Decomposing the impacts of time use on energy consumption

Yuan Xu; Jing SONG; Weishi Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.235

Decomposing the impacts of time use on energy consumption

Yuan Xu^*, Jing SONG, Weishi Zhang

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Abstract

Energy conservation is essential for sustainable development. In order to find out the relative importance of various factors and take more effective actions, conventional decomposition studies mainly focus on economic activities. In this study, we explain energy consumption through people's use of time. We employ data on time use, population and energy consumption to analyze the impacts of time use structure and energy intensity for various activities across years in the United States and compare with China at a different stage of social development. Results emphasize the importance of the energy intensity effect in future energy conservation efforts while the time use structure effect could also contribute especially for countries experiencing significant social transformation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1888-1892
Number of pages	5
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.235
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	6th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2014 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 30 May 2014 → 2 Jun 2014

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Energy consupmtion decomposition
Energy intensity
Time use structure

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Decomposing the impacts of time use on energy consumption

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