Sustainable Futures (Dec 2024)
Dynamic evolution and influencing factors of internal and external synergy in China's energy industry: From the perspective of industrial chain
Abstract
The distortion of factors between the upstream and downstream of the energy industry, as well as the lack of collaborative models between it and the energy equipment manufacturing industry, impede the smooth achievement of the ''dual-carbon'' goal, and industrial synergy can better solve this problem. From the perspective of the industrial chain, this study measures for the first time the level of internal and external synergies in the energy industry based on industrial data from 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2022, and analyzes in depth the dynamic evolution of internal and external synergies in the energy industry and the factors influencing them. Using ArcMap 10.2 and the variance decomposition model, it is found that the upstream and downstream sectors of the energy industry have non-equilibrium in time and space, and their factor mismatch in resource-based regions is still more serious. Therefore, a state of synergy needs to be created between upstream and downstream sectors, between the energy industry and the energy equipment manufacturing industry. Using each of the status quo maps as well as the Kernel model, it was concluded that external synergies decrease and then increase, with a gradual decrease in the gap between regions. However, internal synergies show an upward and then downward trend. Meanwhile, the results of the GTWR model show that the effects of various influences on internal and external synergies are not only positively or negatively different, but also spatially more unbalanced. It should accelerate the promotion of policy guidance, actively cultivate the external environment, rationalize the layout of regional industries, and promote the synergistic development of the energy industry internally and externally.
