Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China
Regional energy development and approaches are significant for China’s overall economic and social development. The GDP in Zhejiang province surpassed 6 trillion yuan in 2019, and its energy consumption reached 200 million tons of standard coal (tce), both of which are at the forefront of China. In...
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| author | Ganghua Qing Yifan Luo Weiwei Huang Wanjue Wang Zijing Yue Jie Wang Qingyi Li Shuhan Jiang Shien Sun |
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| description | Regional energy development and approaches are significant for China’s overall economic and social development. The GDP in Zhejiang province surpassed 6 trillion yuan in 2019, and its energy consumption reached 200 million tons of standard coal (tce), both of which are at the forefront of China. In order to explore the main factors of the increase in energy consumption in Zhejiang and provide essential references for energy saving and other provinces, this paper analyzes the total energy consumption and industrial sectors on the basis of the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) model. Study results show that the economy’s scale is the most crucial factor affecting Zhejiang’s energy consumption, with a significant growth effect. In 2015, the scale effect increased energy consumption to the highest value of 14 million tce and then reduced it to 13 million tce in 2019. The impact of the population on energy consumption increased by 10 million tce from 2010 to 2019. Energy intensity reduces energy consumption by between 0.05 and 0.15 billion tce per year, which is the main factor in reducing energy consumption. The energy structure generally plays a weak positive role due to the different energy types. The decomposition of the energy consumption per unit of value added in the industrial sector showed that the intensity and structural effect primarily reduce energy consumption, for example, the metal smelting and rolling, textile printing and paper, electric power, heating, and other industries. According to the results, enterprises should enhance the intelligence and efficiency of dispatch management and emergency responses. Zhejiang should also accelerate an international oil and gas trading center and resource allocation base to reach its carbon-neutrality goal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-273bf9f96d5b463dadd4ab96de44d3c92023-11-22T12:00:42ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-09-01129119610.3390/atmos12091196Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, ChinaGanghua Qing0Yifan Luo1Weiwei Huang2Wanjue Wang3Zijing Yue4Jie Wang5Qingyi Li6Shuhan Jiang7Shien Sun8Zhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaSchool of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaZhejiang Energy R&D Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, ChinaRegional energy development and approaches are significant for China’s overall economic and social development. The GDP in Zhejiang province surpassed 6 trillion yuan in 2019, and its energy consumption reached 200 million tons of standard coal (tce), both of which are at the forefront of China. In order to explore the main factors of the increase in energy consumption in Zhejiang and provide essential references for energy saving and other provinces, this paper analyzes the total energy consumption and industrial sectors on the basis of the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) model. Study results show that the economy’s scale is the most crucial factor affecting Zhejiang’s energy consumption, with a significant growth effect. In 2015, the scale effect increased energy consumption to the highest value of 14 million tce and then reduced it to 13 million tce in 2019. The impact of the population on energy consumption increased by 10 million tce from 2010 to 2019. Energy intensity reduces energy consumption by between 0.05 and 0.15 billion tce per year, which is the main factor in reducing energy consumption. The energy structure generally plays a weak positive role due to the different energy types. The decomposition of the energy consumption per unit of value added in the industrial sector showed that the intensity and structural effect primarily reduce energy consumption, for example, the metal smelting and rolling, textile printing and paper, electric power, heating, and other industries. According to the results, enterprises should enhance the intelligence and efficiency of dispatch management and emergency responses. Zhejiang should also accelerate an international oil and gas trading center and resource allocation base to reach its carbon-neutrality goal.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/9/1196energy consumptionZhejiang provincedriving factorsLMDIcarbon neutrality |
| spellingShingle | Ganghua Qing Yifan Luo Weiwei Huang Wanjue Wang Zijing Yue Jie Wang Qingyi Li Shuhan Jiang Shien Sun Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China Atmosphere energy consumption Zhejiang province driving factors LMDI carbon neutrality |
| title | Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China |
| title_full | Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China |
| title_fullStr | Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China |
| title_short | Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in the Developed Regions of Developing Countries: A Case of Zhejiang Province, China |
| title_sort | driving factors of energy consumption in the developed regions of developing countries a case of zhejiang province china |
| topic | energy consumption Zhejiang province driving factors LMDI carbon neutrality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/9/1196 |
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