Natural gas resource utilization, environmental policy and green economic development: Empirical evidence from China

Y Kuang, B Lin - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the relationship between natural gas resource utilization, environmental policy,
and green economic growth will help developing countries enact practical environmental …

The effect of environmental regulation on the marginal abatement cost of industrial firms: Evidence from the 11th Five-Year Plan in China

N Zhang, X Huang, C Qi - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The Chinese government set specific provincial reduction targets for sulfur dioxide (SO 2)
and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the 11th Five-Year Plan. However, due to the …

Total-factor carbon emission performance of the Chinese transportation industry: A bootstrapped non-radial Malmquist index analysis

N Zhang, P Zhou, CC Kung - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a non-radial Malmquist CO 2 emission performance index (NMCPI) for
measuring dynamic changes in total-factor CO 2 emission performance over time. This index …

Linear programming models for measuring economy-wide energy efficiency performance

P Zhou, BW Ang - Energy Policy, 2008 - Elsevier
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has recently gained popularity in energy efficiency
analysis. A common feature of the previously proposed DEA models for measuring energy …

A DEA approach for estimating the agricultural energy and environmental efficiency of EU countries

G Vlontzos, S Niavis, B Manos - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study attempts to evaluate the energy and environmental efficiency of the primary
sectors of the EU member state countries. The evaluation is based on a non-radial Data …

Industrial energy efficiency with CO2 emissions in China: A nonparametric analysis

F Wu, LW Fan, P Zhou, DQ Zhou - Energy Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
Global awareness on energy security and climate change has created much interest in
assessing economy-wide energy efficiency performance. A number of previous studies have …

Energy-saving and emission-reduction technology selection and CO2 emission reduction potential of China's iron and steel industry under energy substitution policy

X Tan, H Li, J Guo, B Gu, Y Zeng - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The carbonisation of energy structures is a principal reason for the high carbon levels of
carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions in the steel industry. The implementation of an energy …

Dynamic environmental regulation threshold effect of technical progress on green total factor energy efficiency: evidence from China

G Li, D Gao, Y Li - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Sustainability is a strategic choice for the transition to a green economy in China. Improving
green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) is the key to realizing the dual targets of energy …

Environmental regulations, energy and environment efficiency of China's metal industries: A provincial panel data analysis

Y Zhang, Y Song - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the energy and environmental efficiency (EEE) of China's metal industries is vital
for China's sustainable development. Based on provincial panel data from 2006 to 2016, this …

Dynamic total factor carbon emissions performance changes in the Chinese transportation industry

N Zhang, X Wei - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This study examines and decomposes dynamic changes in total factor carbon emissions
performance within the transportation sector in China, incorporating the impact of regional …