URBAN INNOVATION AGGLOMERATION AND THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF POLLUTION AND CARBON REDUCTION
Keywords:
Urban agglomeration, Innovation agglomeration, Technological innovation, Pollution and carbon reduction, Synergistic efficiencyAbstract
Urban innovation agglomeration plays an important role in promoting regional green transformation and achieving the synergistic governance of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction. From the perspective of agglomeration economics, this paper investigates how urban innovation agglomeration enhances the synergistic efficiency of pollution and carbon reduction through three channels: source prevention, process control, and end-of-pipe interception. The results show that: there is a significant inverted U-shaped nonlinear relationship between urban innovation agglomeration and the synergistic efficiency of pollution and carbon reduction. This study verifies the nonlinear relationship between urban innovation agglomeration and the synergistic efficiency of pollution and carbon reduction, providing empirical evidence for identifying the appropriate range of innovation factor agglomeration and formulating regional green synergy policies.References
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