TY - JOUR
T1 - Using a new two-dimensional decoupling model to evaluate the decoupling state of global energy footprint
AU - Zhang, Ming
AU - Li, Hao
AU - Su, Bin
AU - Yang, Xue
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - The current decoupling theory cannot distinguish the decoupling state of a country with different economic development level. This will make the decoupling status of different countries unable to be intuitively compared. To overcome this problem, this paper combines the Tapio index with economic development indicators for the first time to establish a Two-dimensional Decoupling Model of economic growth and energy footprint. Through the analysis of the two-dimensional decoupling status of 39 countries in the world over the period 1995−2014, it is found that the dependence of economic development on energy has not been worse for the world in terms of increasing economic and energy consumption. To improve the economic-energy structure, many countries have been making efforts. The model established in this paper can more accurately judge the economic and energy characteristics of each country, and visually compare and analyze the differences among different countries.
AB - The current decoupling theory cannot distinguish the decoupling state of a country with different economic development level. This will make the decoupling status of different countries unable to be intuitively compared. To overcome this problem, this paper combines the Tapio index with economic development indicators for the first time to establish a Two-dimensional Decoupling Model of economic growth and energy footprint. Through the analysis of the two-dimensional decoupling status of 39 countries in the world over the period 1995−2014, it is found that the dependence of economic development on energy has not been worse for the world in terms of increasing economic and energy consumption. To improve the economic-energy structure, many countries have been making efforts. The model established in this paper can more accurately judge the economic and energy characteristics of each country, and visually compare and analyze the differences among different countries.
KW - Dynamic path analysis
KW - Energy footprint
KW - State decoupling analysis
KW - Two-dimensional Decoupling Model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090041182&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102461
DO - 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102461
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090041182
SN - 2210-6707
VL - 63
JO - Sustainable Cities and Society
JF - Sustainable Cities and Society
M1 - 102461
ER -
