The heterogeneous role of energy policies in the energy transition of Asia–Pacific emerging economies
Chen, Peipei; Wu, Yi; Meng, Jing; He, Pan; Li, Deyu; Coffman, D’ Maris; Liang, Xi; Guan, Dabo
(2022) Nature Energy, volume 7, issue 7, pp.
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Abstract
The achievement of sustainable energy systems requires well-designed energy policies, particularly targeted strategies to plan the direction of energy development, regulations monitored and executed through credible authorities and laws enforced by the judicial system for the enhancement of actions and national targets. The Asia–Pacific region (APAC), responsible for more than
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half of global energy consumption, has enacted a large number of energy policies over the past two decades, but progress on the energy transition remains slow. This study focuses on the aggregate effect of energy policies on the progress towards sustainable targets in 42 emerging economies from 2000 to 2017. We find that energy policies have contributed to improving access to electricity (3.0%), access to clean cooking (3.8%), energy efficiency (1.4%) and renewable electricity capacity (6.9%), respectively. Among different types of energy policy (strategies, laws and regulations), strategies have greater impacts on advancing electrification, clean cooking and renewable electricity capacity than laws and regulations, whereas the laws are more effective for achieving energy efficiency.
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Keywords: Consumption, East, Growth, Renewable energy, Technology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Fuel Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
ISSN: 2058-7546
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Note: Funding Information: We acknowledge support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72091415, 41921005 and 72140001 to D.G.), the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NE/V002414/1 and 2021GRIP02COP-AQ to J.M.), the Royal Society (IEC\NSFC\191520 to J.M.), the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ES/S010688/1 to D.L.), and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation action (730403 to D.L.). Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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