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Egg-Timer: Climate Change and Socioeconomic Outcomes Location: D-112 Session Chair: Jakob Hans Wedemeyer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | |
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The Distributional Impacts of Climate Change on Energy Consumption: Subnational Evidence from China 1: Renmin University of China, China, People's Republic of; 2: North Carolina State University, USA While the aggregate impacts of climate change on energy demand are well documented, the distributional consequences at subnational scales remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by quantifying the impact of temperature on energy inequality across prefecture-level cities in China. Using nighttime light intensity as a proxy—validated against household electricity survey data—we construct city-level Gini coefficients to assess temperature-driven inequality. Our results demonstrate a U-shaped relationship, indicating that both temperature extremes exacerbate energy disparities. Projections under the high-warming pathway reveal a pronounced spatial divergence: by 2081–2100, within-city energy inequality is projected to rise by 26.08% in Southern China, whereas changes in the North remain statistically insignificant. These findings suggest that uniform national policies may be insufficient; instead, climate adaptation strategies must be spatially differentiated and incorporate equity metrics to protect vulnerable populations in rapidly warming regions. | |