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Financing European Union's buildings' decarbonisation strategy

IF 9.3 2区经济学

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114437

Ugne Keliauskaite, Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra

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An empirical study on the impact of tax incentives on the development of new energy vehicles: Case of China

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114452

Shaolong Zeng , Man Ji , Xinye Huang

{"title":"An empirical study on the impact of tax incentives on the development of new energy vehicles: Case of China","authors":"Shaolong Zeng , Man Ji , Xinye Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114452","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114452","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a substitute for traditional fuel vehicles, the new energy automobile industry has gradually come into the public's view in response to environmental protection requirements. China values the role of policy regulation in promoting the rapid growth of the new energy vehicle sector. This research uses data from A-share listed new energy automotive corporations from 2010 to 2022 and the two-way fixed effect model to investigate the influence of tax incentives on the development of new energy vehicles. The empirical results show that: (1) Tax incentives have a significant promotion effect on the performance of new energy automobile enterprises and have the most significant impact on their operational capacity; (2) Tax incentives can improve the performance of new energy automobile enterprises by alleviating financing constraints; (3) The incentive effect of tax incentives on the performance of new energy car firms is more substantial in the eastern region, but the effect on the central and western regions is unclear; (4) The tax incentives on the performance of new energy automobile enterprises. The promotion effect has long-term, sustained effects. Based on the foregoing conclusions, this paper gives policy recommendations on how to stimulate the development of new energy vehicles in terms of tax advantages.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114452"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143094963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Balancing affordability and sustainability: Evidence on public perceptions of reasonable electricity bills in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114453

Pham Nhu Man , Truong Dang Thuy

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Analysis of the impact of women's empowerment and social network connections on the adoption and sustained use of clean cooking fuels and technologies in Uganda

IF 9.3 2区经济学

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114435

Lukyamuzi Vicent , Livingstone Senyonga , Sheila Namagembe , Shamim Nantumbwe

{"title":"Analysis of the impact of women's empowerment and social network connections on the adoption and sustained use of clean cooking fuels and technologies in Uganda","authors":"Lukyamuzi Vicent , Livingstone Senyonga , Sheila Namagembe , Shamim Nantumbwe","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114435","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114435","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study examines the influence of women's empowerment and social networks on the ‘adoption and sustained use of clean cooking fuels and technologies’ (CCF&Ts) among Ugandan households. Analyzing data from the 2020–2021 Uganda National Household Survey (U.N.H.S.), the investigation focuses on 9388 households countrywide and employs a double hurdle model’ to estimate the marginal effects.</div><div>The results show that women's empowerment (coefficient = 0.045) and social network effects (coefficient = 0.24) jointly predict approximately 22.4% of CCF&Ts adoption and 15% of sustained use among households at a significance level of p < 0.05. Furthermore, the study reavels that factors like the sex of the household head, household income, size, roof type, house material, and urban residence have a ‘significant positive impact’ on CCF&Ts adoption and sustained use.</div><div>The study recommends prioritizing policies that empower women and promote the sharing of energy-related information within social groups to enhance household capability in adopting and sustaining the use of CCF&Ts. Additionally, the study proposes that future research should incorporate qualitative, primary, and panel research approaches for an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing CCF&Ts's adoption. It should target urban downtown areas, slums, and the outskirts of towns and focus on adopters who may not sustainably use these fuels and technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114435"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Energy security and the green transition

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114409

Jaden Kim, Florence Jaumotte, Augustus J. Panton, Gregor Schwerhoff

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Analysis of China's energy consumption and intensity during the 13th five-year plan period

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114433

Yingzhu Li , Yingchao Lin , Bin Su

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Analysis of rural electrification policy formulation in Chile: Key policy challenges for developing rural electrification based on off-grid systems

IF 9.3 2区经济学

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114450

Shahriyar Nasirov , Claudio A. Agostini , Carlos Silva , Luis Gutierrez-Lagos

{"title":"Analysis of rural electrification policy formulation in Chile: Key policy challenges for developing rural electrification based on off-grid systems","authors":"Shahriyar Nasirov , Claudio A. Agostini , Carlos Silva , Luis Gutierrez-Lagos","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114450","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the last decades, different regulatory reforms have played an important role in designing successfully public policies for rural electrification. One of the key aspects of such reforms was the introduction of market-based reforms in the power sector. In this context, this research analyzes the case of Chile, focusing on how its market-based reforms influenced the design and implementation of rural electrification policies and the main factors that have contributed to their success. The analysis is based on a set of interviews with actors directly involved in rural electrification policymaking, alongside an extensive analysis of the existing evidence in the academic literature. Chile was a pioneer in the implementation of liberalization reforms in its power sector and has also been recognized for its effective policies in rural electrification in Latin America. However, the advances have been mostly accomplished through grid extensions, limiting the access in more isolated rural zones. As a result, there are still significant challenges for the development and implementation of more effective rural electrification policies. In this context and based on the analysis of the interviews and the evidence in the literature, the paper discusses the role that can play on off-grid PV and wind systems, a resource available in most of the Chilean territory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114450"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Digital literacy and the rural cooking energy transition: Evidence from rural China

