Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and firm carbon emissions: evidence using a China provincial EPU index

J Yu, X Shi, D Guo, L Yang - Energy economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Although there have been numerous studies on economic policy uncertainty (EPU), its
impact on firms' emissions has not often been examined. Using an unbalanced panel data of …

Sustainable development goals and firm carbon emissions: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

X Liu, Q Ji, J Yu - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Using a difference-in-differences approach, this paper investigates the impact of changes in
China's sustainable economic development goals on the energy conservation and …

Prioritizing driving factors of household carbon emissions: An application of the LASSO model with survey data

X Shi, K Wang, TS Cheong, H Zhang - Energy Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
The identification of factors that influence household carbon emissions (HCEs)—a key driver
of the national emissions, is an important step in achieving more accurate predictions, as …

Research on club convergence effect and its influencing factors of per capita energy consumption: Evidence from the data of 243 prefecture-level cities in China

W Bangjun, C Linyu, J Feng, W Yue - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption plays an important role in supporting economic growth. As the largest
developing country in China, the uncoordinated energy consumption among regions has …

Assessing the effects of emissions trading systems on energy consumption and energy mix

X Tan, Q Sun, M Wang, TS Cheong, WY Shum… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The carbon emissions trading system (ETS) is expected to achieve energy transition and
carbon-neutrality goals by theoretically reducing energy consumption and adjusting the …

Artificial intelligence, household financial fragility and energy resources consumption: Impacts of digital disruption from a demand-based perspective

C Li, Y Zhang, X Li, Y Hao - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring access to affordable energy for all is laid out among the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals and it remains an important open question as to how the popularity and …

Convergence of carbon emissions at the household level in China: a distribution dynamics approach

H Zhang, X Shi, TS Cheong, K Wang - Energy Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Since household carbon emissions (HCEs) have become a new growing source and a
significant contributor to global emissions, the reduction of HCEs is crucial. To formulate …

Will China's provincial per capita energy consumption converge to a common level over 1990–2017? Evidence from a club convergence approach

W He, H Chen - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Per capita energy consumption is related to the equity of energy resource allocation, and its
wide regional variations probably aggravate the unbalanced regional development …

Distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading

J Yu, X Shi, TS Cheong - Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies the distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading
by using household survey data. The findings show that the consumption upgrading index is …

Quality of life and relative household energy consumption in China

X Shi, TS Cheong, J Yu, X Liu - China & World Economy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing household energy consumption, mainly due to consumption upgrading, will
create tough challenges for China if that country is to achieve peak carbon emissions in …