TY - JOUR
T1 - Clean energy use and total-factor efficiencies
T2 - An international comparison
AU - Pang, Rui Zhi
AU - Deng, Zhong Qi
AU - Hu, Jin-Li
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - This paper analyzes the effect of clean energy use on total-factor efficiencies under the simultaneous consideration of economic output, energy conservation, and emission reduction. The empirical findings on 87 countries during 2004-2010 show that clean energy consumption significantly increases the total-factor emissions reduction efficiency (TFCE), slightly improves the total-factor economic output efficiency (TFYE), and significantly decreases the total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE), with the influence coefficients respectively 0.00292, 0.00029, and -0.00213. On balance, the comprehensive effect of clean energy consumption on total-factor technical efficiency (TFTE) is 0.00028. European countries have higher comprehensive efficiency in economic growth, energy conservation, and emissions reduction. International cooperation is needed to facilitate technology transfer and reduce the gap in efficiency.
AB - This paper analyzes the effect of clean energy use on total-factor efficiencies under the simultaneous consideration of economic output, energy conservation, and emission reduction. The empirical findings on 87 countries during 2004-2010 show that clean energy consumption significantly increases the total-factor emissions reduction efficiency (TFCE), slightly improves the total-factor economic output efficiency (TFYE), and significantly decreases the total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE), with the influence coefficients respectively 0.00292, 0.00029, and -0.00213. On balance, the comprehensive effect of clean energy consumption on total-factor technical efficiency (TFTE) is 0.00028. European countries have higher comprehensive efficiency in economic growth, energy conservation, and emissions reduction. International cooperation is needed to facilitate technology transfer and reduce the gap in efficiency.
KW - Clean energy
KW - Directional distance function
KW - Environmental pressure
KW - Total-factor efficiencies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84939824831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2015.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2015.08.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939824831
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 52
SP - 1158
EP - 1171
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ER -
