How can China achieve its goal of peaking carbon emissions at minimal cost? A research perspective from shadow price and optimal allocation of carbon emissions

Z Ao, R Fei, H Jiang, L Cui, Y Zhu - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The Chinese government has declared a determination at the 75th United Nations General
Assembly that China will improve its independent contribution and adopt more powerful …

Digital economy, entrepreneurship and energy efficiency

L Wang, J Shao - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As an important driving force for energy efficiency, the digital economy plays an
irreplaceable role in achieving the goal of energy conservation. Entrepreneurship, as an …

How does digitalization affect energy? International evidence

Q Xu, M Zhong, X Li - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid growth and high penetration of digitalization has caused profound changes in
energy. This study investigates the impact of digitalization on energy and its mechanisms …

Trade openness, economic growth, and energy intensity in China

S Chen, H Zhang, S Wang - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing demand for energy and the associated pressure of environmental pollution has
drawn considerable attention from the Chinese government. Reducing energy intensity in …

Information infrastructure and greenhouse gas emission performance in urban China: A difference-in-differences analysis

F Dong, Y Li, C Qin, X Zhang, Y Chen, X Zhao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to its network spillover effect, information infrastructure performs outstandingly in
promoting economic growth and technological innovation, and has received widespread …

Impact of smart city pilot on energy and environmental performance: China-based empirical evidence

Q Guo, D Zeng, CC Lee - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Attaining a win-win scenario among economic growth, energy conservation, and emission
reduction is an essential requirement for the transformation towards smart cities. This …

Have those countries declaring “zero carbon” or “carbon neutral” climate goals achieved carbon emissions-economic growth decoupling?

Y Zhao, Q Su, B Li, Y Zhang, X Wang, H Zhao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protecting the ecological environment is the common task of all mankind, and it is difficult for
any country to achieve its goals alone. As matters stand, more than 130 countries and …

Promoting or inhibiting? New-type urbanization and urban carbon emissions efficiency in China

W Chen, G Wang, N Xu, M Ji, J Zeng - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban carbon emissions lead to increases in global carbon emissions; consequently,
meeting targets for low carbon emissions is a difficult problem in the context of urbanization …

Does new-type urbanization policy promote green energy efficiency? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Y Feng, H Yuan, Y Liu, S Zhang - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Although economy-centered urbanization has been favored by many developing countries,
it has brought about serious economic and social challenges while creating an economic …

Direct and spillover effects of new-type urbanization on CO2 emissions from central heating sector and EKC analyses: evidence from 144 cities in China

W Zhang, Y Xu, L Jiang, DG Streets, C Wang - … Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
The new-type urbanization which emphasizes urban infrastructure improvement, together
with neighboring cities, may influence CO 2 emissions of urban facilities and energy …