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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.01.004
	Climate policy through changing consumption choices: Options and obstacles for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
	Girod B.; van Vuuren D.P.; Hertwich E.G.
发表日期	2014
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	25 期号:1
英文摘要	While national climate policy can address countries' production or consumption, climate mitigation via changes in consumption has previously received relatively little attention in climate policy literature. In the absence of an effective international climate policy, the focus on consumption is gaining relevance since it has advantages regarding carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns. In addition, consumption oriented climate policy allows for low cost climate mitigation because of behavioral market failures. Therefore, a systematic evaluation of low greenhouse gas consumption options is needed. This article reviews the carbon footprint of products in the five main consumption categories (food, shelter, travel, goods and service) and compares their compatibility with the greenhouse gas intensity required in 2050 to meet the 2° climate target. The evaluation then identifies consumption options compatible with this climate target in all categories. The description of these consumption options allows for the recognition of barriers to their selection. In contrast to production oriented climate policy, besides costs, relevant barriers include consumer preferences, the skills required to find or adopt the product and high initial investments. We conclude that there is substantial climate mitigation potential from changing consumption choices which can be tapped through climate policy by addressing non-cost barriers. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Behavioral economics; Climate policy; Life-cycle assessment; RCP2.6 climate target; Sustainable consumption
语种	英语
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117789
作者单位	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, Chair of Sustainability and Technology, Weinbergstrasse 56, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland; Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands; PBL-Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, Netherlands; Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Girod B.,van Vuuren D.P.,Hertwich E.G.. Climate policy through changing consumption choices: Options and obstacles for reducing greenhouse gas emissions[J],2014,25(1).
APA	Girod B.,van Vuuren D.P.,&Hertwich E.G..(2014).Climate policy through changing consumption choices: Options and obstacles for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Global Environmental Change,25(1).
MLA	Girod B.,et al."Climate policy through changing consumption choices: Options and obstacles for reducing greenhouse gas emissions".Global Environmental Change 25.1(2014).