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A pathway towards energy transition: Urbanization and clean fuel adoption in Chinese homes

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The transition from traditional cooking fuels to cleaner alternatives is essential for addressing environmental and public health challenges in developing countries. Economic growth and urbanization influence household cooking fuel choices by improving access to modern energy infrastructure. Using data from the China Family Panel Study (CFPS), this study develops a structural model with an indirect utility framework to evaluate how fuel prices, household characteristics, internal migration, and infrastructure expansion shape cooking fuel preferences. A key contribution is the use of data on natural gas pipeline length and built-up area to capture the extent of urbanization and to support counterfactual policy analysis. The policy experiments examine how household registration reforms that affect internal migration, as well as changes in natural gas prices and infrastructure, alter residential energy choices and household welfare. The results show that both increased internal migration and expanded infrastructure substantially raise the likelihood that households adopt cleaner cooking fuels.

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  • Yan, Han, 2026. "A pathway towards energy transition: Urbanization and clean fuel adoption in Chinese homes," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:154:y:2026:i:c:s0140988326000320
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109153
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    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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