Towards a sustainable electricity industry in China: An appraisal of the efficacy of environmental policies

Yang Liu, Kangyin Dong (), Xiucheng Dong and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

Utilities Policy, 2024, vol. 86, issue C

Abstract: In this study, we assess the sustainability of the electricity sector and explore the correlation between government environmental policies and the sector's sustainability. We find that at the national level, the sustainability of the electricity sector has exhibited a notable upward trend in recent years. However, this trend has not been evenly distributed across different regions of the country. Second, government environmental policies have a significant positive impact on promoting the sustainability of the electricity sector. Third, the impact of government environmental policies on the sustainability of the electricity sector is more pronounced in the western region of China.

Keywords: Sustainability policies; Electricity sector; Mediating effect model; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H70 L52 L94 O21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101700

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