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Optimizing biomass energy production in the southern region of Iran: A deterministic MCDM and machine learning approach in GIS 优化伊朗南部地区的生物质能源生产:地理信息系统中的确定性 MCDM 和机器学习方法
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114350
Marzieh Mokarram, Saeed Reza Akbarian Ronizi, Saeed Negahban

This study employs a deterministic approach, distinguishing itself from other renewable energy evaluations, to assess the potential of electrical energy derived from biomass sources in the southern region of Iran. The primary objectives include pinpointing optimal locations for maximal biomass production and subsequent energy generation within distinct climates and topographies, using fuzzy- Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Additionally, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identify key factors influencing biomass and energy production. The study quantifies electrical and thermal energy derived from biomass sources across various climates. The findings indicate that regions with lower altitudes and humid climates (1530 km2) demonstrate superior biomass performance, leading to increased electrical and thermal energy production. The feature selection process highlights the significant impact of climate and soil characteristics on biomass production and energy output. Analysis of biomass energy production reveals maximum electrical energy production ranging from 674.88 kWh/ha to 711.36 kWh/ha. The results of the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) method confirm its high accuracy in estimating electrical energy, with a significant correlation coefficient of 0.98. We conclude that by identifying locations with the best biomass sources based on climate, it is possible to increase the derived electrical energy. These insights are critical for informing energy policies aimed at optimizing biomass energy production and its integration into sustainable power grids.

本研究采用了一种有别于其他可再生能源评估的确定性方法,以评估伊朗南部地区生物质能源产生的电能潜力。主要目标包括利用模糊层次分析法(AHP),在不同的气候和地形条件下,确定生物质生产和随后能源生产的最佳地点。此外,主成分分析(PCA)确定了影响生物质和能源生产的关键因素。该研究对不同气候条件下生物质能源产生的电能和热能进行了量化。研究结果表明,海拔较低、气候湿润的地区(1530 平方公里)生物质性能优越,从而提高了电能和热能产量。特征选择过程凸显了气候和土壤特性对生物质生产和能源产出的重要影响。对生物质能产量的分析表明,最大电能产量从 674.88 千瓦时/公顷到 711.36 千瓦时/公顷不等。长短期记忆(LSTM)方法的结果证实了其在估算电能方面的高准确性,相关系数高达 0.98。我们的结论是,根据气候确定最佳生物质来源的地点,就有可能提高得出的电能。这些见解对于为旨在优化生物质能源生产并将其纳入可持续电网的能源政策提供信息至关重要。
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Spatial–temporal dynamics of structural unemployment in declining coal mining regions and potentialities of the ‘just transition’ 衰退煤矿地区结构性失业的时空动态和 "公正过渡 "的潜力
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114338
Ebba Mark , Ryan Rafaty , Moritz Schwarz

A rapid decarbonisation of the United States economy is expected to disproportionately impact regions historically embedded in domestic fossil fuel production. For decades, social scientists have documented the economic and human toll of deindustrialisation, foreshadowing the transitional risks that these regions may face amidst decarbonisation. However, econometric studies evaluating the magnitude, duration, and spatial distribution of unemployment impacts in declining mining regions remain scarce, despite their pertinence to policymaking. Therefore, using econometric estimation methods that control for unobserved heterogeneity via two-way fixed effects, spatial effects, heterogeneous time trends, and grouped fixed effects for a panel of 3,072 US counties covering 2002–2019, we demonstrate that coal mine closures induce a contemporaneous rise in county unemployment rate with spatial ripple effects. Furthermore, evidence of local-level resilience to such shocks over a two-year time horizon is weak. To further account for county-level heterogeneity, we construct a typology of coal counties based on qualities theorised to be resilient to industrial decline. Our findings suggest the significant potential of investing in alternative sectors in localities with promising levels of economic diversity, retraining job seekers, providing relocation support in rural areas, and subsidising childcare in places with low female labour force participation.

