Industrial substitution symbiosis and technological innovation under carbon neutrality: Evidence from resource-based industries in China

This article analyzes the substitution symbiosis between China's resource-based and non-resource-based industries through the Lotka-Volterra model, according to the panel data of 33 industries from 2005 to 2020, use a fixed effect model (FEM) to learn more about how industrial substitution symbiosis affects technological innovation. The findings indicate that a key factor in encouraging technological innovation in China is the substitution symbiosis of its resource-based and non-resource-based industries. Furthermore, substitution symbiosis within both high-tech and traditional industries significantly boosts technological innovation. Specifically, high-tech industrial symbiosis plays a more influential role in enhancing technological innovation. From the standpoint of carbon neutrality , industrial substitution symbiosis exhibits a significant threshold effect on technological innovation, with its influence intensifying under carbon neutrality. The threshold effect varies across industries, the high-tech industries have a significant single threshold effect, while the traditional industries do not. Therefore, deepening the symbiosis between resource-based and non-resource-based industries, fast-tracking high-tech industry development, and advancing carbon neutrality vision are vital to boost their role in fostering technological innovation.