The spatial spillover effects of clean energy consumption and production on sustainable economic development in China

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The massive consumption of fossil energy has resulted in high CO2 emissions, posing a formidable challenge to global sustainable economic development (SED). As countries endeavor to shift from fossil to clean energy sources to achieve SED, research on the impact of clean energy is scarce, and quantitative analysis is lacking. This study measured China's SED and used a spatial econometric model to examine the impact of clean energy consumption and production on SED across 30 provinces in China from 2008 to 2020. Results show that (1) China's SED exhibits significant positive spatial autocorrelation characteristics, forming a "point-to-area" development pattern. (2) Clean energy consumption, production, and consumption structure all contribute to the promotion of SED in the region and have positive spatial spillover effects. (3) A considerable regional disparity exists in the spatial impact of clean energy on SED. The eastern and central regions have significant positive spatial spillover effects, whereas the western region is opposite. Notably, the estimated coefficient of the spatial Durbin model is relatively small, reflecting China's ongoing transition to clean energy and its limited role in promoting economic sustainability. Joint efforts and differentiated policies are essential to develop clean energy and sustainable economic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 10(2024), 8 vom: 30. Apr., Seite e28976

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cao, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Ziyan [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Kedong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuchen [VerfasserIn]

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Clean energy
Journal Article
Spatial spillover effects
Sustainable economic development

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28976

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371178274