西安交通大学学报（社会科学版）2025，Vol.45Issue(4)：13-26,14.DOI:10.15896/j.xjtuskxb.202504002
低碳转型何以缓解多维能源贫困
How does Low-Carbon Transformation Alleviate Multi-Dimensional Energy Poverty?Empirical Evidence from Low-Carbon Pilot Cities and Households
摘要
Abstract
Against the backdrop of intensified climate change,energy poverty has become an important factor restricting sustainable economic development and social welfare,especially the increasingly severe climate crisis and the proposal of China's"dual carbon"goals have brought more pressure and challenges to alleviating and eliminating energy poverty.Therefore,exploring environmental policies that have synergy benefits in alleviating energy poverty and promoting low-carbon transformation is an inevitable requirement for achieving sustainable development. Among the series of environmental policy tools launched by the Chinese government,the Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy(LCCP)is an extremely innovative emission reduction strategy,aiming to promote the dual goals of low-carbon transformation and sustainable development.The LCCP aims to decoualize urbanization from carbon emissions by coordinating a series of policy measures across the country,and its implementation scope is extensive.As a quasi-natural experiment for implementing environmental constraint policies,the LCCP provides a valuable framework for empirical policy evaluation and theoretical exploration.This study utilizes the spatio-temporal differences during the implementation of LCCP and,based on the constructed comprehensive index of multi-dimensional energy poverty in Chinese cities,adopts the interleaved DID model to investigate the impact of low-carbon transformation on multi-dimensional energy poverty in cities. Compared with the existing studies,this paper has marginal contributions in three aspects.Firstly,unlike previous studies that adopted energy poverty indicators at the provincial and household levels,this study innovatively constructed multi-dimensional energy poverty indicators at the urban level in China,so as to be able to evaluate the city's ability in establishing a modern energy service system more accurately and comprehensively.Secondly,the research has enhanced the exploration of the social benefits of LCCP,especially its role in alleviating multi-dimensional energy poverty.This study differs from the existing research that focuses on emission reduction and green transformation.It introduces a new perspective of urban low-carbon transformation and broadens the analytical scope of the existing literature.Thirdly,the impact of LCCP on energy poverty and its transmission mechanism were investigated from both the macro(city)and micro(household)levels.The potential approaches influencing government support,corporate behavior and household responses were further explored,thereby deepening the theoretical and empirical understanding of the energy poverty issue and providing effective policy inspirations for alleviating energy poverty. The research finds that the implementation of LCCP has a significant alleviating effect on multi-dimensional energy poverty in cities and has a significant policy spillover effect.specifically,the multi-dimensional energy poverty index of the pilot cities decreased by 0.9%.And it is supported by a series of robustness tests.Furthermore,the mitigation effect of LCCP shows significant heterogeneity,especially,the impact on resource-based cities and northern cities is more obvious,reflecting the importance of regional and resource endowment differences.Mechanism analysis indicates that LCCP can alleviate multi-dimensional energy poverty through means such as encouraging enterprises to carry out green innovation,increasing the government's investment and support for environmental governance,and promoting changes in household behavior. Based on the above findings,this study puts forward the following policy recommendations to further alleviate energy poverty in China.First,expand the coverage of the LCCP,enhance its exemplary role,and increase the spatial spillover effect of the policy.Secondly,greater emphasis should be placed on discovering and exploring various mechanisms that are conducive to reducing multi-dimensional energy poverty,including multi-channel interaction mechanisms among the government,enterprises and households.Thirdly,further formulate a comprehensive and adaptable LCCP policy framework to promote differentiated policy innovation based on local conditions.关键词
低碳转型/环境规制/低碳试点政策/能源贫困/绿色创新/环保支持/环保行为Key words
low-carbon transformation/environmental regulation/low-carbon pilot policy/energy poverty/green innovation/environmental protection support/environmental protection behavior分类
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杨红燕,杨阳,李天云,黄远标..低碳转型何以缓解多维能源贫困[J].西安交通大学学报（社会科学版）,2025,45(4):13-26,14.基金项目
国家自然科学基金面上项目(72274145). （72274145）
