Measuring Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance: A Case of South Asia

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Yumei Hou1, Wasim Iqbal1, Ghulam Muhammad Shaikh2, Nadeem Iqbal3, Yasir Ahmed Solangi4, Arooj Fatima1
1College of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
2Department of computer science, Bahria University, Karachi campus 74800, Pakistan
3Faculty of Management Science, Department of Finance, Ghazai University, D.G. Khan 322000, Pakistan
4College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics, Nanjing 210000, China

Tóm tắt

When assessing energy efficiency, most studies have frequently ignored environmental aspects even though the concept has been widely used in the past. This study evaluates the energy efficiency and environmental performance of South Asia by using DEA (data envelopment analysis) like mathematical composite indicator. We construct a comprehensive set of indicators, including an energy self-sufficiency ratio, energy production over consumption ratio, energy imports, diversification index of energy imports, energy reserve ratio, GDP productivity, energy intensity, per capita energy consumption index, carbon emission index, carbon emission index per unit of energy consumption and share of renewable energy in order to develop an energy efficiency and environmental performance index. Unlike other studies, this study first examines each indicator and then estimates a combined score for each country. The results reveal that Bhutan as a more secure country and Pakistan showed a decreasing trend, while Sri Lanka and India performed satisfactorily. Remarkably, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan showed a decreasing trend. This study proposes a policy that increases the cross-border trade of renewable energy for long term energy efficiency and environmental performance.

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