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Synergy among finance, energy and CO2 emissions in a dynamic setting: Measures to optimize the carbon peaking path

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
Volume 104, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107362

Keywords

Financial development; Financial energy conservation; CO2 emission; Generalized Divisia index model; Monte Carlo simulation

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This paper constructs a model covering finance and energy consumption to analyze the impact of financial development and energy consumption on CO2 emission changes in China. The results indicate that energy structure and carbon factor remain the principal drivers for CO2 emission growth.
Financial development and energy consumption are expected to exert a significant effect on CO2 emission changes. However, there remains a research gap in optimizing pathways to carbon peaking under financial and energy drivers. This paper constructs a novel model covering finance and energy consumption using the generalized Divisia Index (GDI) method. The GDI allows to quantify the drivers behind the CO2 emission change in China during 2005-2020. Furthermore, it combines a Monte Carlo simulation with scenario analysis to forecast the path of CO2 emissions during 2021-2030. The results demonstrate that energy structure and carbon factor remain the principal drivers for CO2 emission growth in China. Thus, it is still pivotal to optimize energy saving and carbon reduction policies. Financial energy saving has enormous potential for reducing CO2 emissions over time, even though the immediate influence on CO2 emission is not significant. China has a substantial probability of reaching the peaking target in 2026 under the technology breakthrough scenario, whereas in the other two scenarios the target cannot be achieved.

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