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  The energy and carbon inequality corridor for a 1.5 °C compatible and just Europe

Jaccard, I. S., Pichler, P.-P., Többen, J., Weisz, H. (2021): The energy and carbon inequality corridor for a 1.5 °C compatible and just Europe. - Environmental Research Letters, 16, 6, 064082.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfb2f

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Jaccard, Ingram S.1, Author              
Pichler, Peter-Paul1, Author              
Többen, Johannes1, Author              
Weisz, Helga1, Author              
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Free keywords: Energy and carbon footprints, inequality, energy for decent life, 1.5 degree target, Europe
 Abstract: The call for a decent life for all within planetary limits poses a dual challenge: Provide all people with the essential resources needed to live well and, collectively, not exceed the source and sink capacity of the biosphere to sustain human societies. We examine the corridor of possible distributions of household energy and carbon footprints that satisfy both minimum energy use for a decent life and available energy supply compatible with the 1.5°C target in 2050. We estimated household energy and carbon footprints for expenditure deciles for 28 European countries in 2015 by combining data from national household budget surveys with the Environmentally-Extended Multi-Regional Input-Output model EXIOBASE. We found a top-to-bottom decile ratio (90:10) of 7.2 for expenditure, 3.1 for net energy and 2.6 for carbon. The lower inequality of energy and carbon footprints is largely attributable to inefficient energy and heating technologies in the lower deciles (mostly Eastern Europe). Adopting best technology across Europe would save 11 EJ of net energy annually, but increase environmental footprint inequality. With such inequality, both targets can only be met through the use of CCS, large efficiency improvements, and an extremely low minimum final energy use of 28 GJ per adult equivalent. Assuming a more realistic minimum energy use of about 55 GJ/ae and no CCS deployment, the 1.5°C target can only be achieved at near full equality. We conclude that achieving both stated goals is an immense and widely underestimated challenge, the successful management of which requires far greater room for maneuver in monetary and fiscal terms than is reflected in the current European political discourse.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-04-232021-04-232021-06-15
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: PIKDOMAIN: FutureLab - Social Metabolism and Impacts
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abfb2f
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Organisational keyword: FutureLab - Social Metabolism and Impacts
OATYPE: Gold Open Access
Research topic keyword: 1.5/2°C limit
Research topic keyword: Climate Policy
Research topic keyword: Energy
Research topic keyword: Inequality and Equity
Research topic keyword: Decarbonization  
Regional keyword: Europe
Model / method: Quantitative Methods
Model / method: Open Source Software
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Title: Environmental Research Letters
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 16 (6) Sequence Number: 064082 Start / End Page: - Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/150326
Publisher: IOP Publishing