文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：New Energy Policies and Informal Cultural Norms Promoting Carbon Equity in Chinese Cities: Synergistic Effects and Regional Heterogeneity

作者：Yang, Zixuan[1];Yu, Huang[1];Zhang, Jingqiu[2]

第一作者：Yang, Zixuan

通讯作者：Zhang, JQ[1]

机构：[1]Univ Int Business & Econ, Sch Int Trade & Econ, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China;[2]Beijing Union Univ, Coll Appl Arts & Sci, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China

第一机构：Univ Int Business & Econ, Sch Int Trade & Econ, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Beijing Union Univ, Coll Appl Arts & Sci, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China.|[114172]北京联合大学应用文理学院;[11417]北京联合大学;

年份：2025

卷号：18

期号：10

外文期刊名：ENERGIES

收录：;EI(收录号：20252218522219);Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-105006702534);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001495991600001)】；

基金：This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 41771187] and the Postgraduate Innovative Research Fund of the University of International Business and Economics.

语种：英文

外文关键词：carbon equity; energy transition; Confucianism; new energy demonstration city; differences-in-differences method

摘要：In the era of energy transition, there is a lack of targeted research on the synergistic effects of new energy policies and informal institutions on carbon equity. This study examines how new energy policies influence urban carbon equity, with a focus on the mediating role of cultural forces. Utilizing panel data from 256 Chinese cities (2000-2021) and employing the New Energy Demonstration City (NEDC) policy as a quasi-natural experiment, this study adopts a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) approach to identify causal relationships. Key findings reveal: (1) China has been accompanied by a rise in carbon distribution inequity measured through the cumulative distribution patterns of carbon emissions and economic outcomes, highlighting the equity-efficiency trade-off. (2) The NEDC policy, while advancing energy transition, inadvertently exacerbates urban carbon inequity. The conclusion is robust to parallel trend tests, placebo analyses, and controls for concurrent policies. (3) Confucianism, as an informal institutional force, can effectively mitigate the urban policy-driven inequities. (4) Heterogeneity analysis finds that the synergistic effect of Confucianism and the policy is more significant in non-old industrial base cities and non-resource-dependent cities. Theoretically, this research bridges energy transition literature with institutional theory by revealing the compensatory role of cultural systems in formal policy frameworks. Practically, it advocates for culturally informed energy governance models, proposing Confucian principles of harmony and collective responsibility as design pillars for equitable sustainability transitions.