美国经济的快速去碳化预计将对历史上依赖国内化石燃料生产的地区造成极大影响。几十年来,社会科学家记录了去工业化对经济和人类造成的损失,预示了这些地区在去碳化过程中可能面临的过渡风险。然而,尽管计量经济学研究与政策制定息息相关,但评估矿业衰退地区失业影响的程度、持续时间和空间分布的研究仍然很少。因此,我们使用计量经济学估算方法,通过双向固定效应、空间效应、异质时间趋势和分组固定效应对未观察到的异质性进行控制,对 2002-2019 年期间的 3072 个美国县进行面板分析,证明煤矿关闭会导致县失业率同时上升,并产生空间涟漪效应。此外,在两年的时间跨度内,地方层面对此类冲击的抵御能力很弱。为了进一步考虑县级异质性,我们根据煤炭县抵御工业衰退的理论特质构建了煤炭县类型。我们的研究结果表明,在经济多样性水平较高的地方投资于替代行业、对求职者进行再培训、在农村地区提供搬迁支持以及在女性劳动力参与率较低的地方为儿童保育提供补贴,都具有巨大的潜力。
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U.S. vertically integrated electric utility greenhouse gas emissions and carbon risk premiums around the Paris Accord 美国垂直一体化电力公司的温室气体排放和《巴黎协定》的碳风险溢价
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114346
Richard A. Michelfelder, Eugene A. Pilotte

We study the pricing of greenhouse gas emissions of vertically integrated producers of electricity around the Paris Accord (PA). We study whether emissions are priced by financial markets, providing a market-based incentive for firms to reduce their carbon footprints and if the heightened attention on climate change post-Paris Accord (PA) impacts the size of the “carbon risk premium.” We focus on electricity generators, because they are responsible for the largest share of emissions and emissions reductions in the U.S. and are highly exposed to regulatory, physical, and stranded asset risks. We find the cost of carbon risk is reflected in the returns of vertically integrated electric utilities. The post-PA period provides the strongest evidence that carbon risk is priced. We find that equity markets provide incentives for power producers to reduce emissions, as reductions in emissions are associated with reductions in required returns on equity (increases in equity market values). The challenge for regulators is how to respond in rate cases. Lowering a utility's regulated return to reflect lower market estimates of the return on equity would dilute the market-based incentive for emissions reductions. Adding a longer-term return incentive for continued investment in emissions reductions would reinforce the market incentive.

我们研究了《巴黎协定》前后垂直一体化电力生产商的温室气体排放定价。我们研究了金融市场是否对排放进行定价,从而为企业减少碳足迹提供市场激励,以及《巴黎协定》签署后人们对气候变化的高度关注是否会影响 "碳风险溢价 "的大小。我们将重点放在发电企业上,因为它们在美国的排放量和减排量中所占的份额最大,而且极易受到监管、实物和搁浅资产风险的影响。我们发现碳风险成本反映在垂直一体化电力公司的回报中。后《行动计划》时期为碳风险定价提供了最有力的证据。我们发现,股票市场激励电力生产商减少排放,因为排放的减少与所需股票回报的减少(股票市值的增加)相关联。监管者面临的挑战是如何在费率案例中作出回应。降低公用事业的监管回报率以反映市场对股本回报率的较低估计,将削弱基于市场的减排激励。为减排的持续投资增加长期回报激励将加强市场激励。
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Social equity provisions in energy efficiency obligations: An ex-post analysis of the French program 能效义务中的社会公平条款:法国项目的事后分析
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114348
Amélie Darmais , Matthieu Glachant , Victor Kahn

We evaluate the distributional effects of the French energy efficiency obligations, focusing on a reform implemented from 2016 to 2018. This reform introduced two social equity measures: a sub-obligation requiring energy suppliers to achieve energy savings in residences occupied by fuel-poor households, and a bonus system granting additional certificates to suppliers supporting investments in such dwellings. Our analysis, based on aggregated data from 2019, reveals that the program initially succeeded in channeling financial benefits towards low-income households. However, the primary driver of this positive outcome – generous bonuses – went to pose a risk of reversing the intended effect. We provide a detailed explanation of this shift and offer policy recommendations for improving social equity provisions. Our findings indicate that there may be no discernible advantage in combining both measures to address social equity concerns, advocating instead for a program based solely on the sub-obligation.

