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This study aims to synthesize three types of drivers and seven concurrent driving factors of green technological innovation effectiveness identified in existing theories, constructing a multiple concurrent mechanism model for such effectiveness. The fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) method is employed to identify the configurational conditions leading to high green technological innovation effectiveness. Furthermore, the robustness of these configurations is verified through panel decomposition, while Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) is applied to test the necessity of the factors within these configurations and to conduct further examination. The results reveal that high green technological innovation effectiveness is driven by three types of multiple concurrent mechanisms: the \u201cDemand\u2013Pull and Technology\u2013Push and Porter Effect-Driven\u201d configuration type, the \u201cDemand\u2013Pull &amp; Technology\u2013Push-Driven\u201d type, and the \u201cDemand\u2013Pull &amp; Porter Effect-Driven\u201d type. This paper\u2019s contributions are threefold. First, it investigates the configurational drivers of green technological innovation effectiveness. Second, it uses Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) to identify necessary conditions within these multiple concurrent effects, deepening insight into the drivers. 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