Abstract
Taking the rational use of environmental regulations to promote the diffusion of green technology innovation in China’s manufacturing enterprises as the starting point, this study analyzed the benefits to the government, innovation-supplying enterprises, and potential demand-oriented enterprises. In addition, a tripartite evolutionary model was constructed to examine the impact of command-and-control environmental regulation and market-driven environmental regulation on the diffusion of green technology innovation in manufacturing enterprises. Finally, the study compared and analyzed the heterogeneous effects of different types of environmental regulation tools on the diffusion of green technology innovation in manufacturing enterprises using local stability analysis and numerical simulation. The results are as follows: (i) When the government does not implement environmental regulation tools or the regulation intensity is relatively small, the diffusion depth of green technology innovation in manufacturing enterprises is zero. (ii) When government regulation reaches a certain level, the system of manufacturing enterprises, innovation-supplying enterprises, and potential demand-oriented enterprises will choose to actively promote the diffusion of green technology innovation following a long evolution process. (iii) Increasing the punishment intensity and subsidy rate of green technology innovation can stimulate the diffusion of green technology innovation in manufacturing enterprises. (iv) The comprehensive use of the two kinds of environmental regulation tools has a heterogeneous influence on the strategic choice of green technology innovation diffusion subjects of manufacturing enterprises, and its incentive effect on potential demand-oriented enterprises is relatively poor.
Highlights
The contradiction between economic development, energy consumption, and environmental pollution is increasingly stark
Against the background of the government’s strict environmental regulation policies, manufacturing enterprises should actively promote the diffusion of green technology innovation and take the initiative to formulate environmental management strategies based on the green development model [12]
It can be seen from the above description that sustainable innovation, eco-innovation, and environmental technology innovation can only be used as a means of sustainable development, and that these concepts do not aim at improving economic efficiency
Summary
The contradiction between economic development, energy consumption, and environmental pollution is increasingly stark. Against the background of the government’s strict environmental regulation policies, manufacturing enterprises should actively promote the diffusion of green technology innovation and take the initiative to formulate environmental management strategies based on the green development model [12]. This research aims to provide targeted and operational economic and environmental countermeasures for China’s manufacturing industry to explore the green and sustainable development mode under the dual constraints of the environment and natural resources. It provides decision support and an effective reference for relevant national departments to formulate policies and make contributions to the further improvement of the theoretical relationship between environmental regulation and green technology innovation.
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