Rose Duarte
Modeling the Carbon Consequences of Pro-environmental Consumer Behavior
Duarte, Rose; Feng, Kuishuang; Hubacek, Klaus; Sánchez-Chóliz, Julio; Sarasa, Cristina; Sun, Laixiang
Authors
Kuishuang Feng
Klaus Hubacek
Julio Sánchez-Chóliz
Cristina Sarasa
PROF Laixiang Sun ls28@soas.ac.uk
Professor of Chinese Business & Mgmt
Abstract
Households, as consumers of goods and services through their lifestyles and spending choices, drive environmental change. Using a recent (2008) social and environmental survey of Spanish households, we evaluate the effects of improvements in environmental awareness, and of changes induced by regulations and carbon taxes. We consider these drivers of behavioral change for different income levels. A range of scenarios including the adoption of energy efficient appliances, modal shift to public transport, healthier diets, and the associated carbon emissions and job effects, are estimated using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. Our results suggest that reductions in carbon dioxide, methane, and sulphur dioxide emissions may be compatible with increases in income and reductions in unemployment. Modal shift to public transport is shown as a successful economic and environmental policy.
Citation
Duarte, R., Feng, K., Hubacek, K., Sánchez-Chóliz, J., Sarasa, C., & Sun, L. (2016). Modeling the Carbon Consequences of Pro-environmental Consumer Behavior. Applied Energy, 184, 1207-1216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.101
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 28, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 20, 2015 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Journal | Applied Energy |
Print ISSN | 0306-2619 |
Electronic ISSN | 1872-9118 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 184 |
Pages | 1207-1216 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.101 |
Keywords | environmental behavior, consumption patterns, emissions abatement; CGE model; rebound effect |
Related Public URLs | https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-energy/ |
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