Spatial autocorrelation analysis of the environmental efficiency of coal-fired power plants in China

• Published in: Clean technologies and environmental policy Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 2177 - 2192
• Main Authors: Nakaishi, Tomoaki, Nagashima, Fumiya, Kagawa, Shigemi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Autocorrelation; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Coal; Coal-fired power plants; Coastal zone; Cooperation; Data envelopment analysis; Earth and Environmental Science; Efficiency; Emissions; Empirical analysis; Environment; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental policy; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Local government; Local knowledge; Original Paper; Power plants; Sustainable Development; China; Coal-fired power plant; Spatial autocorrelation analysis; China; Environmental efficiency; Data envelopment analysis

Although many studies have analyzed the environmental efficiency of coal-fired power plants in China with the aim of reducing CO 2 emissions, there has been much less focus on the locations of the plants and their spatial pattern. In this study, we investigate the spatial dependence of environmental...