Spatial heterogeneity in the impact of energy consumption on human health
LI Lingyan
ZHANG Yao
Abstract：Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2020,this paper uses the fixed-effect model and the spatial Durbin model to reveal the spatiotemporal correlation and spatial effect between energy consumption and residents' health.The results show that:① In terms of spatial pattern,the eastern part continues to be the core area of high energy consumption,the area with a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases is expanding,and the mortality rate of respiratory diseases has decreased significantly in the past two decades;② Energy consumption significantly increases the cause of death of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases,and has a negative spatial spillover effect on the surrounding areas;③ The use of clean energy presents a gradient effect:energy consumption in areas with a high proportion of energy directly affects cardiovascular diseases;④ The income dimension shows that there is significant heterogeneity in the impact of energy consumption on health,and in low-income areas,energy consumption significantly increases the direct and total effects of respiratory disease cause of death.
Keywords：energy consumptionclean energy transitiontemporal-spatial featurespatial durbin modelhealth disparities
Publication Date：2025-04-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：11( 66-76 )