scholarly journals Measuring Energy Performance for Regional Sustainable Development in China: A New Framework based on a Dynamic Two-Stage SBM Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Hsiung Chiu ◽  
Tzu-Yu Lin ◽  
Hai-Lan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Portfolio Performance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Carry Over

Sustainable development has always been an important issue for all policy makers, even more so now, as global warming has seriously threatened the whole world. To understand the efficacy of regional sustainable policies, we proposed a dynamic, two-stage, slacks-based measure (SBM) model with carry-over and intermediate variables, highlighting the importance of an electricity portfolio, to measure overall energy performance for the purpose of regional sustainable development. In this unified linear programming framework with intertemporal evaluation, we estimated the effects of a clean electricity supply by the abatement of CO2 emissions and the gain of economic growth. The results can be used as a reference for decision makers to shape regional sustainable development policies. Using data of 30 provincial administration regions in China for the period of 2012–2017, we postulate that the lower energy performance of the Chinese regional economic system for sustainable development may be attributed to a lower electricity portfolio performance. We then postulate that investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure can combat CO2 emissions, and is also a major driving force in the regional economic growth.

scholarly journals Dominance of Fossil Fuels in Japan’s National Energy Mix and Implications for Environmental Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7347
Author(s):  
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo ◽  
Abraham Ayobamiji Awosusi ◽  
Seun Damola Oladipupo ◽  
Ephraim Bonah Agyekum ◽  
Arunkumar Jayakumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Energy Mix ◽  
Ordinary Least Square

Despite the drive for increased environmental protection and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), coal, oil, and natural gas use continues to dominate Japan’s energy mix. In light of this issue, this research assessed the position of natural gas, oil, and coal energy use in Japan’s environmental mitigation efforts from the perspective of sustainable development with respect to economic growth between 1965 and 2019. In this regard, the study employs Bayer and Hanck cointegration, fully modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS), and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) to investigate these interconnections. The empirical findings from this study revealed that the utilization of natural gas, oil, and coal energy reduces the sustainability of the environment with oil consumption having the most significant impact. Furthermore, the study validates the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in Japan. The outcomes of the Gradual shift causality showed that CO2 emissions can predict economic growth, while oil, coal, and energy consumption can predict CO2 emissions in Japan. Given Japan’s ongoing energy crisis, this innovative analysis provides valuable policy insights to stakeholders and authorities in the nation’s energy sector.

Research on Countermeasures Used in Low-Carbon Economy to Promote the Sustainable Development in Fujian Province of China

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 2811-2814
Author(s):  
Nan Zhu ◽  
Bao Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Fujian Province ◽  
Conservation Of Energy ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Develop Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

Low-carbon economy is a new path which our country is taking to develop economy. As one of the provinces in the southeast coast of China, Fujian develop a low-carbon economy directly relating to the transformation of its economic growth, conservation of energy, improvement of productivity, innovation of technology and so on. We can say that the development of low-carbon economy directly affects the sustainable development of economy and society in Fujian province of China. Therefore, firstly, we believe that government and enterprise should optimize the allocation of resource and improve the utilization of resource. Secondly, the tax policies are supposed to adjust to stimulate the development of environmental protection industry. Thirdly, government should accelerate the construction of infrastructures. Fourthly, the legal system needs to be built and perfected so as to promote the development of low-carbon economy. At last, the investment of techniques is supposed to increase to a certain degree, and the ability of innovation and management of enterprises should be promoted to adapt the development of low-carbon economy of Fujian province.

scholarly journals Can Higher Education, Economic Growth and Innovation Ability Improve Each Other?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiying Xu ◽  
Wei-Ling Hsu ◽  
Teen-Hang Meen ◽  
Ju Hua Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Coordination Model ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Innovation Ability ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

This study argues that the coupling between higher education, economic growth, and innovation ability is of great significance for regional sustainable development. Through the experience of Jiangsu Province in China, this study establishes a coupling coordination evaluation index system and applies the coupling coordination model to evaluate interactive relationships among the three. It finds that during 2007–2017, the level of coupling of 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu was increasing over time, which fully verified the previous scholars’ view that the three can improve each other over a long period. However, this study finds that there are obvious differences within Jiangsu. Inadequate investment in higher education has become a crucial constraint on sustainable economic growth in northern and central Jiangsu, which are backward regions of Jiangsu. By contrast, in southern Jiangsu, which is the advanced region of Jiangsu, although the resources of higher education are abundant the growth of innovation ability cannot support sustained economic growth well. Thus, the quality of higher education should be improved to meet the needs of the innovation-based economy. Accordingly, cross-regional cooperation and balanced investment in higher education are the keys to practicing a balanced and sustained regional development. The results of this study’s coupling coordination analysis and evaluation can serve as a reference for governments in enhancing regional sustainable development.

