Table 4 Correlation Tests of CNTE, CEE, and CRE from 2013 to 2022 under the SBM model framework.

From: Evaluating China’s carbon neutrality transition: a system framework using a two-stage dynamic non-radial directional distance function

CEE

CNTE

CRE

CNTE

2013

0.61901 (0.0003)

2013

0.65220 (<0.0001)

2014

0.64959 (0.0001)

2014

0.64401 (0.0001)

2015

0.66291 (<0.0001)

2015

0.69130 (<0.0001)

2016

0.69987 (<0.0001)

2016

0.71367 (<0.0001)

2017

0.69127 (<0.0001)

2017

0.70538 (<0.0001)

2018

0.80918 (<0.0001)

2018

0.80438 (<0.0001)

2019

0.74112 (<0.0001)

2019

0.62728 (0.0002)

2020

0.61065 (0.0003)

2020

0.61703 (0.0003)

2021

0.59486 (0.0005)

2021

0.62516 (0.0002)

2022

0.56962 (0.0010)

2022

0.69544 (<0.0001)