Regional Classification to Enhance Efficiency and Equity in Energy Policy
The Case of Energy Conservation in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7761127 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Wei (0000-0001-8038-9068, University of Southern California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 153-168 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a4287 |
| OpenAlex | W2058644733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Energy conservation is a critical policy for China to achieve its economic growth objective within its resource and environmental constraints. I develop a nonlinear programming model to simulate a promising policy instrument—an interregional energy-conservation-quota trading system. A multivariate statistical approach is applied to identify an appropriate regional classification to aggregate provinces of China into trading regions. As with most energy and environmental policies in large countries, implementation will have to take place at the regional level. I show that delineating regions on the basis of socioeconomic and energy-environment characteristics would enable the conservation-quota trading system to function in a more efficient and equitable manner
Business · China · Economics · Energy conservation · Environmental economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural resource economics · Political science · Socioeconomic status · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Computer Science · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |