How does energy efficiency affect employment? Evidence from Chinese cities

Chen, Tianqi; Zhang, Yi; Jiang, Cailou; Lĭ, Hui

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.128071

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“…Any major strategic transformation of the enterprise will have a significant impact on the construction of the talent team [ [ 27 ]]. In the first place, the construction of Energy Internet push high energy-consuming enterprises to increase the number of departments specializing in the management and operation of energy big data, and therefore need to absorb many professionals [ [ 28 ]]. In addition, Energy Internet enable high energy-consuming companies to form a more stable relationship between energy supply and demand, pushing them to expand into new business areas and expand the size of their business sector staff [ [ 29 , 30 ]].…”

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Can energy internet improve corporate ESG performance? -- Evidence from Chinese high energy-consuming companies

Zhang

2024

Heliyon

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Section: Institutional Background and Theoretical Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can energy internet improve corporate ESG performance? -- Evidence from Chinese high energy-consuming companies

Zhang

2024

Heliyon

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“…There are parametric methods (SFA) and non-parametric methods (DEA) for measuring the total-factor EE at home and abroad. Scholars, such as Yang et al [14], Zhao et al [15], and Chen et al [16], have used stochastic frontier analysis to measure EE. However, this method makes certain subjective assumptions about the specific production function and is not conducive to the selection of empirical data.…”

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The Impact of Green Finance and Resource Tax Policy on Regional Energy Efficiency Based on the Non-Desired Output Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Yang

2023

Sustainability

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With the continuous growth of the global population and rapid economic development, the demand for energy is increasing, and the increasing scarcity of energy resources and severity environmental problems have become important factors limiting sustainable economic and social development. Therefore, achieving sustainable energy development has received global attention. The main purpose of this work was to measure the energy efficiency (EE) of different regions based on China’s 2008–2021 panel data using the super-efficient SBM model and to examine the roles of green finance and resource tax policies in promoting energy efficiency using the Tobit model, so as to further improve China’s EE, optimize the energy structure, and improve environmental pollution. We concluded the following: First, the average EE value is about 0.549, and there is high regional heterogeneity, which is high in the east and low in the west. Second, the development of green finance at the national level and in the eastern regions promotes EE and achieves the mutual benefits of economic development and ecological protection, while in the western region, the development of green finance significantly suppresses the EE level and is too low to have a significant effect on EE improvement in the central region. The resource tax policy can significantly improve the EE at the national level and in the eastern region, but on the contrary, it does not have a significant effect on improving the EE in other big regions. Third, the degree of openness to the outside world significantly improves the EE at the national level and in the eastern region. However, in the other two big regions, this effect will not be significant. The effect of the industrialization level on the EE at the national level and in the central and western regions is significantly negative, while in the eastern region, it is negative but not significant. The effect of the energy price level on the EE at the national level and in the central and eastern regions is positive, while it is not significant in the western region. Human capital can improve the regional EE in all regions, and the central region has the highest elasticity coefficient.

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Job creation in a low carbon transition to renewables and energy efficiency: a review of international evidence

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Gross

2024

Sustain Sci

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In this paper, we present findings from a systematic review on job creation, quality, and skills, focusing on decarbonisation in the energy sector. We compare a range of gross job employment factors which indicate that overall, investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency can deliver more jobs than gas or coal power generation. In addition, we review a subset of recent studies which estimate the net employment effects of decarbonisation in the energy sector at a national scale, across various international contexts. These national studies largely agree that the most likely outcome over the next few decades is a modest net positive creation of jobs and moderate economic growth. In certain regions within these countries, jobs in fossil fuel industries may be lost faster than the pace at which low carbon energy sectors can offer new employment. There may be mismatches between regions where displaced workers live and where new opportunities become available, which may be a barrier to accepting alternative employment even if former workers have the requisite skills. In these cases national government transition plans are recommended, coordinated with local governments, to manage the impacts of displacement from carbon-intensive sectors and respond to the need to build a new low carbon workforce including through skills development and training. We highlight a lack of metrics and data in the literature on job quality, skills, and the geographic distribution of employment impacts in decarbonising energy systems, and these should be priority areas for further research.

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How does energy efficiency affect employment? Evidence from Chinese cities

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

Can energy internet improve corporate ESG performance? -- Evidence from Chinese high energy-consuming companies

Can energy internet improve corporate ESG performance? -- Evidence from Chinese high energy-consuming companies

The Impact of Green Finance and Resource Tax Policy on Regional Energy Efficiency Based on the Non-Desired Output Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Job creation in a low carbon transition to renewables and energy efficiency: a review of international evidence

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