A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China
Sustainable energy development (SED) has attracted the attention of the whole world. It has a wide range of concepts and rich connotations, which is difficult to be described with a single indicator. Therefore, scholars usually use multiple indicators to evaluate SED in multiple dimensions. Existing...
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| description | Sustainable energy development (SED) has attracted the attention of the whole world. It has a wide range of concepts and rich connotations, which is difficult to be described with a single indicator. Therefore, scholars usually use multiple indicators to evaluate SED in multiple dimensions. Existing studies mostly took countries as the research objects, and there were fewer studies on sub-regions (provincial-level regions). In fact, due to factors such as resource endowment and industrial structure, there would be obvious differences in the energy system of different regions even within a country, such as China. This study took 30 provinces in China from 2010 to 2019 as the research object, and constructed a provincial-level SED evaluation system. Analytical methods of indicator contribution were also proposed to evaluate the improvement of specific indicators and their contribution to SED on both spatial and temporal scales. The findings could help identify where provinces are doing well or poorly in SED, thereby clarifying priorities for future improvements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6fe41e44a894c1d9a00594a7d40a28c2023-11-30T22:21:54ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-08-011515576110.3390/en15155761A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in ChinaJiayang Chen0Ying Kong1Shunyong Yin2Jianjun Xia3Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaDepartment of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSustainable energy development (SED) has attracted the attention of the whole world. It has a wide range of concepts and rich connotations, which is difficult to be described with a single indicator. Therefore, scholars usually use multiple indicators to evaluate SED in multiple dimensions. Existing studies mostly took countries as the research objects, and there were fewer studies on sub-regions (provincial-level regions). In fact, due to factors such as resource endowment and industrial structure, there would be obvious differences in the energy system of different regions even within a country, such as China. This study took 30 provinces in China from 2010 to 2019 as the research object, and constructed a provincial-level SED evaluation system. Analytical methods of indicator contribution were also proposed to evaluate the improvement of specific indicators and their contribution to SED on both spatial and temporal scales. The findings could help identify where provinces are doing well or poorly in SED, thereby clarifying priorities for future improvements.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5761sustainable energy developmentenergy indicatorsChinese provinces |
| spellingShingle | Jiayang Chen Ying Kong Shunyong Yin Jianjun Xia A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China Energies sustainable energy development energy indicators Chinese provinces |
| title | A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China |
| title_full | A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China |
| title_short | A Comparative Method for Assessment of Sustainable Energy Development across Regions: An Analysis of 30 Provinces in China |
| title_sort | comparative method for assessment of sustainable energy development across regions an analysis of 30 provinces in china |
| topic | sustainable energy development energy indicators Chinese provinces |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5761 |
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