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114451

Hongwei Lu , Tingting Li , Guojing Li , Qiyou Luo , Mingjie Gao

{"title":"Digital literacy and the rural cooking energy transition: Evidence from rural China","authors":"Hongwei Lu , Tingting Li , Guojing Li , Qiyou Luo , Mingjie Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114451","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114451","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The adoption of clean energy is crucial for the sustainable development of human society. An in-depth study of the relationship between digital literacy and farmers' culinary energy transition is important for China's clean energy transition. Based on the 2020 the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data, this study investigated the effects of digital literacy on farmers' household cooking fuel choices and their impact mechanisms using logit modeling, and analyzed the heterogeneity of these effects across different regions, ages, genders, and health conditions. The results show that (1) Increased digital literacy has a significant effect on clean cooking fuel choices of farmers. (2) Heterogeneity analyses showed that digital literacy contributes more significantly to clean cooking fuel choices among healthier and less healthy young and middle-aged farmers in the East and West. (3) Mechanistic analysis shows that digital literacy can enhance the use of clean cooking fuels among farm households through two channels: expanding information channels and increasing off-farm employment. The findings of this paper can provide policy recommendations to promote the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114451"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Policy interactions and electricity generation sector CO2 emissions: A quasi-experimental analysis

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114434

Witson Peña Tello

{"title":"Policy interactions and electricity generation sector CO2 emissions: A quasi-experimental analysis","authors":"Witson Peña Tello","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114434","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper evaluates the static and dynamic effects of four national climate and energy policies—carbon tax, emission trading system (ETS), renewable energy auctions, and feed-in policy—on reducing CO2 emissions per capita in the electricity generation sector. Using a panel of 109 countries over 30 years, this study applies difference-in-differences (DID) and synthetic DID methods to exploit policy timing, income level, and geographic variations. Results show that while most static policy interactions may not reduce emissions, some reductions are observed when combined carbon pricing and renewable policies. The dynamic interactions of ETS may have contributed to CO2 emission reductions in countries that adopted them, conditional on economic development and governance. Carbon pricing and feed-in policies could mitigate CO2 emissions by promoting renewable energy supply and reducing carbon intensity. Using a quasi-experimental approach, this study contributes to the empirical literature on the effects of four key policy interactions on CO2 emissions in global electricity generation. The findings highlight the need for tailored policy combinations to decarbonize the electricity generation sector, considering each country's specific circumstances, such as development level and governance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114434"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How to accurately evaluate and effectively improve the performance of provincial green development in China? An improved integrated method

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114438

Haidong Yang, Xiangle Zhang, Quanchu Lao, Biyu Liu

{"title":"How to accurately evaluate and effectively improve the performance of provincial green development in China? An improved integrated method","authors":"Haidong Yang, Xiangle Zhang, Quanchu Lao, Biyu Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114438","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114438","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaluating and improving the performance of green development (GD) is essential for the government to formulate sustainable development policies. This study first analyzes the connotation and structures of GD from systemic perspective. Secondly, based on the two-stage eco-inefficiency (TE) model, non-cooperative theory, the correlation coefficient and standard deviation, and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method (fsQCA), an improved integrated method, i.e., ITNE-fsQCA, is proposed. Thirdly, the validity and accuracy of ITNE-fsQCA are verified using the data from 30 Chinese provinces in 2020, and the results are compared with those obtained from TE and two-stage non-cooperative eco-inefficiency (TNE). Finally, the driving types and configuration pathway are discussed based on ITNE-fsQCA. The results show that: (1) compared to TE and TNE, ITNE-fsQCA helps to avoid the overestimation/underestimation of inefficiency in complex systems; (2) there are 8 configuration pathways that can effectively improve GD performance in 30 Chinese provinces in 2020, and these pathways are categorized into 4 driving types; (3) the enhancement of green technology innovation plays a crucial role in provincial sustainable development; and (4) the provincial GD inefficiencies in China are manifest various combinatorial forms. These findings provide the government with innovative ideas and methodologies for formulating sustainable development policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11672,"journal":{"name":"Energy Policy","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 114438"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143094945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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