我们评估了法国能效义务的分配效应,重点关注 2016 年至 2018 年实施的一项改革。这项改革引入了两项社会公平措施:一项是要求能源供应商在燃料匮乏家庭居住的住宅中实现节能的次级义务,另一项是向支持在此类住宅中投资的供应商颁发额外证书的奖励制度。我们根据 2019 年的汇总数据进行的分析表明,该计划最初成功地将经济利益导向了低收入家庭。然而,这一积极成果的主要驱动力--慷慨的奖金--却带来了预期效果逆转的风险。我们对这一转变进行了详细解释,并提出了改进社会公平条款的政策建议。我们的研究结果表明,将两种措施结合起来以解决社会公平问题可能没有明显的优势,因此我们提倡仅以分项义务为基础的计划。
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Impact of digital divide on energy poverty across the globe: The mediating role of income inequality 数字鸿沟对全球能源贫困的影响:收入不平等的中介作用
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114349
Qian Yue , Ming Zhang , Yan Song

Energy poverty is an important reality facing the whole world, and the rapid development of digital technology has great potential in eradicating poverty. However, the differences in the level of information development have led to the existence of the digital divide within countries. In this context, this paper explores whether and how the digital divide affects energy poverty from a global perspective. Based on cross-country panel data, this study focuses on the effect and asymmetry of the digital divide on energy poverty. The results show that the digital divide hinders the reduction of energy poverty and manifests itself in a Matthew effect that makes the energy poor poorer. Second, the heterogeneity analysis based on income level and rural-urban areas find that the digital divide has a greater negative impact on energy poverty in low-income countries and rural areas. Finally, the mechanism analysis reveals that the digital divide exacerbates energy poverty mainly by increasing income inequality. Therefore, there is a greater need to focus on the efficiency, equity and inclusive development of the digital economy in the process of its globalization. The findings can also provide an empirical basis for policy design to bridge the digital divide and alleviate energy poverty.

能源贫困是全世界面临的重要现实问题,数字技术的快速发展在消除贫困方面具有巨大潜力。然而,信息发展水平的差异导致各国内部存在数字鸿沟。在此背景下,本文从全球视角探讨了数字鸿沟是否以及如何影响能源贫困。基于跨国面板数据,本研究重点探讨了数字鸿沟对能源贫困的影响及其不对称性。结果表明,数字鸿沟阻碍了能源贫困的减少,并表现为马太效应,使能源贫困人口更加贫困。其次,基于收入水平和城乡地区的异质性分析发现,在低收入国家和农村地区,数字鸿沟对能源贫困的负面影响更大。最后,机制分析表明,数字鸿沟主要通过加剧收入不平等来加剧能源贫困。因此,在数字经济全球化的过程中,更需要关注数字经济的效率、公平和包容性发展。研究结果还可以为消除数字鸿沟、缓解能源贫困的政策设计提供经验依据。
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Hurricanes make headlines, but chronic utility failure drives energy (in)security in the U.S. Virgin Islands 飓风成为头条新闻,但公用事业的长期故障导致美属维尔京群岛能源(不)安全
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114320
Alison Bates , Greg Guannel , Luis Armando Pagan Quinones

Natural disasters and extreme events expose significant challenges to electricity infrastructure. We explore concepts of energy security and energy resilience in the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria & Irma in the U.S. Caribbean in 2017. We look at household consequences of regular and storm related power outages for communities, and investigate the motivations for household adoption of solar energy in the wake of a natural disaster, using surveys and interviews in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results indicate that the storm-related utility failure was widely acknowledged as catastrophic by Islanders, severely limiting the ability for people to work, purchase and store food, and live healthy and productive lives – with lasting consequences. We also find that residents are just as impacted by chronic utility failure as they were disaster-related outages. In the wake of perceived failure from the local utility to provide energy security or energy resilience, households are making decision to invest in self-provided systems to meet these needs by purchasing generators and solar PV. Yet, provision of solar PV follows systemic and racialized patterns of access. We suggest that the practical ways in which utilities make decisions about resilience are outdated, and call for a new paradigm of energy security.

