Dynamic correlation between industry greenization development and ecological balance in China

Abstract

By estimating the changing of industry greenization development and ecological balance in China from 2000 to 2017, this paper aims to study the dynamic correlation between industry and ecology in recent years. We focus on the conservation of resources in industry greenization development—if fewer resources are consumed under the same technical conditions as the base period, it means progress in green industrial development. The green proportion of industrial value-added is measured in a quantitative way to gauge the effect and level of industry greenization development in 2000–2017. Meanwhile, the changing impacts on China’s ecological balance imposed by ecological footprint and bearing capacity in 2000–2017 is calculated, and their relation is analyzed using the co-integration approach and PLS method. The results show that industry greenization development and ecological balance are in negative correlation in China, meaning our ecological balance is somewhat mitigated while we strongly practice and promote green industrial development.