Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends
© 2018, Jiandong Chen, Yinyin Wu, Chong Xu, Malin Song and Xin Liu. Purpose: Non-fossil fuels are receiving increasing attention within the context of addressing global climate challenges. Based on a review of non-fossil fuel consumption in major countries worldwide from 1985 to 2015, the purpose of...
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| author | Chen, J. Wu, Y. Xu, C. Song, M. Liu, Xin |
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| description | © 2018, Jiandong Chen, Yinyin Wu, Chong Xu, Malin Song and Xin Liu. Purpose: Non-fossil fuels are receiving increasing attention within the context of addressing global climate challenges. Based on a review of non-fossil fuel consumption in major countries worldwide from 1985 to 2015, the purpose of this paper is to analyze trends for global non-fossil fuel consumption, share of fuel consumption and inequality. Design/methodology/approach: The similarities were obtained between the logarithmic mean divisia index and the mean-rate-of-change index decomposition analysis methods, and a method was proposed for complete decomposition of the incremental Gini coefficient. Findings: Empirical analysis showed that: global non-fossil fuel consumption accounts for a small share of the total energy consumption, but presents an increasing trend; the level of global non-fossil fuel consumption inequality is high but has gradually declined, which is mainly attributed to the concentration effect; inequality in global non-fossil fuel consumption is mainly due to the difference between nuclear power and hydropower consumption, but the contributions of nuclear power and hydropower to per capita non-fossil fuel consumption are declining; and population has the greatest influence on global non-fossil fuel consumption during the sampling period. Originality/value: The main contribution of this study is its analysis of global non-fossil fuel consumption trends, disparities and driving factors. In addition, a general formula for complete index decomposition is proposed and the incremental Gini coefficient is wholly decomposed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-729072018-12-13T09:33:20Z Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends Chen, J. Wu, Y. Xu, C. Song, M. Liu, Xin © 2018, Jiandong Chen, Yinyin Wu, Chong Xu, Malin Song and Xin Liu. Purpose: Non-fossil fuels are receiving increasing attention within the context of addressing global climate challenges. Based on a review of non-fossil fuel consumption in major countries worldwide from 1985 to 2015, the purpose of this paper is to analyze trends for global non-fossil fuel consumption, share of fuel consumption and inequality. Design/methodology/approach: The similarities were obtained between the logarithmic mean divisia index and the mean-rate-of-change index decomposition analysis methods, and a method was proposed for complete decomposition of the incremental Gini coefficient. Findings: Empirical analysis showed that: global non-fossil fuel consumption accounts for a small share of the total energy consumption, but presents an increasing trend; the level of global non-fossil fuel consumption inequality is high but has gradually declined, which is mainly attributed to the concentration effect; inequality in global non-fossil fuel consumption is mainly due to the difference between nuclear power and hydropower consumption, but the contributions of nuclear power and hydropower to per capita non-fossil fuel consumption are declining; and population has the greatest influence on global non-fossil fuel consumption during the sampling period. Originality/value: The main contribution of this study is its analysis of global non-fossil fuel consumption trends, disparities and driving factors. In addition, a general formula for complete index decomposition is proposed and the incremental Gini coefficient is wholly decomposed. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72907 10.1108/MD-04-2018-0409 Emerald restricted |
| spellingShingle | Chen, J. Wu, Y. Xu, C. Song, M. Liu, Xin Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title | Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title_full | Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title_fullStr | Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title_short | Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| title_sort | global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72907 |