自然灾害和极端事件给电力基础设施带来了巨大挑战。我们探讨了 2017 年美国加勒比海地区飓风玛丽亚& 艾尔玛之后的能源安全和能源复原力概念。我们利用在美属维尔京群岛进行的调查和访谈,研究了与风暴相关的定期停电对社区家庭造成的后果,并调查了在自然灾害发生后家庭采用太阳能的动机。结果表明,岛民普遍认为与风暴相关的电力故障是灾难性的,严重限制了人们的工作、购买和储存食物的能力,以及健康和富有成效的生活--造成了持久的后果。我们还发现,居民受到长期公用事业故障的影响与他们受到与灾害相关的停电影响一样严重。在当地公用事业公司未能提供能源安全或能源复原力的情况下,家庭决定投资自备系统,通过购买发电机和太阳能光伏发电系统来满足这些需求。然而,太阳能光伏发电的提供遵循系统化和种族化的获取模式。我们认为,公用事业部门就复原力做出决策的实际方式已经过时,需要一种新的能源安全模式。
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Estimating the market share of electric motorcycles: A system dynamics approach with the policy mix and sustainable life cycle costs 估算电动摩托车的市场份额:采用政策组合和可持续生命周期成本的系统动力学方法
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114345
Yuniaristanto , Wahyudi Sutopo , Muhammad Hisjam , Hendro Wicaksono

Introducing electric vehicles is critical to maintaining air quality and reducing carbon emissions. The Indonesian government has issued several regulations to stimulate the diffusion of electric vehicles. This research attempts to forecast the electric vehicle market share, especially electric motorcycles, by involving the policy mix and sustainable life cycle costs. We propose a system dynamics approach that takes into account a policy mix including 0% down payment without credit interest subsidies, tax abolition, expansion of charging station network, and sustainable life cycle costs, i.e., total cost of ownership, social, and environment. The system dynamics model has four modules: the electric motorcycle cost, the conventional motorcycle cost, the economy module, and the consumer market. The simulation results show that the electric motorcycle market share will increase positively in 2021–2030, reaching 5.7% in 2030. Based on the scenario simulation results, providing more charging stations and vehicle tax abolition can significantly boost the market share of electric motorcycles in Indonesia. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers in formulating more appropriate policy instruments to promote electric vehicle diffusion in Indonesia.

引进电动汽车对于保持空气质量和减少碳排放至关重要。印尼政府已经颁布了多项法规来刺激电动汽车的普及。本研究试图通过政策组合和可持续生命周期成本来预测电动汽车(尤其是电动摩托车)的市场份额。我们提出了一种系统动力学方法,该方法考虑到了政策组合,包括 0% 首付无信贷利息补贴、取消税收、扩大充电站网络以及可持续生命周期成本,即总拥有成本、社会成本和环境成本。系统动力学模型包括四个模块:电动摩托车成本、传统摩托车成本、经济模块和消费市场。模拟结果表明,2021-2030 年电动摩托车市场份额将呈正增长,2030 年将达到 5.7%。根据情景模拟结果,提供更多充电站和取消车辆税可显著提高电动摩托车在印尼的市场份额。该研究为政策制定者提供了宝贵的见解,有助于他们制定更合适的政策工具,促进电动汽车在印尼的推广。
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Multiple just transitions? A study of how a just transition is envisioned in Poland 多重公正过渡?对波兰如何设想公正过渡的研究
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114322
Ekaterina Tarasova

While research on just transitions is expanding fast, there is a need for more studies focusing on the politics of just transitions. As the realization of a just transition depends in practice on common visions and possibilities for building coalitions between stakeholders, it is important to focus on how a just transition is envisioned by diverse actors. This paper examines how just energy transitions are envisioned by public authorities, business sectors and civil society in Poland and specifically the Silesian region, how their visions conflict and align with each other, and with what consequences for those transitions. The analysis draws on semi-structured interviews and publicly available materials. Three visions are identified: a just transition as social justice for labor in the coal-mining industry and related business, as a just transformation of the region, and as an opportunity for a systemic change. The paper argues that similarities and differences between visions create both opportunities and challenges for a just transition.

尽管有关公正过渡的研究正在迅速扩展,但仍需要更多关注公正过渡政治的研究。由于公正过渡的实现在实践中取决于利益相关者之间的共同愿景和建立联盟的可能性,因此关注不同参与者如何设想公正过渡非常重要。本文研究了波兰,特别是西里西亚地区的公共机构、商业部门和民间社会如何设想公正的能源转型,他们的设想如何相互冲突和协调,以及这些转型会产生什么后果。分析参考了半结构式访谈和公开资料。本文确定了三种愿景:作为煤矿行业和相关企业劳工的社会公正的公正转型、作为该地区的公正转型以及作为系统性变革的机遇。本文认为,不同愿景之间的异同为公正转型带来了机遇和挑战。
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Unlocking the impact of international financial support to infrastructure, energy efficiency, and ICT on CO2 emissions in India 释放国际金融支持对印度基础设施、能源效率和信息与通信技术的二氧化碳排放的影响
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114340
Oktay Özkan , Mehmet Akif Destek , Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente , Parisa Esmaeili

