ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on Carbon Emission Reduction Effect of
Pilot Energy Revolution Policy in Shanxi Province
-Based on the Synthetic Control Methods
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Taiyuan Institute of Technology; No.31 Xinlan Road, Jiancaoping District; Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Chinese Academy of Social Science; Address: No.5 Jianguomen Street, Beijing, China
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Shanxi University, Shanxi Laboratory for Yellow River; No.92 Wucheng Road, Xiaodian District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Taiyuan University of Technology; No.79 West Yingze ST, Wanbailing District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Submission date: 2024-07-08
Final revision date: 2024-10-17
Acceptance date: 2024-11-20
Online publication date: 2025-03-24
Corresponding author
Xiaohua Ge
Taiyuan Institute of Technology; No.31 Xinlan Road, Jiancaoping District; Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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ABSTRACT
Climate warming has become a big problem facing all mankind, and the production and consumption
of energy are the main sources of carbon emissions. This study takes Shanxi Province, a major energyproducing
province in China, as the research object and adopts the synthetic control method (SCM) to
evaluate the impact of pilot policies of the energy revolution on carbon emission reduction. The results
show that the pilot energy revolution policy has significantly contributed to carbon reduction. Carbon
emission of Shanxi Province in 2021 is reduced by 37.09% compared with that of synthetic Shanxi
Province, and carbon intensity decreased by 31.21% compared with that of synthetic Shanxi Province.