Determinants of variation in household CO2 emissions between and within countries

Huella de carbono en Santa Marta - Colombia y factores asociados. Análisis desde los determinantes sociales de la salud. 2014

“…Como ejemplo, con relación a los servicios del hogar se calculó con una HC mínima de 1,7 y una máxima de 23,2 tCO2e, al respecto, autores han sugerido que las diferencias entre las emisiones de CO2 por servicios del hogar es un indicador de inequidad 33,34,54 . Aspecto relevante para una ciudad donde el uso de aires acondicionados, ventiladores y el acceso al agua, son vitales para el bienestar de la población por las altas temperaturas.…”

A hybrid study of multiple contributors to per capita household CO2 emissions (HCEs) in China

“…Das and Paul (2014) performed a decomposition analysis on CO 2 emissions from household consumption in India in 1993-1994 and 2006-2007, and the results indicated that the activity, structure, and population effects were the main causes of increased CO 2 emissions from household fuel consumption. Kerkhof et al (2009) quantified the CO 2 emissions of households in the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, and Norway in the vicinity of the year 2000 by combining a hybrid approach of process analysis and input-output analysis with data on household expenditures, and they showed that average households in the Netherlands and the UK had higher CO 2 emissions than households in Sweden and Norway. Moreover, CO 2 emission intensities of household consumption decreased with increasing income in the Netherlands and the UK.…”

“…However, a positive correlation between CO 2 emission intensities of household consumption and income can be found in Sweden and Norway. Additionally, the national comparison at the product level indicated that country characteristics (such as energy supply, population density, and the availability of district heating) influence variations in household CO 2 emissions between and within countries (Kerkhof et al 2009). Feng et al (2011) used a gray model to compare the relationship between energy consumption, consumption expenditure, and CO 2 emissions for different lifestyles, which showed that direct energy consumption was diverse for urban households and simple for rural households in China.…”

“…In the effort to develop effective policies, some other potential driving factors should be examined. Given differences in incomes, lifestyles, and access to different types of fuels, the patterns of consumption of goods and services, and thus the related CO 2 emissions, could differ significantly between rural and urban households (Das and Paul 2014;Kerkhof et al 2009). A comparison of the patterns of direct and indirect consumption of goods and services and the associated emissions between the urban and rural areas will be very helpful for developing targeted policies and programs for these areas.…”

Case studies of cavity and external wall insulation retrofitted under the Irish Home Energy Saving Scheme: Technical analysis and occupant perspectives

“…At the beginning of the research and monitoring for this article, grants were at the original level shown for the HES scheme in Table 1 but part way through the testing period the grant levels are as shown for the BEH scheme in the same table. Each of these impacts energy use in the home [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. Historically in Ireland, building design mainly focused on meeting aesthetic and functional needs over thermal performance of the design.…”