The elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving: Definition, measurement, and evidence from China

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.03.012

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	The elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving: Definition, measurement, and evidence from China
	Wu, Ge 1,2; Miao, Zhuang 2,3; Shao, Shuai 4,5; Geng, Yong 5; Sheng, Jichuan 6; Li, Dejia 7
刊名	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
	2017-07
卷号	78 页码:395-404
关键词	Elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving Definition Measurement Data envelopment analysis China
ISSN号	1470-160X
DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.03.012
英文摘要	Based on energy and CO2 emission efficiencies, this paper proposes a definition of the elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving (E-peres, and measures the elasticity in China's 30 provincial regions. Although E-peres is a relative definition, it can be used (1) to measure the amount of reduced CO2 emissions per unit fossil energy saving, (2) to reflect the effectiveness of fossil energy saving for CO2 emission reduction in different regions, and (3) to provide decision-making criteria for selecting pathways for emission reductions in different regions. The results show that compared with energy saving, emission reduction is a more serious issue in China. This indicates that energy saving policies have been highly effective since their implementation during the 11th "Five-Year Plan". With respect to provincial disparities, the emission reductions caused by fossil energy saving are not significant in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong. Fujian province has significant E-peres, indicating that emission reduction causing by fossil energy saving is effective. E-peres has been increasing over time in Hunan and Hubei. Hainan's E-peres has remained less than 1, indicating that its emission-reduction effect of fossil energy saving is worse than in other provinces. Moreover, the elasticity of Eastern China is greater than that of Central China and Western China. This finding sheds light on pathway selection for energy saving and emission reduction in China: it would be more appropriate to encourage fossil energy saving in Eastern China, and to promote clean energy use (e.g., water electricity and solar energy) in Central China and Western China. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
WOS记录号	WOS:000406435900041
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/950]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Shao, Shuai
作者单位	1.Nanjing Univ Aeronaut & Astronaut, Coll Econ & Management, Nanjing 211106, Jiangsu, Peoples R China; 2.Hubei Univ Econ, Ctr Hubei Cooperat Innovat Emiss Trading Syst, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, Peoples R China; 3.Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Inst Climate Change & Publ Policy, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, Peoples R China; 4.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Urban & Reg Sci, Inst Finance & Econ Res, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 5.Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China; 6.Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Forecast & Evaluat Meteoro, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, Peoples R China; 7.Australian Natl Univ, ANU Coll Business & Econ, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wu, Ge,Miao, Zhuang,Shao, Shuai,et al. The elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving: Definition, measurement, and evidence from China[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2017,78:395-404.
APA	Wu, Ge,Miao, Zhuang,Shao, Shuai,Geng, Yong,Sheng, Jichuan,&Li, Dejia.(2017).The elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving: Definition, measurement, and evidence from China.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,78,395-404.
MLA	Wu, Ge,et al."The elasticity of the potential of emission reduction to energy saving: Definition, measurement, and evidence from China".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 78(2017):395-404.