Analysis of grey correlation between energy consumption and economic growth in Liaoning Province, China.
WANG Li1,2, XI Feng-ming1*, WANG Jiao-yue1
(1Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
The contradiction between energy consumption and economic growth is increasingly prominent in China. Liaoning Province as one of Chinese heavy industrial bases, consumes a large amount of energy. Its economic development has a strong dependence on energy consumption, but the energy in short supply become more apparent. In order to further understand the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth and put forward scientific suggestions on low carbon development, we used the grey
correlation analysis method to separately examine the relevance of economicgrowth with energy consumption industries and energy consumption varieties through analy
sis of energy consumption and economic growth data in Liaoning Province from 2000 to 2012. The results showed that the wholesale and retail sector and hotel and restaurant sector were in the minimum energy consumption in all kinds of sectors, but they presented the closest connection with the economic growth. Although industry energy consumption was the maximum, the degree of connection between industry energy consumption and economic growth was weak. In all types of energy consumption, oil and hydropower consumption had a significant connection with economic growth. However, the degree of connection of coal consumption with economic growth was not significant, which meant that coal utilization efficiency was low. In order to achieve low carbon and sustainable development, Liaoning Province should transform the economic growth mode, adjust industry structure, optimize energy structure, and improve energy utilization efficiency, especially promote producer services and develop clean and renewable energy.
王丽1,2,郗凤明1*,王娇月1. 辽宁省能源消费与经济增长的灰色关联[J]. 应用生态学报, 2016, 27(3): 920-926.
WANG Li1,2, XI Feng-ming1*, WANG Jiao-yue1. Analysis of grey correlation between energy consumption and economic growth in Liaoning Province, China.. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016, 27(3): 920-926.