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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Economics and Management
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1494691
This article is part of the Research Topic Environmental degradation, health, and socioeconomic impacts View all articles

Study on the Coupling Role and Forecasting of Energy-Economy-Environment Triple System-Based on System Dynamics Approach, Taking Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as an Example

Provisionally accepted
Hongtao Zhu Hongtao Zhu 1Yue Zhu Yue Zhu 1Bo Hu Bo Hu 2Yongfeng Qiao Yongfeng Qiao 1Luxia Liu Luxia Liu 2*
  • 1 Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, Hohhot, China
  • 2 University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong Province, China

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    The sustainable development of Inner Mongolia, particularly the coordinated development of energy, economy, and environment, plays a crucial role in shaping energy strategies and environmental protection policies for both Inner Mongolia and China. Based on this, the study focuses on the energy-economy-environment coupling in Inner Mongolia, employing system dynamics for multiscenario simulations. The findings reveal: (1) the overall coupling coordination degree is improving, with the energy-environment friendly scenario yielding the best results; (2) industrial pollution and energy consumption are significant factors influencing coupling coordination; (3) addressing energy consumption and achieving carbon neutrality are long-term challenges for Inner Mongolia's sustainable development. Therefore, Inner Mongolia should optimize its industrial structure, promote high-tech and low-carbon industries, improve energy efficiency, develop renewable energy, and strengthen pollution control and carbon emission management to achieve sustainable development across its economy, energy, and environment.

    Keywords: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, system dynamics, Energy, Economy, environment, Coupling coordination

    Received: 11 Sep 2024; Accepted: 23 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhu, Zhu, Hu, Qiao and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Luxia Liu, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, China

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