Environmental impact of household activity in Spain

Chóliz, Julio Sánchez; Duarte, Rosa; Mainar, Alfredo

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.06.004

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“…The consumption of non-energy products often constitutes the majority of the total energy-related impact of households [3,16,23,[63][64][65]. Food, transport-related services, and recreation are the top single contributors to indirect energy use and carbon emissions in various countries [23,64,66].…”

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How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

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Ahas

2016

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Spatial planning aims to improve the socioeconomic and environmental sustainability of a region, yet, in the spatial planning framework, it is difficult to capture the environmental impacts of the lifestyle of residents as a whole. We use carbon load as an indicator for environmental pressure and explore the spatial variations in carbon load from transport, domestic energy use, and the consumption of goods based on data obtained from the Household Budget Survey in Estonia, in an attempt to understand how residential location is related to the environmental load of household consumption. We use environmentally extended input-output computing for carbon accounting, multiple regression models for statistical analysis, and settlement hierarchy as an analytic tool for characterizing residential location. The results show that the capital region and other higher-level settlements provide favorable conditions for the consumption of leisure-related goods and services even when other socioeconomic variables are taken into account. Industrial cities dominated by apartment block housing are characterized by conservative consumption patterns of residents. For rural residents, a lower carbon load imposed from other consumption categories compensates for their higher dependency on cars. We conclude that there is a need for an integrated and balanced spatial planning policy that considers the entire consumption pattern of populations in different settlement types.

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How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

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2016

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“…Households are responsible for a significant portion of the CO2 emissions due to use of fossil fuels for space and hot water heating, transportation, and electricity [12][13][14]. Households consume energy in two ways: direct (space heating, lighting, vehicle fuel, etc.)…”

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Determining residential energy consumption-based CO₂ emissions and examining the factors affecting the variation in Ankara, Turkey

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Abstract. Energy demand of Turkey has been showing a remarkable increase in the last two decades due to rapid increase in population and changes in consumption trends. In parallel to the increase in energy demand, the CO2 emissions in Turkey are also increasing dramatically due to high usage of fossil fuels. CO2 emissions from the residential sector covers almost one fourth of the total sectoral emissions. In this study, CO2 emissions from the residential sector are estimated, and the factors affecting the emission levels are determined for the residential sector in Ankara, Turkey. In this study, detailed surveys are conducted to more than 400 households in Ankara. Using the information gathered from the surveys, the CO2 emissions associated with energy consumption of the households are calculated using the methodology outlined at IPCC. The statistical analyses are carried out using household income, dwelling characteristics, and household economic and demographic data to determine the factors causing the variation in emission levels among the households. The results of the study present that the main factors impacting the amount of total energy consumption and associated CO2 emissions are household income, dwelling construction year, age, education level of the household, and net footage of the dwelling.

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“…Se trata de una de las actividades que mayor emisión atmosférica de CO 2 provoca en Aragón, por lo que sería interesante hacer un especial esfuerzo para que la producción de esta actividad sea más eficiente en cuanto a la emisión de CO 2 . Sin embargo, si comparamos el resultado de la actividad Productos Energéticos obtenido para la economía aragonesa con el que obtenían Sánchez-Chóliz et al (2007) para la economía española en 1999, comprobamos que la actividad de Productos Energéticos en Aragón provoca un porcentaje de emisión de CO 2 (13.88% sobre el total) inferior al que realiza el mismo sector en España (17.83%). Este resultado también se ratifica en los trabajos de Duarte et al (forthcoming) y Rodriguez et al (2007); en este último se destaca la actividad de producción de energía eléctrica por su reducida eficiencia económico-medioambiental en relación con el resto de sectores para España en el año 2000.…”

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“…Este marco de análisis también se ha utilizado en otros trabajos como el de Peters y Hertwich (2006), para estudiar las emisiones de CO 2 de Noruega; Matete y Hassan (2006), para evaluar las implicaciones ecológicas del proyecto de agua de las altas tierras de Lesotho; y Wissema y Dellink (2007), que cuantifican, para Irlanda, el impacto del establecimiento de impuestos energéticos para reducir las emisiones de CO 2 . Para el caso de España se encuentran trabajos como el de Manresa y Sancho (2004), que analizan las emisiones en Cataluña, el de Cardenete et al (2008) en Andalucía; y los de Rodríguez et al (2007) y Sánchez-Chóliz et al (2007 que analizan los impactos medioambientales de la economía española.…”

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Análisis del impacto medioambiental derivado de las actividades económicas. Aplicación a una economía regional

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RESUMEN:El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el impacto medioambiental de los hogares en una economía regional, incluyendo no sólo el impacto directo sino también el indirectamente generado a través de la producción de los bienes y servicios que demandan. Con este trabajo también se pretende dar un paso más estudiando los efectos medioambientales de cada tipo de hogares según su nivel de ingresos. Los efectos medioambientales en los que nos centramos son el consumo de agua y la contaminación hí-drica y atmosférica. El marco de análisis es una SAMEA (Social Accounting Matrix and Environmental Accounts) regional e indicadores medioambientales verticalmente integrados obtenidos a partir de ella y del modelo lineal subyacente. De acuerdo a los objetivos, se realiza una aplicación para el caso de la economía aragonesa.

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Environmental impact of household activity in Spain

Cited by 46 publications

References 13 publications

How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

Determining residential energy consumption-based CO₂ emissions and examining the factors affecting the variation in Ankara, Turkey

Análisis del impacto medioambiental derivado de las actividades económicas. Aplicación a una economía regional

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Environmental impact of household activity in Spain

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How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

How Does the Environmental Load of Household Consumption Depend on Residential Location?

Determining residential energy consumption-based CO2 emissions and examining the factors affecting the variation in Ankara, Turkey

Análisis del impacto medioambiental derivado de las actividades económicas. Aplicación a una economía regional

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Determining residential energy consumption-based CO₂ emissions and examining the factors affecting the variation in Ankara, Turkey