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Arid Land Geography ›› 2026, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4): 756-768.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.300

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Measurement of total factor carbon productivity of the logistics industry in the Yellow River Basin and its influencing factors: A perspective based on energy endowment differences

HAO Xiaoyan1,2(), LI Yuerong1, WU Yue1()   

  1. 1 School of Economics and Management, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, Inner Mongolia, China
    2 Inner Mongolia Energy Strategic Research Center, Hohhot 010051, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Received:2025-05-29 Revised:2025-07-18 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-04-28
  • Contact: WU Yue E-mail:nmghxy@imut.edu.cn;13191790935@163.com

Abstract:

The study on the total factor carbon productivity of the logistics industry in the Yellow River Basin, based on differences in energy endowment, is crucial for understanding the regional strategies for carbon reduction. The Yellow River Basin is categorized into energy-rich and energy-general areas, based on the level of energy endowment. This study examines the static and dynamic efficiency indices of carbon productivity using the super-efficient SBM model and the Modified Luenberger index. In addition, it clarifies how different factors influence carbon productivity through regression analysis. The results indicate that (1) Carbon productivity varies across regions. Energy-rich areas experience greater and faster increases in carbon productivity, driven by significant improvements in technical efficiency. In contrast, energy-general areas also show overall growth but display distinctly different internal efficiency. (2) Regarding efficiency dynamics, the technical efficiency and technological progress of carbon productivity vary between energy-rich and energy-poor areas. The technical efficiency of energy-rich regions surpasses that of the energy-general area. Within the energy-general area, technological enhancement is more prominent in Sichuan and Ningxia, while that in Shandong is inadequate. (3) The driving mechanisms vary between regions. Energy prices positively influence the energy-rich region but not in the energy-general region. Conversely, energy endowment only benefits the energy-general region. This indicates that the influence of different factors varies considerably among regions.

Key words: logistics industry, total factor carbon productivity, super-efficiency SBM model, Yellow River Basin