Study on Countermeasures of Coal Gangue Pollution Prevention and Regional Sustainable Development in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 510-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Guang Liu ◽  
Li Nan Yu ◽  
Han Chen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Social Benefit ◽  
Coal Gangue ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Sustainable Development

Coal gangue governance easing orefield ecological environment destruction pressure, promote the economic development, and promote the regional sustainable development. This paper first analyzes the effect of coal gangue accumulation on sustainable development of orefield, the influence of coal gangue accumulation that seriously prevent the regional sustainable development. Then based on environment benefit, economic benefit and social benefit of coal gangue governance, the thesis elaborates on coal gangue management of mining the strategic significance of sustainable development. Finally, to promote regional economic sustainable development of coal gangue treatment ways are discussed in terms of management, economy and technology.

Measurement and Evaluation of the Low-Carbon Port Logistics and Region Sustainable Development of Tianjin

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 963-966
Author(s):  
Qing Min Yuan ◽  
Ning Ning Ning ◽  
Cong Cong Qin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Dynamic Coordination ◽  
Port Logistics ◽  
Degree Function ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Coordination Degree

By using the entropy method and coordination degree function to measure the comprehensive evaluation indicators of low- carbon port logistics and regional sustainable development of Tianjin.The results show that,Since 2000, the coordination degree between low- carbon port logistics and urban economy subsystem stay a high steady state, the dynamic coordination degree is best; The coordination degree of between subsystem of urban social and subsystem of ecological is slight fluctuation, but is generally stable.

scholarly journals Sustainable Performance of Low-Carbon Energy Infrastructure Investment on Regional Development: Evidence from China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Yu Lin ◽  
Sheng-Hsiung Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Government ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Network Dea ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Dea Model ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

In the 13th Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government declared that one of the sustainable policy priorities is improving the energy supply composition in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In accordance with the Plan, the Guangdong government subsequently planned to invest in low-carbon energy infrastructure from 2016 to 2020. Using data from Guangdong province and other regions in China for 2007–2016, we propose a two-stage network data envelopment analysis (Network DEA) model to examine the sustainable performance of the Chinese regional/provincial economic system. We postulated that the less sustainable performance of Chinese regional economic systems may be attributed to lower energy productivity performance. However, we found that increased governmental and industrial spending on electricity mix improvement by building new low-carbon power plants created momentum in Guangdong’s economic growth, which experienced an annual rise of roughly 1.16%. Finally, the results from the two-stage Network DEA model showed that Guangdong fared better than other provinces with respect to sustainable performance. Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure is not only a measure to combat CO2 emission, but could act as the driving force of regional economic systems.

scholarly journals The Differentiated Influence of Technology Absorption on Regional Economic Growth in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yi ◽  
Xiaomeng Fang ◽  
Yao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Technology Service ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Technology Absorption

Technology absorption based on technology input–output is a main source of regional economic growth, and it can be one of the mechanisms to achieve regional sustainable development. In order to explore the influence mechanism and effects of regional technology absorption on economic growth, this paper classifies 30 provinces (including municipalities and autonomous regions) in China into technology input areas and technology output areas. With economic data from 2000 to 2016, this paper adopts the Hausman test and conducts an empirical study using regression analysis of fixed effect and random effect. The result shows that: (1) compared to technology output areas, technology absorption has a greater effect on economic growth in technology input areas; and (2) in general, all of these different types of technology transactions contribute to promoting regional economy. In technology output areas, the promoting effects of four different technology transactions on economic growth are sequenced from strong to weak as following: technology development, technology consultation, technology service, and technology transfer, while in the technology input areas, the promotion effect on economic growth from strong to weak is technology development, technology service, technology consultation, and technology transfer.

scholarly journals Long-Run Dynamics of Gas Emissions, Economic Growth, and Low-Carbon Energy in the European Union: The Fostering Effect of FDI and Trade

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2858
Author(s):  
Alexandra Horobet ◽  
Oana Cristina Popovici ◽  
Emanuela Zlatea ◽  
Lucian Belascu ◽  
Dan Gabriel Dumitrescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Trade Integration ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Environmental Goal ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

The European Union’s environmental goal by 2050 is to become the first climate-neutral continent in the world. This means specific efforts for diversifying the energy mix and investing in low-carbon energy. Our study investigates the nexus among carbon emissions, energy consumption and mix, and economic growth in a modified framework that includes the contribution of inward foreign direct investments and international trade to lowering air pollution. We have used a two-step approach to explore in more detail the links between these variables in 24 EU countries over the period 1995–2018, followed by a panel VECM analysis. Our results indicate that there is a unidirectional link between economic growth and CO2 emissions, which should imply a decoupling of environmental improvement measures from the pace of economic growth. We also find bidirectional causal relationships between low-carbon energy shares in consumption and CO2 emissions, as well as between low-carbon energy share in consumption and GDP per capita, which confirms both pollution haven and the halo effect hypotheses for FDI on gas emissions. However, in the long term, FDI, exports, and imports have positively impacted the reduction in CO2 emissions; therefore, stronger EU investment and trade integration should be promoted to improve the quality of the environment.

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