Analysis of Spatial Spillover Effect of Energy Intensity and its Influencing Factors in China

Abstract

The time variation characteristics and spatial variation characteristics of China 's energy intensity are discussed. On this basis, the spatial Durbin model is used for empirical analysis to study the influencing factors of energy intensity. The results show that the spatial distribution of China 's energy intensity is characterized by low in the east and high in the west and low in the south and high in the north, and there are two agglomeration areas: one is low and one is high. The high intensity areas represented by Shanxi and Inner Mongolia and the low intensity areas represented by Shanghai and Jiangsu. The increase of industrial structure rationalization promotes the increase of energy intensity, but industrial rationalization has a spillover effect on the increase of energy intensity in surrounding areas. The industrial structure characterized by industrial upgrading reduces the intensity of energy consumption, but it has a spillover effect on the increase of energy intensity in the surrounding areas. The improvement of economic development level and the optimization of energy consumption structure have reduced the energy intensity. The increase of industrialization level can inhibit energy intensity and has spillover effect. However, the level of urbanization, social consumption level and informatization level have no obvious impact on energy intensity.