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Does Off-Farm Employment Promote the Low-Carbon Energy Intensity in China's Rural Households?

Authors :
Wang, Ping
Li, Shen-Li
Zou, Shao-Hui
Source :
Energies (19961073); Mar2023, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p2375, 16p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

A study linking the two economic and social phenomena of rural labor force migration and energy transition can help analyze the underlying causes of rural "Energy Poverty". However, how off-farm employment affects household low-carbon energy consumption and its potential mechanisms requires further research. Using 1351 sampled rural households from the "Rural Energy, Population Transfer and Well-being" survey in 2018 and 2021 to explore response mechanisms through which off-farm employment can influence low-carbon energy intensity. Utilizing the multivariate regression, Sobel test, and moderating effect test, the results demonstrate that off-farm employment, including short-term and long-term off-farm employment, significantly increases the intensity of low-carbon energy use among rural households. Specifically, long-term off-farm employment tends to have a greater positive contribution to the low-carbon energy intensity than short-term off-farm employment. Furthermore, off-farm employment can affect household low-carbon energy intensity through the total income, and effect of the surrounding people in the off-farm employment process also increases their consumption intensity. The research reveals that the rural energy revolution under the constraints of "Carbon Neutral" and "Carbon Peak" should relate to the off-farm development of rural households to achieve "Precise Energy Poverty Alleviation". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19961073
Volume :
16
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Energies (19961073)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
162349277
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052375