Does foreign private investment affect the clean industrial environment? Nexus among foreign private investment, CO2 emissions, energy consumption, trade openness, and sustainable economic growth

This study examines to what extent foreign private investment (FPI) affects the clean industrial environment and sustainable economic growth through developed countries investment in China. Moreover, this study investigates an association among FPI, CO2 emission, energy consumption, trade openness, and sustainable economic growth. This study uses random effects and generalized least squares (GLS) and panel VAR estimators for data analysis. The results show that China's economy has a great positive impact on the location and choice of investment in domestic markets in emerging countries and developed countries. In addition, investment in emerging and developed economies has increased the contribution of domestic enterprises and environmental sustainability to the national economy. The further results show that foreign private investment and gross domestic investment have positive impact on sustainable economic growth.

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This study examines the impact of foreign private investment (FPI) in developed countries' investment in China on the clean industrial environment and sustainable economic growth. The results show that China's economy has a positive impact on investment location and choice in domestic markets, and the investment in emerging and developed economies increases the contribution of domestic enterprises and environmental sustainability to the national economy. Further results indicate that foreign private investment and gross domestic investment have a positive impact on sustainable economic growth.