Financial resource constraints prevent developing nations from investing in the infrastructure needed for the green transition. For this reason, it is well known that numerous financial aid programs are offered globally, mainly to wealthy developing nations whose economies are predicated on high energy consumption. It hasn't been looked into if these resources are allocated to worthwhile projects. This study examines how foreign financial assistance in this area affects India's infrastructure emissions. The effects of natural resources, economic growth, information and communication technology, energy efficiency (oil and gas), and natural resources on the environment are being investigated as well. The novel multivariate quantile on-quantile regression technique is used in this context to examine a time-series data set spanning 2000–2021. According to the findings, there is a correlation between reduced carbon emissions and increased foreign financial aid. Likewise, advancements in energy efficiency and information and communication technologies also benefit the ecosystem. However, India's emissions are rising due to its abundant natural resources and economic expansion. Policy recommendations were made regarding the need for India to use international financial aid primarily to strengthen environmentally friendly infrastructure rather than solving problems such as current account deficit or budget deficit.

财政资源的限制阻碍了发展中国家对绿色转型所需的基础设施进行投资。因此,众所周知,全球提供了许多财政援助计划,主要是针对那些以高能耗为经济基础的富裕发展中国家。至于这些资源是否被分配给了有价值的项目,还没有进行过研究。本研究探讨了这方面的外国财政援助如何影响印度的基础设施排放。自然资源、经济增长、信息和通信技术、能源效率(石油和天然气)以及自然资源对环境的影响也在研究之列。在此背景下,我们使用了新颖的多变量量化回归技术来研究 2000-2021 年的时间序列数据集。研究结果表明,碳排放量的减少与外国财政援助的增加之间存在相关性。同样,能源效率和信息通信技术的进步也有利于生态系统。然而,由于其丰富的自然资源和经济扩张,印度的排放量正在上升。就印度需要将国际金融援助主要用于加强环境友好型基础设施而非解决经常账户赤字或预算赤字等问题提出了政策建议。
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Production of energy from renewable sources and financial performance of European utilities: A panel-data analysis 可再生能源的生产与欧洲公用事业公司的财务业绩:面板数据分析
IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114323
Susanna Dorigoni, Giuseppe A. Anzalone

Energy transition has become a priority for utilities worldwide.

Renewable electricity generation represents one of the pillars of the European decarbonization policy and is included among eligible activities in the Taxonomy Regulation.

The limited literature regarding the effects of investments in renewables on the financial performance of firms is fundamentally split in two lines: the first is focused on stock returns, the second concerns the determinants of the financial performance which is measured either through risk or accounting metrics. A limited set of studies has assessed the effects of investments in renewable power generation on the performance of utilities. In this article three linear regression analysis conducted on a panel-data composed of firm-year observations for 64 electric utilities from continental Europe between 2011 and 2020 are presented. The analysis has focused on: (i) profitability (Return-On-Asset), (ii) market valuation (Tobin's q) (iii) risk (Weighted Average Cost of Capital).

The results show that the renewable generation share is significantly and positively correlated with the first two indicators, while not correlated with the cost of capital.

This could represent a constraint to investments in renewable generation capacity with a negative impact on the achievement of the targets of the European decarbonization policy.

可再生能源发电是欧洲去碳化政策的支柱之一,并被列入《分类条例》中的合格活动。有关可再生能源投资对企业财务业绩影响的有限文献从根本上分为两类:第一类侧重于股票回报,第二类涉及财务业绩的决定因素,财务业绩通过风险或会计指标来衡量。评估可再生能源发电投资对公用事业公司业绩影响的研究为数不多。本文对 2011 年至 2020 年期间欧洲大陆 64 家电力公司的公司年观测数据进行了三次线性回归分析。结果表明,可再生能源发电份额与前两个指标显著正相关,而与资本成本不相关。这可能会制约可再生能源发电能力的投资,对欧洲去碳化政策目标的实现产生负面影响。
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