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ArticleNature communications2025

Evaluating socio-economic and subjective well-being impacts of coal power phaseout in China.

Shuaizhi Gao, Peng Zhou, Hongyan Zhang, Shuo Yang

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Shuaizhi GaoSchool of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.
Peng ZhouSchool of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China. pzhou@upc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-3054
Hongyan ZhangSchool of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China. hongyan@upc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8159-6098
Shuo YangSchool of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, P. R. China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 71934007 & 72243012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, China has undergone an ambitious coal power phaseout that has induced a set of socio-economic rearrangements. To provide new insights into the socio-economic effects of this phaseout in addressing global climate change, we conducted an empirical analysis at both the macro and micro levels in China from 2014 to 2020. We found that the negative impacts of this phaseout led to 3.1% and 1.9% decreases in annual income for rural and urban populations, respectively. Despite facing macro-economic challenges, individuals report overall increased levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Collectively, these findings reveal a phenomenon in which macro socio-economic performance and subjective well-being (SWB) are driven in different directions during the phaseout. Our study uncovers potential socio-economic injustices as well as opportunities in the context of the coal power phaseout, highlighting the importance of flexibility in designing decarbonization strategies.

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PMCPMC11890562

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