Research on the mediating effect of urbanization and technological innovation on the efficiency of total factor energy utilization——Empirical evidence from the Yellow River ji-shaped bend
Calculated the total factor energy utilization efficiency of cities in the"几"bend of the Yellow River metropolitan area by the global reference Malmquist model.Analysed the changes of GML index and the total factor energy utilization efficiency.Analysed the impact of urbanization and technological innovation on the total factor energy utilization efficiency of cities in the"几"bend of the Yellow River metropolitan area by the three-stage mediation effect model.Research showed that the total factor energy utilization effi-ciency of most cities in the"几"bend of the Yellow River showed an increasing trend.and resource-based cities were higher than non resource-based cities,while provincial capital cities were lower than non provincial capital cities.Industrial structure upgrade was a partial intermediary for urbanization to promote the total factor energy utilization efficiency.Economic growth was a complete intermedi-ary for technological innovation to promote the total factor energy utilization efficiency.Reducing environmental pollution was a partial intermediary for technological innovation to promote the total factor energy utilization efficiency.The cities in the"几"bend of the Yellow River metropolitan area should build a modern economic energy system and accelerate industrial upgrading and urban transfor-mation,build low-carbon,zero-carbon,and negative carbon projects.promote technological innovation and economic growth,as well as green development.
total factor energy utilization efficiencyurbanizationtechnological innovationGML indexmediating effectYellow River ji-shaped bend