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An empirical analysis of the digital economy\u2019s influence on the growth of the green economy and its transmission mechanisms is performed. The analysis results demonstrate that the digital economy can significantly promote green economic development, encompassing improvements in both green innovation and green sharing, and exhibits a nonlinear \u201cincreasing marginal effect\u201d. The analysis of transmission channels reveals that, on one hand, the digital economy can promote green economic development by optimizing the allocation of data elements, while on the other, its impact is also influenced by the intensity of environmental regulations, exhibiting a threshold effect. 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