas, however, have a significant negative association. There are substantial variations in factors at the state and federal level from the viewpoint of dependent variables. Eventually, the research offers some suggestions for future ecological impact of China, along with the creation of new environmental legislation.
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Wang Huibo: conceptualization, data curation, methodology, writing—original draft. Rehmat Ullah Awan: data curation, visualization. Abdul Qayyum: visualization, supervision, editing. Jamal Khan: methodology, review and editing. Arshad Munir: writing—review and editing and software. Fatima Gulzar: reviewing and editing.
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Huibo, W., Awan, R.U., Qayyum, A. et al. How financial development affects green energy finance? Relationship between environmental regulation and economic performance. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 14355–14370 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16728-8
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