Abstract：
Digital economy plays an irreplaceable role in achieving energy development, and may also have a profound impact on energy supply and consumption. Based on a panel dataset of 30 provinces in China for the period 2006 to 2019, we assess the impact of digital economy on energy trilemma. This study also detects the asymmetric nexus between digital economy and energy trilemma, and investigates the direct and indirect effects of digital economy on energy trilemma. The main findings are as follows. (1) Digital economy shows a significant inhibitory effect on energy trilemma, which means energy trilemma can be effectively eradicated by promoting the development of digital economy. (2) Digital economy has a more prominent inhibitory effect on energy trilemma when the latter is at lower quantiles, and the marginal impact of digital economy on the energy trilemma decreases as the level of energy trilemma increases. (3) Digital economy exerts a significant and negative impact on energy insecurity, inequity, and unsustainability, which are three pillars of the energy trilemma. (4) Digital economy contributes to the eradication of energy trilemma by inhibiting traditional energy consumption and simultaneously encouraging technology innovation, which are two mediators in the nexus between digital economy and energy trilemma. Following the above findings, this study presents a series of policy recommendations for accelerating the development of digital economy and restricting energy trilemma.
摘要：
数字经济对实现能源发展具有不可替代的作用,也可能对能源供应和消费产生深远影响。基于2006年至2019年中国30个省份的面板数据集，我们评估了数字经济对能源三难的影响。这项研究还发现了数字经济和能源三难之间的不对称联系，并研究了数字经济对能源三难的直接和间接影响。主要研究结果如下。(1)数字经济对能源三难问题表现出显著的抑制作用,这意味着可以通过促进数字经济的发展来有效消除能源三难。(2)当能源三难因素处于较低分位数时,数字经济对能源三难因素的抑制作用更为显著,数字经济对能源三难的边际影响随着能源三难水平的增加而减小。(3)数字经济对能源不安全产生重大的负面影响,不平等,和不可持续性，这是能源三难的三大支柱。（4）数字经济通过抑制传统能源消耗，同时鼓励技术创新，有助于消除能源三难困境。这是数字经济和能源三难联系中的两个中介。根据以上发现,本研究为加快数字经济发展和限制能源三难困境提出了一系列政策建议。
