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Maija Leino
Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FI-538511 Lappeenranta, Finland

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Journal article
Published: 31 October 2018 in Sustainability
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The amount of money that could potentially be saved by households by reducing unnecessary consumption and directed to sustainable investments without compromising the social needs in Finnish households was studied. The study was conducted by using statistical data and by creating short- and long-term scenarios to assess potential savings resulting from changes in household behaviour. According to the results, a Finnish household could save and subsequently allocate an average of €3400–€15,000 annually to invest in sustainability. The greatest potential for preventing unnecessary consumption is related to (1) food and drinks, and (2) transportation. In the long-term scenario, reducing expenditures in the category of housing also provides opportunities for high savings. A significant share of the saving created by sustainable patterns of consumption can be directed for example to investments in renewable energy.

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Anna Claudelin; Sini Järvelä; Ville Uusitalo; Maija Leino; Lassi Linnanen. The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3961 .

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Anna Claudelin, Sini Järvelä, Ville Uusitalo, Maija Leino, Lassi Linnanen. The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):3961.

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Anna Claudelin; Sini Järvelä; Ville Uusitalo; Maija Leino; Lassi Linnanen. 2018. "The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices." Sustainability 10, no. 11: 3961.

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Published: 28 September 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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The capacity to calculate and communicate the beneficial environmental impact of products and services is lacking in scientific guidelines. To fill this gap, this article presents a new approach for calculating the carbon handprint of products. The core of the suggested approach involves comparing the carbon footprint of an improved product with the carbon footprint of the baseline product, and subsequently calculating the reduction in greenhouse gas emission that can be achieved by utilizing the improved product. The proposed approach is founded on the standardized life cycle assessment methodology for footprints until the use stage, and it provides a framework to recognize the effects of the remaining life cycle stages in the actual operational environment. This calculation is meant to be used by manufacturers that wish to show potential customers the positive climate impacts offered by the manufacturer's product. The carbon handprint approach complements the existing methodologies by introducing new definitions and consistent guidelines for comparing the baseline product and the improved product. This article presents the developed calculation approach and demonstrates the approach with one case study about renewable diesel. Results of the diesel handprint calculation indicate that a driver can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by choosing renewable diesel over baseline fuel. Thus, the producer of the renewable diesel will create a handprint. Organizations can use carbon handprints for quantifying the greenhouse gas reductions their customers can achieve by utilizing the product. Thus, the carbon handprint can be a powerful tool in communications and marketing. By conducting carbon handprint assessments, a company can also find out how their product qualifies in comparison to baseline products. Therefore, carbon handprints can also support decision-making and lifelong product design.

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Kaisa Grönman; Tiina Pajula; Jani Sillman; Maija Leino; Saija Vatanen; Heli Kasurinen; Asta Soininen; Risto Soukka. Carbon handprint – An approach to assess the positive climate impacts of products demonstrated via renewable diesel case. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 206, 1059 -1072.

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Kaisa Grönman, Tiina Pajula, Jani Sillman, Maija Leino, Saija Vatanen, Heli Kasurinen, Asta Soininen, Risto Soukka. Carbon handprint – An approach to assess the positive climate impacts of products demonstrated via renewable diesel case. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 206 ():1059-1072.

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Kaisa Grönman; Tiina Pajula; Jani Sillman; Maija Leino; Saija Vatanen; Heli Kasurinen; Asta Soininen; Risto Soukka. 2018. "Carbon handprint – An approach to assess the positive climate impacts of products demonstrated via renewable diesel case." Journal of Cleaner Production 206, no. : 1059-1072.

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Published: 05 June 2017 in Sustainability
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Improvements in energy efficiency and production of renewable energy hold significant potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of housing, which accounts for 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In our research, we focused on the willingness of owners of detached houses to adopt renewable energy production systems of their own, and we examined perceived barriers to adopting these systems. The research was conducted using a survey and a life cycle assessment model. The survey covered three residential areas in Lahti, Finland, and the potential reductions in greenhouse gas emissions were estimated using a life cycle assessment model based on the survey results. The barriers to transformation were identified as a lack of knowledge in the following three areas: (1) the possible annual savings attained; (2) the costs of implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy production solutions; and (3) the technologies used in renewable energy production. The greenhouse gas emission reductions in the residential areas surveyed would amount to approximately 15% if the consumers implemented the solutions they considered.

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Anna Claudelin; Ville Uusitalo; Sanna Pekkola; Maija Leino; Suvi Konsti-Laakso. The Role of Consumers in the Transition toward Low-Carbon Living. Sustainability 2017, 9, 958 .

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Anna Claudelin, Ville Uusitalo, Sanna Pekkola, Maija Leino, Suvi Konsti-Laakso. The Role of Consumers in the Transition toward Low-Carbon Living. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (6):958.

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Anna Claudelin; Ville Uusitalo; Sanna Pekkola; Maija Leino; Suvi Konsti-Laakso. 2017. "The Role of Consumers in the Transition toward Low-Carbon Living." Sustainability 9, no. 6: 958.

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Published: 01 April 2016 in Renewable Energy
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M. Leino; V. Uusitalo; A. Grönman; Janne Nerg; Mika Horttanainen; R. Soukka; J. Pyrhönen. Economics and greenhouse gas balance of distributed electricity production at sawmills using hermetic turbogenerator. Renewable Energy 2016, 88, 102 -111.

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M. Leino, V. Uusitalo, A. Grönman, Janne Nerg, Mika Horttanainen, R. Soukka, J. Pyrhönen. Economics and greenhouse gas balance of distributed electricity production at sawmills using hermetic turbogenerator. Renewable Energy. 2016; 88 ():102-111.

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M. Leino; V. Uusitalo; A. Grönman; Janne Nerg; Mika Horttanainen; R. Soukka; J. Pyrhönen. 2016. "Economics and greenhouse gas balance of distributed electricity production at sawmills using hermetic turbogenerator." Renewable Energy 88, no. : 102-111.