{"id":4043,"date":"2026-01-28T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isets.org\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:03:00","slug":"energy-transition-vulnerability-index-etvi-for-281-chinese-cities-updated-to-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isets.org\/?p=4043","title":{"rendered":"Energy Transition Vulnerability Index (ETVI) for 281 Chinese cities (Updated to 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Energy Transition Vulnerability Index (ETVI) for <\/b><\/strong>281<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0Chinese cities <\/b><\/strong>(Updated to 2019)<\/b><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Yifan Shen,\u00a0Yuxuan Wang,\u00a0Jia He,\u00a0Yanan Chen,\u00a0Xunpeng Shi,\u00a0Yingzhu Li<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong>: At COP28, a historic agreement was reached to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels by tripling global renewable energy capacity, with a strong emphasis on ensuring that this transition is just, orderly, and equitable.\u00a0Measuring socio-economic vulnerability to the low-carbon transition is therefore fundamental to\u00a0addressing the equity implications of this shift. Despite sustained efforts to conceptualize and quantify energy transition vulnerability, estimates for China remain scarce, even though it is the world\u2019s largest carbon emitter and exhibits substantial heterogeneity at the sub-national level.<\/p>\n

Here, we present an\u00a0Energy Transition Vulnerability Index (ETVI)<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for 281 Chinese cities from 2003\u00a0to 2019, providing a baseline and quantitative evidence on spatiotemporal patterns and trends.\u00a0Our analysis places particular emphasis on the challenges associated with transitioning away from coal, which represents the most critical component of China\u2019s low-carbon energy transition. The conceptual framework underlying the ETVI builds on the Vulnerability Scoping Diagram (VSD) method. When appropriately applied, the city-level ETVI can help inform differentiated policy responses\u00a0across regions, supporting a just and inclusive energy transition within China\u2019s national climate strategy.<\/p>\n

Please cite the following papers when using this data. Many thanks! We will keep updating the index when the new data come in.<\/p>\n

Citation<\/strong>: Yifan Shen, Yuxuan Wang, Jia He, Yanan Chen, Xunpeng Shi, Yingzhu Li,\u00a0Evaluating Regional Disparities in Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Coal Phase-out across Chinese Cities,\u00a0Cell Reports Sustainability<\/i><\/em><\/strong>, 2025,\u00a0DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.crsus.2025.100438.<\/p>\n

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