Energy efficiency convergence across countries in the context of China's Belt and Road initiative

Han, L; Han, B; Shi, X; Su, B; Lv, X; Lei, X

Energy efficiency convergence across countries in the context of China's Belt and Road initiative

Han, L Han, B Shi, X

Su, B Lv, X Lei, X

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Citation:: Applied Energy, 2018, 213 pp. 112 - 122
Issue Date:: 2018-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Han, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Han, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Su, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lv, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lei, X	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:10:30Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Energy, 2018, 213 pp. 112 - 122	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0306-2619	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/131776
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier Ltd After China launched its “Belt and Road” (BR) initiative, the international community became concerned that it may worsen the environmental performance of the BR countries. Due to a lack of data for empirical testing, this paper addresses this concern through an indirect method and draws the implications of the potential impacts of China's BR initiative. This method empirically examines the effects of trade integration and regional cooperation, two major functions of the BR initiative, on energy efficiency (EE) convergence, a concept that describes the catching up process of EE across countries. A sample of 89 countries was selected to analyse the process of EE convergence from 2000 to 2014. The results indicate that although the gaps in EE among countries around the world become larger after 2010, regional cooperation may lead to a convergence process. It also finds that trade integration has a positive influence on convergence across the countries, especially among middle- and low-income countries. The results suggest that the BR initiative, through its roles in trade integration and regional cooperation, may promote EE convergence among countries. This is a desirable environmental outcome. This research also provides policy implications for both China and the other BR countries.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Energy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.01.030	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Energy	en_US
dc.title	Energy efficiency convergence across countries in the context of China's Belt and Road initiative	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	213	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	140205 Environment and Resource Economics	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	14 Economics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	213	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd After China launched its “Belt and Road” (BR) initiative, the international community became concerned that it may worsen the environmental performance of the BR countries. Due to a lack of data for empirical testing, this paper addresses this concern through an indirect method and draws the implications of the potential impacts of China's BR initiative. This method empirically examines the effects of trade integration and regional cooperation, two major functions of the BR initiative, on energy efficiency (EE) convergence, a concept that describes the catching up process of EE across countries. A sample of 89 countries was selected to analyse the process of EE convergence from 2000 to 2014. The results indicate that although the gaps in EE among countries around the world become larger after 2010, regional cooperation may lead to a convergence process. It also finds that trade integration has a positive influence on convergence across the countries, especially among middle- and low-income countries. The results suggest that the BR initiative, through its roles in trade integration and regional cooperation, may promote EE convergence among countries. This is a desirable environmental outcome. This research also provides policy implications for both China and the other BR countries.

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