Total Factor Energy Efficiency Measurement in the Provinces of China Along the ‘Belt and Road’

Yaozu Xue,Qian Wang,Xiaohang Yue

doi:10.1109/access.2020.2975057

Abstract

Energy is an important element of a regional economic development strategy. According to the China Energy Statistical Yearbook and the China Statistical Yearbook, the proportion of energy efficiency in the provinces along the Belt and Road (BR the eastern region is restricted by technical efficiency issues, and the northeast and western regions are restricted by issues relating to technological progress.

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In terms of energy consumption, Asia is the leading regional consumer of oil, coal, renewable power and hydroelectricity, especially dominating global coal consumption, accounting for nearly three quarters of global consumption (74.5%).1 Asia’s share of the coal consumption has grown steadily since 1965 when it made up only 17% of the coal consumption
This paper focuses on the total factor energy efficiency (TFEE) in provinces in China along the Belt and Road (B&R) and conducts an in-depth analysis of the factors influencing the improvement of the TFEE in those provinces; this is the first important contribution
Based on the data envelopment analysis (DEA)-BCC model, focus has been placed on the following four parts: i) the overall changes of TFEE from 2006 to 2015 in the 17 provinces; ii) the changes of the TFEE of every province; iii) the factors that restrict the TFEE of three regions; iv) the dynamic changes of TFEE in the 17 provinces measured by the DEA-Malmquist index

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Introduction

In terms of energy consumption, Asia is the leading regional consumer of oil, coal, renewable power and hydroelectricity, especially dominating global coal consumption, accounting for nearly three quarters of global consumption (74.5%). Asia’s share of the coal consumption has grown steadily since 1965 when it made up only 17% of the coal consumption. In terms of energy consumption, Asia is the leading regional consumer of oil, coal, renewable power and hydroelectricity, especially dominating global coal consumption, accounting for nearly three quarters of global consumption (74.5%).. Asia’s share of the coal consumption has grown steadily since 1965 when it made up only 17% of the coal consumption. At this time, China is the leading country of coal consumption in the Asia-Pacific region. From 2000 to 2010, due to the development of resource-intensive industries, coal consumption continued to grow; after 2010, because of China’s efforts in energy transformation, the growth rate of coal is relatively slow, while the growth of oil, natural gas, hydroelectricity and renewable energy is accelerating.

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