Does energy efficiency make sense in China? Based on the perspective of economic growth quality

被引：78
作者：
Lin, Boqiang [1 ,2 ]
Zhou, Yicheng [1 ]
机构：
[1] Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, China Inst Studies Energy Policy, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China
[2] Innovat Lab Sci & Technol Energy Mat Fujian Prov, Xiamen 361101, Fujian, Peoples R China
来源：
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 2022年 / 804卷
关键词：
Energy efficiency; Economic growth quality; Regional heterogeneity; The upgrading of industrial structure; RESOURCE CURSE; COUNTRIES EVIDENCE; EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE; CONSUMPTION; NEXUS; INTENSITY; EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; IMPACT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149895
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Whether energy efficiency can significantly improve economic growth quality is an important perspective to un-derstand the relationship between energy and economic growth. Based on the provincial data during 2000-2017 in China, this study uses the Shepherd energy distance function and entropy weight method to calculate the en-ergy efficiency and economic growth quality of each province, and investigates the impact of energy efficiency on economic growth quality. The results indicate that energy efficiency does not significantly improve economic growth quality, but there is an obvious U-shaped relationship between energy efficiency and economic growth quality. The influence of energy efficiency has significant regional heterogeneity. Energy efficiency significantly increases economic growth quality in the eastern regions but significantly reduces economic growth quality in the central and western regions. Meanwhile, energy efficiency has a positive U-shaped relationship with eco-nomic growth quality in the eastern and central regions. Moreover, the upgrading of industrial structure plays an important role in the process of energy efficiency affecting economic growth quality. In response to the above conclusions, this paper puts forward the targeted policy implications to improve China's energy efficiency and promote high-quality economic development. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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