Energy sustainability evaluation of 30 provinces in China using the improved entropy weight-cloud model

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 126; p. 107657
• Main Authors: Hou, Xiaoran, Lv, Tao, Xu, Jie, Deng, Xu, Liu, Feng, Pi, Duyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: carbon; carbon dioxide; China; energy; Energy sustainability index system; entropy; Improved entropy weight-cloud model; natural gas; Provincial perspective; spatial variation; Sustainable development; China; Energy sustainability index system; Provincial perspective; Improved entropy weight-cloud model; Sustainable development

•Energy sustainability includes security, efficiency, cleanness, low carbon emissions.•Chinese energy sustainability has obvious spatial heterogeneity.•Cleanness and efficiency perform better than security, low carbon emissions in China.•Energy supply, consumption structure and pollution emissions a...