Can industrial agglomeration improve energy efficiency? Empirical evidence based on China’s energy-intensive industries

Hou, Jing; Ya, Hou; Wang, Qian; Yue, Nuoya

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“…1) "Physical level" This paper draws on Yu and Tang and Sun et al [ 53 , 54 ] to select the technical level (TL), that is, the ratio of regional R&D expenditure to regional GDP. 2) At the " rational " level, this paper draws on Wen et al, Hou et al, Hou et al, and others to select the capital factor (INV), that is, the amount of investment in fixed assets [ 55 , 56 ]. 3) At the level of "human reason", this paper draws on Zhu and Li, Kolosok et al [ 57 , 58 ] to select the level of economic development (PGDP) and Yv et al and Li et al [ 59 , 60 ] to select the level of urbanization (UL), in which the level of economic development is expressed by per capita GDP and the level of urbanization is expressed by the ratio of the urban population to the permanent population at the end of the year.…”

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Environmental regulation, industrial structure and energy efficiency: Evidence from 30 provinces in China

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The government’s environmental protection policy can significantly contribute to alleviating resource shortages and curbing environmental pollution, but the impact of various policy instruments implemented by the government on energy efficiency is unclear. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2021, this paper analyses the impact of environmental regulation and the industrial structure on energy efficiency from the perspective of resource taxes. The U-shaped relationship between environmental regulation and energy efficiency and between the optimization of industrial structure can significantly improve energy efficiency, and the optimization of industrial structure is conducive to weakening the initial inhibitory effect of environmental regulation. In addition, the analysis of regional heterogeneity showed that the impact of environmental regulation was stronger in the central and western regions, while the impact of industrial structure was stronger in the eastern and western regions. The conclusions of this study can help to expand the understanding of the relationship between environmental regulation and industrial structure on energy efficiency, provide policy enlightenment for the realization of green development and high-quality development, and provide Chinese examples and experiences for developing countries to improve energy efficiency.

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“…(INV), that is, the amount of investment in fixed assets[55,56]. 3) At the level of "human reason", this paper draws on Zhu and Li, Kolosok et al[57,58] to select the level of economic development (PGDP) and Yv et al and Li et al[59,60] to select the level of urbanization (UL), in which the level of economic development is expressed by per capita GDP…”

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Environmental regulation, industrial structure and energy efficiency: Evidence from 30 provinces in China

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“…In addition, some recent studies also focused on the impact of industrial agglomeration on energy efficiency. Hou et al (2022) took China's provincial-level energy-intensive industries from 2004 to 2017 as the research object and used a multidimensional panel fixed-effect model to study the impact of industrial agglomeration on energy efficiency and its mechanism. According to the study, industrial agglomeration had a significant inverted U-shaped relationship with energy efficiency, and industrial agglomeration improved energy efficiency by increasing human capital and promoting investment in fixed assets.…”

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Toward carbon neutrality: The impact of manufacturing agglomeration on total factor energy efficiency

Jiang¹,

Chen

Zhao

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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Improving energy efficiency is an effective way to achieve carbon neutrality in the context of growing advocacy for a green economy in both academia and government. In this study, we analyzed the impact mechanism of the manufacturing agglomeration on total factor energy efficiency. Based on this work, we identified 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China using 2002 to 2017 panel data. We used the data envelopment analysis game cross-efficiency model to calculate the interprovincial current state of energy efficiency. We constructed a spatial Durbin model and used an adjacent space weight matrix, geographic distance weight matrix, and economic distance weight matrix to study the impact of manufacturing agglomeration on total factor energy efficiency. The results showed that under different spatial weights, the interprovincial total factor energy efficiency had a significant spatial dependence; under the three spatial weights, we identified a U-shaped relationship between manufacturing agglomeration and total factor energy efficiency. Industrial agglomeration had obvious spatial spillover effects on total factor energy efficiency, and the spillover effects under the weight of geographic distance were higher than other spatial weights. During the sample period, the direct, indirect, and total effects of the manufacturing industry had an impact on energy efficiency. It all had a negative number indicating that there was a crowding effect in manufacturing agglomeration, and it had an inhibitory effect on energy efficiency.

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Temporal and spatial characteristics of green total factor productivity in energy-intensive industry in China

Lin

Zhang

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Can industrial agglomeration improve energy efficiency? Empirical evidence based on China’s energy-intensive industries

Cited by 15 publications

References 51 publications

Environmental regulation, industrial structure and energy efficiency: Evidence from 30 provinces in China

Environmental regulation, industrial structure and energy efficiency: Evidence from 30 provinces in China

Toward carbon neutrality: The impact of manufacturing agglomeration on total factor energy efficiency

Temporal and spatial characteristics of green total factor productivity in energy-intensive industry in China

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