Abstract
By comparing and analyzing the carbon
emission effects of different economic transitions, we can gain an in-depth
understanding of the differences between different economic transitions to help
achieve the dual carbon goals, and then provide theoretical guidance for each
region to formulate more accurate measures to achieve the dual carbon goals.
This paper empirically compares and analyzes the effects of three major
economic transitions (Low-Carbon Economy Transition, Energy Economy Transition,
and Digital Economy Transition) in reducing carbon emissions. The results show
that: (1) Low-Carbon Economic Transition, Energy Economic Transition, and
Digital Economic Transition all have significant effects on suppressing carbon
emissions, but there are differences in the degree of the impact, among which
the energy economy transition has the most significant inhibitory effect on
carbon emissions, and the low-carbon economic transition has a weaker
inhibitory effect on carbon emissions. (2) Heterogeneity analysis shows that
the digital economy transition and energy economy transition in the central
region, the digital economy transition and the low-carbon economy transition in
the western region all have significant effects on suppressing regional carbon
emissions, while the three major economic transformations in the eastern region
do not have a significant effect on suppressing carbon emissions. (3) The
digital economy transition in high economic development regions promotes carbon
emissions, and the low-carbon economy transition suppresses carbon emissions.
The digital economy transition and energy economy transition in low economic
development regions significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Keywords: Digital Economy Transition, Energy Economy Transition,
Low-Carbon Economy Transition.