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2026-06-24 Data on Urban Energy Transition and Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones in China, 2011–2022 doi:10.57760/sciencedb.40318 en Research HypothesesThe green finance pilot policy significantly promotes urban energy transition.The policy functions via green technological innovation, with high-quality green invention patents playing a stronger mediating role.Policy effects vary across cities with different dynamic energy transition paths.The policy improves energy structure and utilization efficiency synergistically.DataThis study uses panel data of 277 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2022, collected from official statistical yearbooks and the CSMAR database, with missing data filled by interpolation. We calculate the energy transition index via the coupling coordination model, and adopt policy interaction terms, green patents and urban characteristic variables for analysis.Key FindingsThe policy raises the energy transition index of pilot cities by an average of 1.2%. Green innovation acts as the core transmission channel, especially high-quality innovation. Policy impacts differ among cities and transition paths. The policy optimizes both energy structure and efficiency, with a slightly better effect on energy efficiency.Data Interpretation & ApplicationWe interpret data using difference-in-differences, mediation effect and grouped regression to verify policy effects, mechanisms and heterogeneity. The results support expanding green finance pilots and designing targeted policies to advance low-carbon urban energy transition. Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zone Policy; Urban Energy Transition in China; Coupling Coordination Degree Model Ma Yingke PUBLIC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ dataset Science Data Bank