An Empirical Study on The Impact of Digital Economy on Industrial Pollution Emissions

Abstract

In order to explore the impact of digital economy on industrial pollution emissions, based on the data of 288 cities at or above the prefecture level from 2011 to 2019, this paper takes a set of composite variables composed of industrial waste gas emissions, industrial wastewater emissions and industrial solid waste emissions as explained variables, and the development level of digital economy as explained variables. A series of control variables were added to establish a benchmark regression model to empirically test the impact of digital economy on industrial pollution emissions. The results show that: (1) digital economy can significantly inhibit the emission of pollutants; (2) There are regional differences in the effect of digital economy on pollutant emission reduction. The effect of pollution reduction is strongest in central region, middle in eastern region, and weakest in western region. In order to better protect the environment, to achieve energy saving and emission reduction. This paper proposes that the construction of digital infrastructure should be accelerated; We will raise the level of human capital and strengthen inter-regional exchanges and cooperation.