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Effects of Household Consumption Patterns on CO2 Requirements
Abstract
In order to evaluate the relation between the consumption pattern of various household types and their CO2 requirements, bine input- output tables energy flow matrices, CO2 emissions factors, and national consumer survey statistics into an integrated modelling framework, and relate differences in household types to diff erences in private consumption and again to differences in CO2 emissions. We identify household characteristics with a signifcant influence on CO2 emissions. Comparing our results with those of other studies reveals that national differences in climate and population density cause differences in the contribution to CO2 emissions. Finally, national differences in e and expenditure elasticities of both energy and CO2 are due to differences in the disparity in CO2 intensities modities and to the model’s assumptions on foreign technology.
Keywords: CO2 emissions, consumption pattern, household characteristics
1. Introduction
In this study, we will evaluate the importance of household consumption pattern on CO2 requirements. We consider various household types, characterized by a number of socio-demographic variables, and examine their consumption patterns and associated CO2 emissions. We take into account direct CO2 requirements (emissions from fuels consumed directly in households) and indirect CO2 requirements (emissions incurred during the production of consumer goods). The aim of our work is to identify the most important factors in¯ uencing household CO2 emissions, and pare our results with those found for other countries.
Our study is inspired by two diverging methodological traditions. During the
past decade, there has been an increasing focus on the importance of lifestyle for the sustainable development of household consumption. The main part of these studies concentrates on socio-cultural factors from a sociological perspective, and stresses the importance of