Energy efficiency and marginal carbon dioxide emission abatement cost in urban China

Wang, J; Lv, K; Bian, Y; Cheng, Y

Energy efficiency and marginal carbon dioxide emission abatement cost in urban China

Wang, J

Lv, K Bian, Y Cheng, Y

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Citation:: Energy Policy, 2017, 105, pp. 246-255
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wang, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6128-1254
dc.contributor.author	Lv, K
dc.contributor.author	Bian, Y
dc.contributor.author	Cheng, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-09T06:50:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-09T06:50:15Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energy Policy, 2017, 105, pp. 246-255
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4215
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6777
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159809
dc.description.abstract	Energy efficiency improvement and carbon emission reduction are two important ways to mitigate energy consumptions and global warming. This paper aims to examine energy efficiency and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions abatement costs of city urban areas in China. To this end, an improved slacks-based measure approach is introduced, which considers the linkage between desirable and undesirable outputs. Then, measures of energy efficiency, CO2emission abatement cost and comprehensive state index of CO2emissions abatement cost and CO2emissions reduction potential are defined. The proposed model is then applied to the dataset of 285 cities in China during 2008–2012. The results show that most city urban areas in China have relatively low energy efficiencies. Surprisingly, there are gradually narrowing gaps regarding mean energy efficiencies between areas during 2008–2012. Nevertheless, there are great disparities in energy efficiencies between cities within a typical area, and even a provincial region. It is found that CO2emissions abatement cost in urban China exhibits an increasing trend during the study period. Also, significantly geographic disparities in abatement costs between areas, regions and cites are found. Specifically, energy efficiency has significantly positive correlation with the comprehensive state index in China. Some important findings and useful policy implications are achieved.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation	National Natural Science Foundation of China71503161
dc.relation.ispartof	Energy Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.039
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	Energy efficiency and marginal carbon dioxide emission abatement cost in urban China
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	105
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-09T06:50:14Z
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Abstract:

Energy efficiency improvement and carbon emission reduction are two important ways to mitigate energy consumptions and global warming. This paper aims to examine energy efficiency and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions abatement costs of city urban areas in China. To this end, an improved slacks-based measure approach is introduced, which considers the linkage between desirable and undesirable outputs. Then, measures of energy efficiency, CO2emission abatement cost and comprehensive state index of CO2emissions abatement cost and CO2emissions reduction potential are defined. The proposed model is then applied to the dataset of 285 cities in China during 2008–2012. The results show that most city urban areas in China have relatively low energy efficiencies. Surprisingly, there are gradually narrowing gaps regarding mean energy efficiencies between areas during 2008–2012. Nevertheless, there are great disparities in energy efficiencies between cities within a typical area, and even a provincial region. It is found that CO2emissions abatement cost in urban China exhibits an increasing trend during the study period. Also, significantly geographic disparities in abatement costs between areas, regions and cites are found. Specifically, energy efficiency has significantly positive correlation with the comprehensive state index in China. Some important findings and useful policy implications are achieved.

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