Understanding the Green Total Factor Productivity of Manufacturing Industry in China: Analysis Based on the Super-SBM Model with Undesirable Outputs

Total factor productivity (TFP) is considered a source of economic growth, and as the constraints climate change energy security gradually increase, green total (GTFP) also included in meaning topic. In this study, we combine super-SBM model with GML index include undesirable outputs to measure GTFP 26 manufacturing sub-sectors China from 2004 2017. The results show that sample period, growth rate China’s continues accelerate, driving force mainly technological progress (GTC), while technical efficiency (GEC) generally declines. After entering 13th Five-Year Plan GEC began trend. acceleration improvement jointly drove industry enter rapid upward trajectory during an average annual 5.16%. addition, different categories have begun develop manner recent years, which caused by difference industry. Specifically, equipment high-tech highest, followed consumer goods energy-intensive manufacturing. Accordingly, paper suggests should further increase investment R&D, optimize resource allocation, formulate differentiated policies for industries, so improve promote low-carbon transformation