Digital Financial Inclusion and Energy-environment Performance
Dr. Xin Zhao
Dr. Yuping Shang
Dr. Chen Wang
Dr. Xiaowei Ma
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As we all know, the concept of financial inclusion was proposed by the United Nations in 2005, which refers to the provision of appropriate and effective financial services at an affordable cost to all social strata and groups who have financial service needs. Small and micro enterprises, farmers, urban low-income groups and other vulnerable groups are the key service objects. In particular, with the continuous development of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data in recent years, the status and importance of digital financial inclusion have been increasing. The development of digital financial inclusion has greatly improved the availability and convenience of traditional financial services. In particular, to a great extent, it improves the financing efficiency of enterprises under the traditional financial service mode, effectively alleviates the financing constraints of enterprises, and then affects the production, energy use, pollutant emission and other links of enterprises.
This special issue focuses on the application of digital financial inclusion in various aspects of energy and environment development. For example, the modeling and status quo identification of digital financial inclusion, and the important role of digital financial inclusion in reducing environmental pollution and improving energy use efficiency. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Digital financial inclusion and energy efficiency;
Digital financial inclusion and environmental sustainability;
Digital development and energy and environment development;
Digital inclusive finance and green and sustainable development of enterprises.
You are welcome to submit research reports or literature reviews on the application of digital financial inclusion in energy and environment. We look forward to your contributions.