Open AccessExamining the Development of China’s Low-Carbon Pilots: A Perspective of Non-Technological Innovation
Author(s) -
Sun Huilin,
Wei Jiang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chinese journal of urban and environmental studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-752X
pISSN - 2345-7481
DOI - 10.1142/s2345748121500123
Subject(s) - technological change , per capita , productivity , china , industrial organization , technology innovation , economic system , business , driving factors , industrialisation , economic geography , economics , economic growth , political science , market economy , population , demography , sociology , law , macroeconomics
This paper explores the non-technological innovation system for building low-carbon cities in China. It establishes a comprehensive evaluation index system and grading standards for low-carbon cities, concerning both technological innovation and non-technological innovation factors. Defining non-technological innovation factors as independent variables, GDP per capita as the main control variable, and low-carbon development and carbon productivity as dependent variables, this paper examines the contribution of non-technological innovation to the building of low-carbon cities. The result shows that non-technological innovation manifested a significant trajectory of progress. It demonstrates that the continuous improvement to non-technological innovation system should effectively promote the further development of low-carbon cities.