Digital growth and energy burden inequality: challenges in China’s low-carbon transition
デジタル成長とエネルギー負担の不平等：中国の低炭素移行における課題 (AI 翻訳)
Yuanxiang Zhou, Huayan Liu, Xinyu Liu, Yuankun Luo, Lianbiao Cui
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日本語
本論文は、中国の低炭素移行におけるデジタル経済の発展が家庭のエネルギー負担不平等に与える影響を分析。2012～2022年のCFPSパネルデータを用いた実証分析により、デジタル経済の急速な成長がエネルギー負担の不平等を拡大させ、特にクリーンエネルギー支出に顕著であることを示した。また、都市部と農村部の間でエネルギー負担に大きな差があり、農村部の負担が重いこと、所得グループ間でも格差が拡大していることを明らかにした。
English
This paper examines the impact of digital economy development on household energy burden inequality in China's low-carbon transition. Using CFPS panel data from 2012-2022, it finds that digital growth exacerbates inequality, particularly in clean energy spending. Rural households face heavier burdens than urban ones, and disparities widen across income groups, offering policy implications for a just energy transition.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本でもデジタル化とエネルギー移行の両立が課題となる中、本論文はデジタル経済がエネルギー負担の不平等を拡大させるメカニズムを実証しており、日本の「GX実現に向けた移行」における公正な移行（ジャスト・トランジション）の議論に示唆を与える。特に、デジタル化が進む日本において、エネルギーコストの負担格差に注意を促す点で参考となる。
In the global GX context
This paper provides empirical evidence on how digitalization can widen energy inequality during a low-carbon transition, a concern relevant to global just transition debates. While China-specific, the mechanism—digital growth increasing clean energy expenditure disparities—offers insights for countries like the US and EU where digitalization and decarbonization intersect. It underscores the need for policies to mitigate energy burden inequality alongside digital and green transitions.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Researchers studying energy justice and digitalization should note the empirical link between digital economy growth and energy burden inequality, with clean energy as a key channel.
🏢実務担当者:Corporate sustainability teams, especially in tech and energy, can use these findings to assess how digital products may affect household energy costs and consider inclusive design.
🏛政策担当者:Policymakers should integrate inequality metrics into digital and energy transition strategies, ensuring that carbon pricing and clean energy subsidies do not disproportionately burden rural or low-income households.
📄 Abstract（原文）
This paper examines the impact of digital economy development on household energy burden inequality in the context of China’s low-carbon transition. Using panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) covering the years 2012–2022, the empirical analysis suggests that while the digital economy has grown rapidly, it has also exacerbated the inequality in household energy burdens. The mechanism analysis indicates that the development of the digital economy primarily affects energy expenditure inequality, especially spending on clean energy, which contributes to disparities in household energy burdens. Moreover, significant differences in energy burdens exist between urban and rural households, with rural households facing heavier energy burdens than their urban counterparts. The inequality in energy burdens also varies across different income groups, with the disparity becoming more pronounced. The findings of this paper provide scientific evidence and policy implications for energy transition and the cautious promotion of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
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