Study on the nonlinear impact of new-quality productivity on energy consumption
LIU Zhixiong
LIU Xinying
WEI Yuheng
Abstract：Reducing energy consumption is of great significance for fulfilling China's 14th Five-Year Plan and international climate commitments.The development of new-quality productivity offers fresh perspectives for addressing energy issues.Utilizing data from 278 prefecture-level cities in China spanning from 2009 to 2022,this study empirically examines the impact of new-quality productivity development on energy consumption.The findings are as follows:① The development of new-quality productivity can inhibit energy consumption,and this inhibitory effect exhibits nonlinear characteristics,manifesting as a positive"U"-shaped relationship that first intensifies and then diminishes.② The impact of new-quality productivity on energy consumption is more pronounced in non-capital cities and non-resource-based cities.③ The upgrading of industrial structure and the level of human capital play intermediary roles in the influence of new-quality productivity on energy consumption.Research on the impact of new-quality productivity on energy consumption can provide a theoretical basis for China to develop new-quality productivity according to local conditions,thereby promoting high-quality economic development.
Keywords：new forms of productivityenergy consumptionnonlinear relationshipthreshold effectindustrial structure
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：9( 119-127 )