基地研究员任晓航副教授合作论文“Natural gas and the battle of carbon emissions: Interpreting the spatial effects of provincial carbon emissions in China”在重要学术期刊International Review of Economics & Finance发表。

摘要：China has consistently sought clean energy solutions to mitigate carbon emissions, with natural gas being an effective alternative. Utilizing carbon emissions data from China spanning 2010 to 2020, this study applies spatial econometric models to analyze the spatial effects of natural gas consumption on provincial carbon emissions. The study identifies spatial patterns in carbon emissions across China and notes σ convergence among provincial emissions. Additionally, the effectiveness of natural gas in mitigating carbon emissions is affected by factors such as pricing, geographic location, and economic development levels, rather than resulting in direct emission reductions. Natural gas usage elevates carbon emissions within the province while curbing emissions in neighboring regions. Moreover, mediation mechanisms reveal that natural gas consumption can indirectly enhance carbon emissions via agricultural expansion, economic progress, and uncertainties in climate policies. The results illustrate that the mechanisms influencing the carbon reduction effects of natural gas are multifaceted. Achieving significant reductions in carbon emissions through natural gas necessitates a holistic consideration of factors such as spatial spillover, pricing, and economic development levels.

关键词：Carbon emissions; Spatial spillover; Natural gas; Mechanism analysi

论文链接：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2024.103835

教师简介

任晓航，中南大学商学院特聘副教授，Elsevier中国高被引学者，全球前2%顶尖科学家，主要从事能源金融、金融风险、金融计量等方面的研究，在Journal of the American Statistical Association、Transportation Research Part A、Energy Economics、Quantitative Finance、Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting、International Review of Financial Analysis、Technological Forecasting and Social Change、Business Strategy and the Environment、Pacific-Basin Finance Journal、Applied Energy、Resources Policy、Renewable & Sustainable Energy Review、Energy、管理科学学报（英文版）、系统工程理论与实践、中国管理科学等国内外权威期刊上发表论文一百余篇，其中ESI热点文章/高被引论文三十余篇。担任Sustainable Communities(Taylor & Francis)领域主编，Humanities & Social Sciences Communications（Nature旗下唯一面向人文社会科学的子刊）等期刊副主编，Climate Change Economics, Economic Change and Restructuring等SSCI期刊客座主编。