Does the development of renewable energy promote carbon reduction? Evidence from Chinese provinces

Yu, Shiwei; Hu, Xing; Li, Longxi; Chen, Hao

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110634

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“…A decrease in per capita carbon emissions will improve renewable energy consumption in a similar way to the development of a low-carbon economy. Population is an important factor that affects such aspects as CO 2 emissions, energy consumption and economic growth [61]. Therefore, it is reasonable to introduce the effects of population distribution and the population effect into the models.…”

Section: Lmdi Decompositionmentioning

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Evolution of Renewable Energy in BRI Countries: A Combined Econometric and Decomposition Approach

Dong

Pan

2020

IJERPH

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The development of renewable energy is an important cooperation theme among countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI countries). Through map description, we first explore the changes in renewable energy consumption in BRI countries. Then, β-convergence is employed to examine the development direction of renewable energy consumption in BRI countries. Finally, based on the expanded Kaya equation, we decompose the factors effecting renewable energy consumption into energy structure effect, energy intensity effect, low-carbon economic effect, carbon emission effect, population distribution effect and population effect. The Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) is utilized to calculate the contribution of each factor to renewable energy consumption in the expanded Kaya equation. Our research reaches the following conclusions: (1) β-convergence exists in renewable energy consumption among BRI countries, indicating that it will converge to a relatively stable level, and countries with low renewable energy consumption will increase their renewable energy consumption with a higher convergence rate to chase the countries with high renewable energy consumption. (2) Energy structure effect makes a positive impact on renewable energy consumption, and is the main contributor to renewable energy consumption. (3) The energy intensity effect makes a negative contribution to renewable energy consumption, and the negative impact has deepened in recent years. (4) Both the low-carbon economic effect and the carbon emission effect have positive impacts on renewable energy consumption. Our research not only provides a description of the experience of developing renewable energy for BRI countries, but also makes reference to other organizations.

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Section: Lmdi Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution of Renewable Energy in BRI Countries: A Combined Econometric and Decomposition Approach

Dong

Pan

2020

IJERPH

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“…These authors illustrated that industrial scale and labor production are the main contributors to carbon emission whereas energy intensity has a negative contribution [24]. Yu et al [25], constructed a panel quantile model to examine how the development of renewable energy and a decline in energy intensity relate to carbon emission reductions in China. Recently, Li et al [3], used a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to investigate how the energy supply-side and demand-side policies for energy saving and carbon emission reduction could be synergistic.…”

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Impact of Renewable Energy on Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction in Bangladesh

Ahmed¹,

Yao²,

Barker-Gibb³

et al. 2021

JPEE

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Economic growth and industrialization often default to a great dependency on fossil fuels (FF) to supply power needs. The carbon rich nature of FF combustion can impact global warming. Therefore, it is conducive to transition from FF to renewable energy (RE). The present study aimed to address if replacement of a single FF by RE can mitigate carbon emissions. We conduct the study in a country undergoing mass urbanization and challenging energy demands. Data from energy resources in the Power & Energy Sector Master Plan (PSMP2016; Bangladesh) are analyzed over the 2017-2021 trajectory. Two scenarios for imports, oil and coal are assessed. Environmental input output (E-IO) analysis and percentage equivalence analysis measured data variables. The data is then further disaggregated into an emission reduction (ER) model with sensitivity analysis to measure carbon emission reduction when each FF source is substituted by RE. Results show the percentage share of energy generation capacity by both coal and RE increase over time. Solar and wind power contribute to the increase in RE. When oil is imported a 1% increase in oil, coal, and gas-based energy generation capacity increases carbon emissions by 1.25%, 1.48% and 0.93%, respectively. 1% increase in RE produces negligible carbon emissions (0.0042%). There was little difference in the percentages of carbon emissions when coal is imported. Substituting any FF with RE of equal energy capacity does not, in the short term, reduce carbon emissions in either scenario. Therefore, we conclude that for long term clean energy prospects in Bangladesh, RE needs to be developed to operate at greater capacity in conjunction with other carbon management factors. The research findings herein offer insights for clean energy implementation in developing nations.

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“…The results showed that carbon trading can not only help the industrial sectors to reduce emissions, but also achieve the target of reducing carbon intensity. Yu et al. (2020) using provincial panel data demonstrated that every 10% promotion in renewable energy generation would lower the carbon intensity by approximately 0.84%—1.49%.…”

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Energy consumption structural adjustment and carbon neutrality in the post-COVID-19 era

Yang

Hao

Irfan

2021

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

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Does the development of renewable energy promote carbon reduction? Evidence from Chinese provinces

Cited by 102 publications

References 58 publications

Evolution of Renewable Energy in BRI Countries: A Combined Econometric and Decomposition Approach

Evolution of Renewable Energy in BRI Countries: A Combined Econometric and Decomposition Approach

Impact of Renewable Energy on Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction in Bangladesh

Energy consumption structural adjustment and carbon neutrality in the post-COVID-19 era

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