TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy-carbon performance and its changing trend
T2 - An example from China's construction industry
AU - Chen, Jiandong
AU - Xu, Chong
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
AU - Song, Malin
N1 - Funding Information:
We appreciate the support received under Sichuan Province Social Science High Level Research Team Building Program, the Program for Major Projects in Philosophy and Social Science Research under China’s Ministry of Education (grant number 14JZD031 ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 71473203 , 71471001 , 41771568 , 71533004 , 71503001 and 71804001 ), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant number 2016YFA0602500 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Understanding energy-carbon performance (ECP) and its intrinsic characteristics is important for energy saving and emissions reduction in the construction industry. However, few studies have focused on energy or carbon performance simultaneously and their pattern over time. To address this gap, this study investigated the ECP in China's construction industry and its convergence characteristics across various provinces. We first constructed an ECP index (ECPI) using non-radical directional distance functions for the construction industry during 2003–2016. We then analyzed the convergence of ECPI using the convergence method proposed by Phillis and Sul (2007). The results showed that the overall ECPI was generally stable with some fluctuations over the sampling period, and there was no evidence to support the occurrence of convergence in the ECPI across the sample set. Furthermore, two club convergences of ECPI were recorded. Finally, we propose valuable suggestions for policymakers based on empirical results.
AB - Understanding energy-carbon performance (ECP) and its intrinsic characteristics is important for energy saving and emissions reduction in the construction industry. However, few studies have focused on energy or carbon performance simultaneously and their pattern over time. To address this gap, this study investigated the ECP in China's construction industry and its convergence characteristics across various provinces. We first constructed an ECP index (ECPI) using non-radical directional distance functions for the construction industry during 2003–2016. We then analyzed the convergence of ECPI using the convergence method proposed by Phillis and Sul (2007). The results showed that the overall ECPI was generally stable with some fluctuations over the sampling period, and there was no evidence to support the occurrence of convergence in the ECPI across the sample set. Furthermore, two club convergences of ECPI were recorded. Finally, we propose valuable suggestions for policymakers based on empirical results.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.03.014
DO - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.03.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063065014
SN - 0921-3449
VL - 145
SP - 379
EP - 388
JO - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
JF - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
ER -