Environmental Kuznets Curve of Household Electricity Consumption in China: Based on Spatial Econometric Model

In this paper, the spatial measurement model is introduced into the environmental Kuznets curve to investigate the impact of income on household electric carbon emissions. The spatial correlation diagnosis was made by using Moran scatterplot and Moran index. The results of spatial error model show that the environmental Kuznets curve of household electric carbon emissions is inverted N-shaped carve. The maximum and minimum values of environmental Kuznets curve are per capita real GDP of RMB 10198 Yuan and RMB 44355 Yuan (at constant price in 2005). It means that the per capita household electric carbon emissions are still on the rise in most provinces of China.