The Effects of Ecological Public Welfare Jobs on the Usage of Clean Energy by Farmers: Evidence from Tibet Areas—China

Huaquan Zhang, Yashuang Tang, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Abbas Ali Chandio, Lili Guo, Ruixin Wan, Shilei Pan, Yun Shen and Ghulam Raza Sargani
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Huaquan Zhang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yashuang Tang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Martinson Ankrah Twumasi: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Abbas Ali Chandio: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Lili Guo: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Ruixin Wan: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Shilei Pan: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yun Shen: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Ghulam Raza Sargani: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: In several rural areas of China, ecological public welfare work is an effective way to improve farmers’ social participation. This job does not only increase farmers’ income but also greatly improves their enthusiasm for ecological environment protection. Under the goal of carbon neutrality in peak carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, it is necessary to explore the impact of ecological public welfare jobs on the usage of Clean Energy (CE) in rural areas. Based on the data of 1100 farmers from Tibet areas in China, this paper applied the Ordered Probit model to explore the impact of ecological public welfare jobs on farmers’ use of CE. The results are as follows: (1) Holding ecological public welfare jobs can raise farmers’ willingness to use CE; (2) Holding ecological public welfare jobs can also promote farmers’ use of CE by enhancing their ecological environment cognition and influencing their social behavior; (3) The impact of ecological public welfare work on CE use has regional and income heterogeneities. Firstly, this effect is smaller in mixed pastoral-farming areas than in agricultural and pastoral areas. Secondly, this effect is more obvious in low-income groups. Our study provided several policies aimed at improving rural and environmental development.

Keywords: public welfare jobs; energy consumption; clean energy; social participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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