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Article: Energy Saving May Kill: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Title | Energy Saving May Kill: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident |
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Issue Date | 1-Apr-2023 |
Publisher | American Economic Association |
Citation | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, v. 15, n. 2, p. 377-414 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Following the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan gradually shut down all its nuclear power plants, causing a countrywide power shortage. In response the government launched large-scale energy-saving campaigns to reduce electricity consumption. Exploiting the electricity-saving targets across regions and over time, we show that the campaigns significantly increased mortality, particularly during extremely hot days. The impact is primarily driven by people using less air conditioning, as encouraged by the government. Nonpecuniary incentives can explain most of the reduction in electricity consumption. Our findings suggest there exists a trade-off between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/328358 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 5.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 8.933 |
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dc.contributor.author | He, GJ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tanaka, T | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-28T04:43:09Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-28T04:43:09Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, v. 15, n. 2, p. 377-414 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1945-7782 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/328358 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Following the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan gradually shut down all its nuclear power plants, causing a countrywide power shortage. In response the government launched large-scale energy-saving campaigns to reduce electricity consumption. Exploiting the electricity-saving targets across regions and over time, we show that the campaigns significantly increased mortality, particularly during extremely hot days. The impact is primarily driven by people using less air conditioning, as encouraged by the government. Nonpecuniary incentives can explain most of the reduction in electricity consumption. Our findings suggest there exists a trade-off between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation.<br></p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | American Economic Association | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics | - |
dc.title | Energy Saving May Kill: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1257/app.20200505 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 344682 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 377 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 414 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1945-7790 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000971949200013 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1945-7790 | - |