Energy Transition Index for 281 Chinese Cities, 2003-2022

An updated panel dataset measuring the low-carbon energy transition for 281 Chinese cities from 2003 to 2022. The dataset, created by Yifan Shen, extends and corrects a previous version to form a consistent panel. It captures temporal changes and spatial disparities to compare city-level transition trajectories.

Use Cases

• Compare city-level energy transition trajectories based on the longitudinal index.
• Analyze spatial disparities in urban low-carbon transition capacity across China.
• Evaluate the potential for future energy transformation based on systematic city-level metrics.
• Provide empirical evidence for China's long-term low-carbon development agenda using city-level data.

Strengths

• Covers 281 Chinese cities, providing broad geographic coverage.
• Spans 20 years (2003-2022), enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Updates and corrects a previous dataset to form a consistent panel.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its focus on Chinese cities.

Provenance

Source

Yifan Shen

Collection Method

Updates an original 2003–2019 city-level ETI dataset by extending the panel to 2022 and correcting erroneous data.

Time Range

2003-2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 08:50:26

Geography

281 cities in China