中国人口·资源与环境2025，Vol.35Issue(2)：14-24,11.DOI:10.12062/cpre.20241028
人工智能技术创新如何影响制造业碳减排?
How does artificial intelligence technology innovation impact carbon reduction in the manufacturing industry?
摘要
Abstract
The rapid development of artificial intelligence(AI)has driven the transformation and innovation of the manufacturing in-dustry while creating new opportunities for carbon reduction.This study examined whether and how AI technology innovation influ-enced carbon emissions in the manufacturing industry from an innovation perspective.Using carbon emission data from the manufactur-ing industry across 30 Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2020,the study first assessed the impact of AI technology innovation at the re-gional level and then evaluated its carbon reduction effects and underlying mechanisms at the corporate level.The findings were as fol-lows:① The AI technology innovation significantly reduced carbon emission intensity at both regional and corporate levels,a conclu-sion that remained robust after various tests.② Mechanism analysis revealed that AI technology innovation reduced carbon emission in-tensity through three channels:technological advancement effect,management efficiency optimization effect,and financing constraint reduction effect.③ The carbon reduction effects of AI technology varied across different energy types and industries in terms of carbon emissions.Specifically,AI technology innovation significantly decreased carbon emission intensity caused by coal,oil,and gas con-sumption,while also demonstrating a noticeable suppressing effect on carbon emission intensity generated by coal usage in the automo-tive industry and by electricity consumption in the chemical industry.Based on the above findings,this study suggests accelerating the adoption and diffusion of AI in the economy to improve productivity,enhance management efficiency,and alleviate financing con-straints,thus promoting the low-carbon transformation of the manufacturing industry.Furthermore,while AI technology innovation drives the upgrading of traditional industries,it is also crucial to the adjustment of energy structures in industries such as steel,contrib-uting to the goals of reaching peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality.关键词
人工智能技术创新/专利/软件著作权/碳排放强度Key words
artificial intelligence(AI)technology innovation/patent/software copyright/carbon emission intensity分类
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李计广,宫方茗,王元彬..人工智能技术创新如何影响制造业碳减排?[J].中国人口·资源与环境,2025,35(2):14-24,11.基金项目
国家社会科学基金重大项目"中国参与多边贸易体制改革的方案设计与谈判策略研究"(批准号:19ZDA064) （批准号:19ZDA064）
国家社会科学基金一般项目"我国跨境服务贸易负面清单推进路径研究"(批准号:22JLB00491) （批准号:22JLB00491）
对外经济贸易大学中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助(批准号:24YB01). （批准号:24YB01）
