Can industrial agglomeration alleviate energy poverty? Evidence from China

IF 3.9 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.cjpre.2025.01.002

Xiaomeng Zhao , Yichuan Xie , Qingzhe Jiang , Jun Zhao

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Abstract

This study determines whether industrial agglomeration can solve energy poverty (ENPO) by applying a provincial dataset (2002–2019) to assess the potential effect of industrial agglomeration on ENPO. Additionally, this study conducts an in-depth exploration of provincial heterogeneity and its influence mechanisms. The conclusions are as follows: ① Industrial agglomeration is negatively correlated with ENPO; by implication, enhancing industrial agglomeration is a driving force for reducing ENPO. ② The alleviating effect of industrial agglomeration on ENPO in the midwestern region is considerably higher than that in the eastern region, and the ENPO alleviation effect of the high agglomeration region is better than that in the low agglomeration region. ③ Foreign investment and energy efficiency have a mediating role, that is, they are valid transmission pathways for industrial agglomeration to solve the ENPO issue. Relevant policy suggestions for reducing ENPO by accelerating industrial agglomeration are proposed by drawing on the above three conclusions.

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Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

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4.30

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1.10%

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791

审稿时长

79 days

期刊介绍： The Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment (CJPRE) is a peer-reviewed international academic journal that publishes original research in the fields of economic, population, resource, and environment studies as they relate to sustainable development. The journal aims to address and evaluate theoretical frameworks, capability building initiatives, strategic goals, ethical values, empirical research, methodologies, and techniques in the field. CJPRE began publication in 1992 and is sponsored by the Chinese Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD), the Research Center for Sustainable Development of Shandong Province, the Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21 (ACCA21), and Shandong Normal University. The Chinese title of the journal was inscribed by the former Chinese leader, Mr. Deng Xiaoping. Initially focused on China's advances in sustainable development, CJPRE now also highlights global developments from both developed and developing countries.