Research on Energy Consumption Evaluation Combined with Endogenous Pollutants of China Based on Entropy-Topsis
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment
- Vol. 9 (4), 71-76
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10042857.2011.10685050
Abstract
The traditional evaluation of energy consumption mostly introduces pollutants as a negative economic output into evaluating model, ignoring the configuration relationship among the energy input, pollutants as well as economic output. This paper considers the overall process of energy consumption and constructs an evaluation indication system of energy consumption level combined with endogenous pollutants based on entropytopsis method, then makes empirical research. The results show that China’s energy consumption level presents a fluctuant rise in the premise of emission. Energy consumption level depends on the relationship among energy input, pollutants and economic output. The raise of energy consumption level should not increase economic output and reduce pollutant emission at the expense of environment. Finally, the whole paper puts forward the countermeasures to improve the overall level of energy consumption.Keywords
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