The impact of household consumption patterns on emissions in Spain

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

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2009.08.007

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“…and indirect (consumed energy for production, transport and disposal of consumer goods) [15][16][17]. Investigations have shown that the household energy consumption is influenced by such factors as income level [18][19][20][21][22][23], that the location of the residence is the urban or rural area [15] and dwelling type, size and age [24][25][26][27], as well as geographical conditions [15,16,19], household size and properties 27, and age and education level of the household head. The most influential factor is estimated as the income level of the household in some studies [19,21,23].…”

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

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“…It is also difficult, and results vary according to the scale and what is measured (Munksgaard et al 2000, Spangenberg and Lorek 2002, Kenny and Gray 2009, Wilkinson et al 2009, Wilson and Grant 2009, Duarte et al 2010, Zheng et al 2010). …”

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A meta-ethnography to synthesise household cultural research for climate change response

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Cultural change is critical to climate change responses, but the in-depth qualitative research that investigates culture is necessarily conducted at scales difficult to integrate with policy. A focus of climate change mitigation and adaptation is affluent developed world households. Adapting methods used elsewhere in social science, we report and assess a meta-ethnography of household sustainability research, scaling up findings from 12 studies encompassing 276 Australian households. Seven themes are dominant: family concerns are central to household practice; adaptiveness is contingent but more pervasive than often assumed; households make sense of climate change not through abstract arguments, but through physical resources and materials; boundaries of the home space are dynamic and subjective; daily time is an important currency; paradoxes abound among everyday practice; and privacy and a sense of autonomy are prioritised. Insights from the method include new light on familiar themes when seen through an environmental lens, thickening and triangulation of existing research, and a stronger basis for international comparisons. Some findings have straightforward application to policy, others identify potential areas of risk and resistance, others still are more conceptual. We conclude the method has considerable potential and is worth developing further, providing a critical perspective is maintained. practice; adaptiveness to interruption and unforeseen events is contingent, but more pervasive than often assumed; households make sense of the world (and climate change) not through abstract arguments, but through physical resources, objects and materials; boundaries of the home space are dynamic and subjective; daily time is an important currency; paradoxes abound among everyday practice; and privacy and a sense of autonomy are prioritised. We assess the method against two criteria, whether it generates new insights and is relevant for climate change response. Insights include new light on familiar themes when seen through an environmental lens, thickening and triangulation of existing research, and a stronger basis for international comparisons. On relevance, findings are uneven. Some have straightforward application to policy, others identify potential areas of risk and resistance, others still are more conceptual. We conclude the method has considerable potential and is worth developing further, providing a critical perspective is maintained.

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“…Moreover, Rosas et al [9] have evaluated commercial energy using and related CO 2 emissions of Mexican households by income deciles and found the significant differences in amount and structure of HCEs for households with different income levels. Brännlund and Ghalwash [10], Duarte et al [11], Dai et al [12], Zhu et al [13] and Liang et al [14] have noticed the correlations between income, consumption patterns and HCEs. Furthermore, Minx et al [15], Rausch et al [16], Shigetomi et al [17], Estiri [18] and Belaïd [19] have studied the effects of other factors, such as aging, urbanization and household size, on HCEs by way of consumption patterns.…”

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Diverse Effects of Consumer Credit on Household Carbon Emissions at Quantiles: Evidence from Urban China

Han

2017

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This paper surveys the diverse effects of consumer credit on household carbon emissions (HCEs) based on consumption patterns revealed by urban Chinese survey data. Based on the foundation of existing literature, consumption patterns and influential factors are carefully chosen to build empirical models that apply Heteroscedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimation and quantile regression. The study finds that short-term consumer credit and credit card limits (representing daily consumption) have effects on HCEs at all quantiles, but mortgages (representing long-term consumer credit) only have effects at high quantiles. Consumption categories have distinct effects on HCEs at different quantiles. The effects of mortgages on HCEs occur mainly through the consumption of housing and facilities as well as through the consumption of medical care and transportation, while the effects of short-term consumer credit and credit card limits on HCEs occur through almost all consumption categories. These findings contribute to knowledge of the determinants of HCEs and provide a theoretical basis for consumer financial mechanisms to cut HCEs.

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The impact of household consumption patterns on emissions in Spain

Cited by 75 publications

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

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

A meta-ethnography to synthesise household cultural research for climate change response

Diverse Effects of Consumer Credit on Household Carbon Emissions at Quantiles: Evidence from Urban China

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The impact of household consumption patterns on emissions in Spain

Cited by 75 publications

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

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

A meta-ethnography to synthesise household cultural research for climate change response

Diverse Effects of Consumer Credit on Household Carbon Emissions at Quantiles: Evidence from Urban China

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

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