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Can inter-provincial transmission reduce regional carbon emissions? Evidence from China

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  • Wang, Yongpei
  • Yan, Qing
  • Yang, Jieru
  • Komonpipat, Supak
  • Zhang, Qian

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Plagued by worsening pollution in load centers along the eastern coastal regions such as Beijing-Tianjin -Hebei, China is reducing local coal-fired power plants in those regions and relying more on inter-regional power transmission. In recent years, China has accelerated the construction of the West-East Electricity Transmission Project and planned and constructed a number of Ultra-high Voltage (UHV) transmission lines. However, how the impact of inter-regional transmission on carbon emissions needs empirical verification. This paper aims to study the carbon emission reduction effect of inter-regional transmission under nested models of the spatial econometric model for panel data. The empirical results show that although the non-dynamic spatial econometric analysis can find the carbon emission reduction effect of inter-provincial transmission, the long-term effect obtained by the dynamic spatial econometric analysis indicates that the inter-provincial transmission can bring about a slight increase in carbon emissions. The inter-provincial power transmission needs to be supported by sustainable share growth of renewable energy to achieve the targeted mitigation of carbon emissions.

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  • Wang, Yongpei & Yan, Qing & Yang, Jieru & Komonpipat, Supak & Zhang, Qian, 2024. "Can inter-provincial transmission reduce regional carbon emissions? Evidence from China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:184:y:2024:i:c:s0301421523005001
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113915
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