By using the Global Malmquist-Luenberger (GML) index method to measure the green economic growth (GEG) of 30 Chinese provinces from 2007 to 2019, this research employs a dynamic panel model to estimate the nexus between the digital economy and GEG, focusing specifically on the role of...

Improving the quality of foreign investment to help functional upgrading of the value chain is an important starting point for China's manufacturing industry to achieve low-carbon and high-quality development. Based on the data of the functional activities of each manufacturing greenfield...

This paper investigates factors behind the growth of carbon dioxide emissions over the 35 years between 1980 and 2015 in more than 100 countries, using an index decomposition technique (the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index). The results are further confirmed using an econometric technique (the...

We investigate the concept of endogenous information leadership within the financial market. Prior to coordinating their investments, investors establish a star network at a certain cost. The central node of this star network functions as an information leader, collecting and sharing information...

Purpose - As of December 2022, there were 119,000 gas stations, 10,800 gas stations and 4,488,000 charging piles nationwide, while the number of vehicles reached 312 million, including 11.49 million new energy vehicles. The imbalance between transportation energy supply and energy replenishment...

Access to reliable energy is central to improvements in living standards and is a Sustainable Development Goal. This study moves beyond counting the electrified households and examines the effect of the hours of electricity households receives on their welfare. We hypothesize that additional...

This study examines the effect of quality of electrification on empowerment of women in terms of economic autonomy, agency, mobility, decision-making abilities, and time allocation in fuel collection in India. It moves beyond the consensus of counting electrified households as a measure of...

Reducing global carbon emissions and mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change is a fundamental environmental challenge. Australia's target is to reduce carbon emissions by between 26% and 28% by 2030 compared to 2005 emission levels. Carbon pricing can be an effective market-based...

Energy demand growth in Southeast Asian countries is predicted to be the highest in the world, with Indonesia having the highest urbanization rate. Along with growing urban areas, public infrastructures, such as streetlights, are also expanding. Unfortunately, energy conservation measures in...

Governments have faced increasing pressure for energy policy to converge around efficiency, sustainability, affordability, and access in recent years. However, separate "silos" rather than an integrated policy framework have addressed these objectives, widening the policy trade-offs. The...