Digital enabler or carbon culprit? The U-shaped trajectory of digital innovation on carbon emissions
デジタル・イネーブラーか炭素の元凶か？デジタルイノベーションが炭素排出に与えるU字型の軌跡 (AI 翻訳)
Xin Gao, Xuanzhi Yang, Feifei Li, Ruochen Zeng
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
デジタルイノベーション（DI）と炭素排出（CE）の関係はU字型であり、初期段階ではCEを削減するが、拡大後は増加させる。環境規制は曲線を急峻にし、グリーン投資は緩やかにする。若い企業や低エネルギー集約セクターで効果が顕著。
English
This study finds a U-shaped relationship between digital innovation (DI) and carbon emissions (CE) in Chinese manufacturing firms: DI reduces CE initially but increases it after further expansion. Environmental regulation steepens the curve, while green investment flattens it. Effects are stronger for younger firms and low-energy-intensity sectors.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本の製造業でもDXと脱炭素の両立が課題。本論文のU字型発見は、デジタル化の段階に応じた政策対応（初期支援と後期抑制）の必要性を示唆。SSBJ対応にも示唆。
In the global GX context
This paper provides empirical evidence of a nonlinear digital innovation-carbon emissions relationship, relevant for global manufacturing firms navigating digital transformation and decarbonization. The findings highlight the importance of stage-adaptive policies and green investments, which can inform corporate sustainability strategies and regulatory frameworks like the EU's CSRD.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:The U-shaped trajectory challenges linear assumptions, suggesting future work on moderating mechanisms and sectoral heterogeneity.
🏢実務担当者:Manufacturing firms should monitor the carbon impact of digital expansion and invest in green technology to delay the turning point.
🏛政策担当者:Regulators can design stage-specific policies: encourage initial digital adoption but introduce carbon constraints at later stages.
📄 Abstract（原文）
While digital innovation (DI) is viewed as a key driver of industrial decarbonization, its environmental impact remains contested. The growing energy demand may induce Jevons-type rebound effects, challenging the sustainability of digital transition. Moving beyond linear and static perspectives, this study integrates dynamic capability theory with the technique-composition-scale framework to examine the nonlinear relationship between DI and carbon emissions (CE). Using panel data from Chinese A-share listed manufacturing firms from 2014 to 2021, the results reveal a robust U-shaped relationship: DI reduces CE in the early stage but increases it after further expansion. This pattern is more pronounced among younger firms and firms in low-energy-intensity sectors. External environmental regulation intensity steepens the curve by accelerating stage transitions, whereas corporate green investment scale acts as an internal buffer, flattening the curve and marginally shifting the turning point rightward. These findings provide stage-adaptive implications for balancing digital transformation with carbon reduction.
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2026.2701284first seen 2026-07-15 05:07:59
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