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    Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends

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    Authors
    Chen, J.
    Wu, Y.
    Xu, C.
    Song, M.
    Liu, Xin
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chen, J. and Wu, Y. and Xu, C. and Song, M. and Liu, X. 2018. Global non-fossil fuel consumption: driving factors, disparities, and trends. Management Decision.
    Source Title
    Management Decision
    DOI
    10.1108/MD-04-2018-0409
    ISSN
    0025-1747
    School
    Sustainability Policy Institute
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72907
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    Abstract

    © 2018, Jiandong Chen, Yinyin Wu, Chong Xu, Malin Song and Xin Liu. Purpose: Non-fossil fuels are receiving increasing attention within the context of addressing global climate challenges. Based on a review of non-fossil fuel consumption in major countries worldwide from 1985 to 2015, the purpose of this paper is to analyze trends for global non-fossil fuel consumption, share of fuel consumption and inequality. Design/methodology/approach: The similarities were obtained between the logarithmic mean divisia index and the mean-rate-of-change index decomposition analysis methods, and a method was proposed for complete decomposition of the incremental Gini coefficient. Findings: Empirical analysis showed that: global non-fossil fuel consumption accounts for a small share of the total energy consumption, but presents an increasing trend; the level of global non-fossil fuel consumption inequality is high but has gradually declined, which is mainly attributed to the concentration effect; inequality in global non-fossil fuel consumption is mainly due to the difference between nuclear power and hydropower consumption, but the contributions of nuclear power and hydropower to per capita non-fossil fuel consumption are declining; and population has the greatest influence on global non-fossil fuel consumption during the sampling period. Originality/value: The main contribution of this study is its analysis of global non-fossil fuel consumption trends, disparities and driving factors. In addition, a general formula for complete index decomposition is proposed and the incremental Gini coefficient is wholly decomposed.

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