scholarly journals Towards Carbon Neutrality: The Impact of Renewable Energy Development on Carbon Emission Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13284
Author(s):  
Feng Dong ◽  
Chang Qin ◽  
Xiaoyun Zhang ◽  
Xu Zhao ◽  
Yuling Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Western China ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Carbon Efficiency ◽  
Emission Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
Reasonable Range ◽  
The Impact

The energy transition and carbon emission efficiency are important thrust and target functions, respectively, for achieving carbon neutrality in the future. Using a sample of 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2018, we measured their carbon efficiency using the game cross-efficiency data envelopment analysis (DEA). Then, a random forest regression model was used to explore the impact of renewable energy development on regional carbon emission efficiency. The results are as follows. First, China’s carbon emission efficiency in the southeast coastal area was better than that in the northwest area. Second, renewable energy development first inhibited and then promoted carbon emission efficiency, and there existed a reasonable range. Third, through a regional heterogeneity analysis, the trend of the influence of renewable energy development on carbon emission efficiency was found to not be significantly different in eastern, central, and western China, but there was a certain gap in the reasonable range. Our study not only helps to promote the study of renewable energy development and the carbon neutral target, but also provides an important reference for Chinese policy-makers to design a reasonable carbon emissions reduction path.

The Role of State Policy in Renewable Energy Development

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Brown Doris ◽  
Sarah Busche ◽  
Stephen Hockett ◽  
Joyce McLaren Loring
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
State Level ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
The Impact

State policies can support renewable energy development by driving markets, providing certainty in the investment market, and incorporating the external benefits of the technologies into cost/benefit calculations. Using statistical analyses and policy design best practices, this paper quantifies the impact of state-level policies on renewable energy development in order to better understand the role of policy on development and inform policy makers on the policy mechanisms that provide maximum benefit. The results include the identification of connections between state policies and renewable energy development, as well as a discussion placing state policy efforts in context with other factors that influence the development of renewable energy (e.g. federal policy, resource availability, technology cost, public acceptance).

scholarly journals Econometric Studies on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources to Support the European Union 2020–2030 Climate and Energy Framework: A Critical Appraisal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Consolación Quintana-Rojo ◽  
Fernando-Evaristo Callejas-Albiñana ◽  
Miguel-Ángel Tarancón ◽  
Isabel Martínez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Strategic Framework ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Political Decisions

One of the key objectives of the European Union is the transition to a total decarbonization of the economy by 2050. Within this strategic framework, the renewable energy development target plays a key role. This renewable energy deployment must be translated into national and European Union realities through specific political decisions. The econometric analysis techniques have the capacity to represent, in a mathematical and objective way, the system of relations comprising the economic, technical, and political factors that contribute to the deployment of renewable energy, and the impact that such an investment in renewable energy has at an economic, environmental, and social level. Therefore, econometric studies have a high potential to support policymakers who have to translate the guidelines of the strategic plan for renewable energy deployment into concrete policies. This article analyzed the capacity of the econometric literature on renewable energy development to provide this support, by means of a bibliometric study carried out on a sample of 153 documents related to 1329 keywords. The results show that, in general, there is a large literature based on econometric methodology to support the different renewable energy guidelines provided by the European Union 2020–2030 climate and energy strategic framework.

scholarly journals Analysis and Evaluation of the Regional Characteristics of Carbon Emission Efficiency for China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinkai Li ◽  
Jingjing Ma ◽  
Wei Wei
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Western China ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Emission Efficiency ◽  
Technological Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

To promote economic and social development with reduced carbon dioxide emissions, the key lies in determining how to improve carbon emission efficiency (CEE). We first measured the CEE of each province by using the input-oriented three-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and DEA-Malmquist model for the panel data of 30 provinces in China during 2000–2017. Then we explored the CEE differences and characteristics of different regions obtained by using hierarchical clustering of each province’s CEE. Finally, based on the regression model, we conducted an empirical analysis of the impact of each factor of total factor productivity (TFP) on CEE. The main findings of this research are as follows: (1) The industrial structure, energy structure, government regulation, technological innovation, and openness had a significant impact on CEE; (2) The variation trends of CEE and TFP in the eight regions we studied were convergent, while the variations of CEE among regions were diverse and all distributed stably in different ranges; (3) The eight regions’ efficiency basically showed a downward trend of eastern, central and western China; (4) Technological regression was the main reason for the decline in TFP. Technological progress and technological efficiency can contribute to an improvement in CEE. Based on the findings above, we provide decision-making references for comprehensively improving the efficiency of various regions and accelerating China’s energy conservation, emissions reduction, and coordinated development.

scholarly journals Balancing Ukraine’s energy system: challenges under high renewable energy penetration and the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 05007
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kurbatova ◽  
Iryna Sotnyk ◽  
Olha Prokopenko ◽  
Roman Sidortsov ◽  
Yu-xia Tu
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Security Level ◽  
Methodical Approach ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with the problems of balancing the United Energy System of Ukraine caused by high renewable energy penetration and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy sector. The paper analyses the trends in renewable energy development, the dynamics and structure of electricity consumption and export in pre-epidemic and epidemic periods and identifies the main challenges to operational security of the United Energy System of Ukraine. The methodical approach to improve the methodology for estimation of country’s energy security level by considering the index of developing capacities for balancing the United Energy System of Ukraine is suggested. In addition, proposals have been made to reduce threats to the stable work of the United Energy System of Ukraine by putting into operation of energy storage capacities, promoting the development of мaneuvering renewable energy capacities, and implementation of other appropriate measures in this field.

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