Converging to a common pattern of energy use in developing and industrialized countries

Mielnik, Otávio; Goldemberg, José

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“…Convergence is evident for both our full sample and subsample of developing countries. Our results mirror previous findings for CO 2 , but derive from a much larger country sample (IEA, 1994;Lindmark, 2004;Mielnik and Goldemberg, 2000).…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…On the question of catch-up, a number of authors have found evidence for cross-national convergence in energy-intensity (IEA, 1994;Lindmark, 2004;Markandya et al, 2006;Mielnik and Goldemberg, 2000). Along similar lines, Hilton (2001) finds evidence that late industrialising (i.e.…”

Section: Existing Research: Emissions Technology and Regulationmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…First, our sample includes a far larger number of countries (up to 114), comprising the majority of the world's economies and capturing nearly 90 per cent of the global population (see appendix 2). By contrast, past work has typically focused on a sub-set of developed and/or developing countries, and therefore potentially suffers from selection bias (Hilton, 2001;IEA, 1994;Markandya et al, 2006;Mielnik and Goldemberg, 2000). Second, we deploy more sophisticated measures to examine the influence of a country's trading partners on domestic environment-efficiency.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

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Abstract. Recent optimism about sustainability has centred on the opportunities for improvements in environment-efficiency through the international diffusion of environmentallybeneficial innovations. This paper investigates two claims about the conditions under which countries are most likely to realise these gains. First, "dirtier" economies should improve their environment-efficiency faster, as they adopt environmentally sound technologies and policies similar to those in "cleaner" countries, resulting in catch-up and convergence over time. Second, transnational linkages accelerate the international spread of environmentally-beneficial innovations, and therefore improvements in environment-efficiency. To test these claims, we use econometric techniques to examine the dynamics and determinants of two pollutants, CO 2 and SO 2 , using a panel comprising up to 114 countries over the period 1980-2000. Our empirical findings broadly support both claims. Applying tests of unconditional convergence, we find robust evidence for convergence in levels of CO 2 and SO 2 -efficiency, indicating catch-up by less pollution-efficient economies over time. Similarly, confirming claims about transnational linkages, we find that imports from more pollution-efficient countries and telecommunications connectivity are associated with faster improvements in domestic CO 2 and SO 2 -efficiency.Results also suggest that inward FDI stock is positively associated with CO 2 -efficiency. Yet we find that exports to countries with high levels of pollution-efficiency have no discernable effect on domestic pollution-efficiency.

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionsupporting

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Section: Existing Research: Emissions Technology and Regulationmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2008

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“…Then a growth model that takes energy factor into consideration was constructed by Moon and Sonn, and the exploration of the existence of energy utilization convergence began [4]. Based on Moon-Sonn Model, Mielnikand Goldemberg make an empirical analysis on convergence of energy efficiency among the representative developed countries and developing countries [5]. Recently, a number of papers have explored convergence issues in energy intensity or productivity [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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A Study on China’s Urban Electricity Productivity Convergence with Spatial Smooth Transition Effect

2017

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This paper analyzes the absolute convergence of urban electricity productivity in China during 1990-2011, applying Spatial Error Smooth Transition Auto-regression Model, and examines the spatial effect in convergence process. Then it analyzes the stage characteristics of electricity productivity convergence during the process of electricity market reformation and the conditional convergence which is affected by the urban economy. According to the results of our research, there exists significant absolute convergence of urban electricity productivity in China, and the spatial effect, especially spatial smooth transition effect, significantly enhance the convergence of urban electricity productivity. Since the electricity market reformation in 2002, significant stage characteristics exist in convergence of urban electricity productivity. The convergence rate of electricity productivity before 2002 is obviously lower than the one during the whole sample period, also the one after 2002 and the spatial nonlinear effect strengthens during the later period with marketization in electricity market and stricter regulation on energy conservation. The urban economy also affects the convergence of urban electricity productivity, while it does not promote the convergence rate because the high proportion of electricity-intensive industry in cities of western and northeastern region. At the conclusion of our paper, we put forward policy suggestions with the objective of narrowing the gap of urban electricity productivity and realizing sustainable urban development.

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“…Some papers have examined this issue by comparing energy intensities of economically developed and less developed countries (Miketa, 2001;Alcantara and Duro, 2004). Other contributions have conducted a formal convergence analysis using different methods from the growth literature (Mielnik and Goldemberg, 2000;Markandya et al, 2006;Miketa and Mulder, 2005;Mulder and De Groot, 2007;Cornillie and Fankhauser, 2004). More recent papers by Ezcurra (2007) and Le Pen and Sévi (forthcoming) are noteworthy because they abstract from any benchmark country for the analysis of convergence.…”

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Converging to a common pattern of energy use in developing and industrialized countries

Cited by 95 publications

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

A Study on China’s Urban Electricity Productivity Convergence with Spatial Smooth Transition Effect

What trends in energy efficiencies? Evidence from a robust test

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO2 and SO2, 1980–2000

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A Study on China’s Urban Electricity Productivity Convergence with Spatial Smooth Transition Effect

What trends in energy efficiencies? Evidence from a robust test

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