Title: Correlation between digital economy development and regional carbon emissions through spatial spillover effects

Authors: Bing Xia

Addresses: Baoding Open University, No. 999, Qiyi East Road, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China

Abstract: In order to study the correlation between the digital economy and carbon emissions, this paper constructed a multiple regression model involving the digital economy and carbon emissions for cities above the prefecture level in China. Moreover, the spatial spillover effect was analysed by introducing the spatial weights among cities during the construction process. It was found that the development of the digital economy had a spatial spillover effect and can effectively reduce local carbon emissions and drive green transition of industries. The research findings of this paper offer theoretical support and empirical evidence for developing interregional collaborative carbon reduction strategies.

Keywords: digital economy; regional carbon emissions; spatial spillover effect; regression analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2025.151268

International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2025 Vol.13 No.4, pp.348 - 355

Received: 03 Jul 2025
Accepted: 07 Aug 2025
Published online: 20 Jan 2026 *

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