【论文信息】

Yang B, Huang J F, Chen Y Z. The impact of new energy demonstration area policy on green total factor energy efficiency: An extension of ecological modernization theory[J]. Energy (SCI JCR Q1，中科院SCI一区Top期刊). 2026,352:140909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2026.140909.

【作者信息】

第一作者：杨柏，教授、博士、博士生导师，研究方向：企业转型与组织管理、跨国企业经营及管理

【基金支持】

The Chongqing Municipal EducationCommission Foundation (KJZD-K20250080); Chongqing Social Science Planning Fund (2025JDZD10); Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Municipality (CSTB2024NSCQ-MSX0913); Chongqing Municipal Education Commission Foundation (Grant number 23SKGH209); Chongqing Social Science Planning Fund (2025NDYB047).

【论文摘要】

Improving energy efficiency is critical for achieving a low-carbon transition and sustainable economic development. As a strategic initiative to optimize the energy mix, China's New Energy Demonstration Area (NEDA) policy aims to boost urban energy efficiency via institutional reform, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading. Based on panel data from Chinese cities, this study employs a difference-in-differences (DID) model to evaluate the impact of the NEDA policy on green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE). Grounded in Ecological Modernization Theory, we theoretically integrate industrial structure upgrading as a distinct transmission channel alongside institutional and technological pathways. Empirical results demonstrate that the NEDA policy significantly enhances urban GTFEE, with more pronounced effects in coastal and economically developed regions. Mechanism analysis further reveals that institutional reform, technological innovation, and industrial structure upgrading serve as effective transmission channels. This study extends the empirical application of Ecological Modernization Theory and offers insights for tailoring energy transition policies to regional contexts.