Artificial Intelligence Intervention Boosts Urban Green Economy in China

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The "Made in China (2025)" policy, launched in 2015, aims to promote industrial transformation and upgrading through intelligent manufacturing and green production. A new study, conducted by researchers from the Anhui University of Finance and Economics, analyzed the impact of this policy on urban green economy and explored the moderating effect of artificial intelligence (AI) intervention. The findings indicate that the policy significantly improves the green economic efficiency of pilot cities, with a 6% increase in urban green economy.

Key Takeaways:

  • The "Made in China (2025)" policy has a significant positive impact on urban green economy, with a 6% increase in green economic efficiency.
  • The policy effect is more pronounced in non-western regions, cities with population inflows, cities with a stronger economic foundation, and cities with a better industrial structure.
  • Innovative cities have particularly outstanding green transformation effects due to the synergy of policy and innovation-driven forces.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) intervention has a positive moderating effect on policy outcomes, empowering urban green sustainable development through paths such as accelerating technology transformation.
  • The study reveals the intrinsic mechanism of the "Made in China (2025)" policy and AI in promoting urban green development.

Statistics:

  • 268 cities from 2007 to 2022 were used as the sample size for the study.
  • The study found a 6% increase in urban green economy due to the "Made in China (2025)" policy.
  • The policy effect is more pronounced in non-western regions, with a 10.2% increase in green economic efficiency.
  • Cities with population inflows experienced a 7.5% increase in green economic efficiency.
  • Cities with a stronger economic foundation experienced a 8.3% increase in green economic efficiency.

Sources:

  • Made in China 2025: Artificial intelligence intervention and urban green economy development. Journal of Environmental Management, 2025;391:126411.
  • Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, 24-28 Oval Rd, London NW1 7DX, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Environmental Management - www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-environmental-management/)