Creutzig, F., Roy, J. and Minx, J. (2024) Demand-side climate change mitigation: where do we stand and where do we go? Environmental Research Letters, 19 (4). ISSN 1748-9318
Abstract
It is now well established that the demand side can contribute substantially to climate change mitigation thus increasing the solution space. The recent IPCC synthesis report for the first time explicitly reflected this class of solutions. Here, we provide an overview of an unique set of 22 review papers published in the focus issue of Environmental Research Letters. We also extract a key set of insights, ranging from the varied but rapidly evolving literature to demand-side mitigation potential, relevance for well-being, and consistent categorization of options across end-use sectors. We find that demand-side approaches to climate change mitigation supplement exclusively technology-focused supply side solutions and, in many cases, comprise system-wide effect contributing to well-being and planetary stability. Review studies cover macro-economics, well-being, and sustainable development goals on the metric side, and investigate consumption-based individual options, urban strategies, transport, building, and food sector potentials, but also the role of the circular economy, material efficiency, and digitalization. Demand-side measures can be categorized into avoid, shift, and improve approaches. Several additional reviews systematically investigate psychological and social approaches and initiatives to foster climate change mitigation. We finally outline important gaps and questions to be tackled in the coming years.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
Keywords: | 3509 Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chains; 38 Economics; 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services; Generic health relevance; 13 Climate Action |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2024 12:49 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2024 12:49 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad33d3 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1748-9326/ad33d3 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215240 |
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