Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | DOI10.1088/1748-9326/abe890 |
The decarbonisation of Europe powered by lifestyle changes | |
Luís Costa; Vincent Moreau; Boris Thurm; Wusheng Yu; Francesco Clora; Gino Baudry; Hannes Warmuth; Bernd Hezel; Tobias Seydewitz; Ana Ranković; Garret Kelly; Jürgen P Kropp | |
2021-04-08 | |
发表期刊 | Environmental Research Letters |
出版年 | 2021/04/08 |
英文摘要 | Decision makers increasingly recognise the importance of lifestyle changes in reaching low emission targets. How the mitigation potential of changes in mobility, dietary, housing or consumption behaviour compare to those of ambitious technological changes in terms of decarbonisation remains a key question. To evaluate the interplay of behaviour and technological changes, we make use of the European Calculator model and show that changes in behaviour may contribute more than 20% of the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions required for net-zero by 2050. Behaviour and technology-oriented scenarios are tested individually and in combination for the EU plus the UK and Switzerland. The impacts of behavioural change vary across sectors, with significant GHG emission reduction potential and broader benefits. Changes in travel behaviour limit the rising demand for electricity, natural resources and infrastructure costs from the electrification of passenger transport. Adopting a healthy diet reduces emissions substantially compared to intensifying agricultural practices, while at the same time making cropland available for conservation or bioenergy crops. The trade-offs between energy and food may be substantially alleviated when deploying technological and behavioural changes simultaneously. The results suggest that without behavioural change, the dependency of Europe on carbon removal technologies for its net-zero ambitions increases. Structural changes will be necessary to achieve full decarbonisation by 2050, yet changes in lifestyles are crucial, contributing to achieving climate targets sooner. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/321962 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Luís Costa,Vincent Moreau,Boris Thurm,et al. The decarbonisation of Europe powered by lifestyle changes[J]. Environmental Research Letters,2021. |
APA | Luís Costa.,Vincent Moreau.,Boris Thurm.,Wusheng Yu.,Francesco Clora.,...&Jürgen P Kropp.(2021).The decarbonisation of Europe powered by lifestyle changes.Environmental Research Letters. |
MLA | Luís Costa,et al."The decarbonisation of Europe powered by lifestyle changes".Environmental Research Letters (2021). |
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