Industrial electricity consumption and economic growth: A spatio-temporal analysis across prefecture-level cities in China from 1999 to 2014

W Cui, J Li, W Xu, B Güneralp - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The relationship between energy consumption and economic growth has deservedly
received much attention in the literature due to its significance to sustainable development …

Industrial energy conservation and emission reduction performance in China: A city-level nonparametric analysis

DQ Zhou, Q Wang, B Su, P Zhou, LX Yao - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a Malmquist energy conservation and emission reduction performance
index (MECERPI) for assessing the performance changes in energy use and pollutant …

Energy efficiency gains from distortion mitigation: A perspective on the metallurgical industry

M Xu, B Lin - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The goal of carbon neutralization in 2060 in China have stressed the importance of
increasing energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries, while the factor market distortion …

A study of carbon dioxide emissions performance of China's transport sector

G Zhou, W Chung, X Zhang - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Undesirable output-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models with different return
of scales are used to study the CO2 (Carbon dioxide) emissions performance of the …

Energy efficiency evaluation for regions in China: an application of DEA and Malmquist indices

AH Wu, YY Cao, B Liu - Energy efficiency, 2014 - Springer
With the development of economy, the impression of energy and environment is increasing,
and improving energy efficiency plays a vital role in the sustainable economic development …

Decomposition of energy-related CO2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry: a comprehensive decomposition framework

Y Song, JB Huang, C Feng - Resources Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of CO 2 emissions is not only due to increased energy consumption but
also to multiple driving factors. Based on data from 2000 to 2014, this study proposes a …

The underlying drivers of economy-wide energy efficiency and asymmetric energy price responses

IA Tajudeen - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
A good understanding of energy efficiency trend and its potential underlying drivers is
required when considering policies for energy conservation and environmental …

The total factor carbon emission productivity in China's industrial Sectors: An analysis based on the global Malmquist-Luenberger index

Q Zhu, C Liu, X Li, D Zhou - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we construct a new Global Malmquist-Luenberger Index to measure the total
factor carbon emission productivity (TFCEP). Specifically, by invoking the weak disposability …

Regional energy efficiency and its determinants in China during 2001–2010: a slacks-based measure and spatial econometric analysis

K Lv, A Yu, Y Bian - Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2017 - Springer
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions are largely driven by fossil fuels. To reduce CO 2
emissions in China, it is important to determine influential factors of energy efficiency. This …

Convergence analysis of eco-efficiency of China's cement manufacturers through unit root test of panel data

X Long, M Sun, F Cheng, J Zhang - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
China has become the largest producer and consumer of cement worldwide. In 2011,
carbon emissions of China's cement industries accounted for 60.6% of cement carbon …