Can Low-Carbon Technological Innovation Reduce Haze Pollution?—Based on Spatial Econometric Analysis

Exploring the co-benefits of low-carbon tech-innovation in response to climate change on haze pollution is an important foundation for China’s ecological construction, and also a key path common goal carbon reduction. Based STIRPAT model EKC hypothesis, dynamic spatial Durbin (SDM) constructed empirically analyze mechanism 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 2018. The results show that 1) different regions China shows significant temporal correlation. 2) brings suppression long-term positive externalities between regions. 3) Environmental policy industrial structure play moderating mediating role, respectively, former produces “innovation offset” effect. 4) Both types can suppress pollution, but gray better control ability cross-regional diffusion ability. Therefore, joint prevention should be established prevent rebound agglomeration haze, balance development technologies achieve coordinated emissions haze.