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  Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

Creutzig, F., Niamir, L., Bai, X., Callaghan, M., Cullen, J., Díaz-José, J., Figueroa, M., Grubler, A., Lamb, W. F., Leip, A., Masanet, E., Mata, É., Mattauch, L., Minx, J. C., Mirasgedis, S., Mulugetta, Y., Nugroho, S. B., Pathak, M., Perkins, P., Roy, J., de la Rue du Can, S., Saheb, Y., Some, S., Steg, L., Steinberger, J., Ürge-Vorsatz, D. (2022): Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being. - Nature Climate Change, 12, 1, 36-46.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01219-y

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Creutzig, Felix1, Author
Niamir, Leila1, Author
Bai, Xuemei1, Author
Callaghan, Max1, Author
Cullen, Jonathan1, Author
Díaz-José, Julio1, Author
Figueroa, Maria1, Author
Grubler, Arnulf1, Author
Lamb, William F.1, Author
Leip, Adrian1, Author
Masanet, Eric1, Author
Mata, Érika1, Author
Mattauch, Linus2, Author              
Minx, Jan C.1, Author
Mirasgedis, Sebastian1, Author
Mulugetta, Yacob1, Author
Nugroho, Sudarmanto Budi1, Author
Pathak, Minal1, Author
Perkins, Patricia1, Author
Roy, Joyashree1, Author
de la Rue du Can, Stephane1, AuthorSaheb, Yamina1, AuthorSome, Shreya1, AuthorSteg, Linda1, AuthorSteinberger, Julia1, AuthorÜrge-Vorsatz, Diana1, Author more..
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2Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, ou_persistent13              

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 Abstract: Mitigation solutions are often evaluated in terms of costs and greenhouse gas reduction potentials, missing out on the consideration of direct effects on human well-being. Here, we systematically assess the mitigation potential of demand-side options categorized into avoid, shift and improve, and their human well-being links. We show that these options, bridging socio-behavioural, infrastructural and technological domains, can reduce counterfactual sectoral emissions by 40–80% in end-use sectors. Based on expert judgement and an extensive literature database, we evaluate 306 combinations of well-being outcomes and demand-side options, finding largely beneficial effects in improvement in well-being (79% positive, 18% neutral and 3% negative), even though we find low confidence on the social dimensions of well-being. Implementing such nuanced solutions is based axiomatically on an understanding of malleable rather than fixed preferences, and procedurally on changing infrastructures and choice architectures. Results demonstrate the high mitigation potential of demand-side mitigation options that are synergistic with well-being.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-10-112021-11-252022-01
 Publication Status: Finally published
 Pages: 16
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/s41558-021-01219-y
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PIKDOMAIN: RD2 - Climate Resilience
Organisational keyword: RD2 - Climate Resilience
Organisational keyword: FutureLab - Inequality, Human Well-Being and Development
Research topic keyword: Mitigation
Research topic keyword: Sustainable Development
Regional keyword: Global
Model / method: Quantitative Methods
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Title: Nature Climate Change
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 12 (1) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 36 - 46 Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/140414
Publisher: Nature