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Household consumption leads to global warming potential impacts, for example, via energy consumption, production processes, and transportation. About 72% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are related to household consumption. Some of this consumption is nonessential and could therefore be reduced, leading to decreased GHG emissions. There is, however, a risk of a rebound effect if money saved by reducing consumption is used or invested in a way that leads to GHG emissions elsewhere. Therefore, in efforts to further mitigate climate change via anti‐consumption behavior or changes in consumption, it should be ensured that money saved is impact invested in climate change mitigating actions, thus creating a secondary impact. Previous studies have not considered the need to account for this double impact dynamic in climate change mitigation. An approach to calculate potential for double impacts is developed in this work. The article also presents quantitative GHG emissions reduction potentials, for example, some anti‐consumption actions and consumption changes as well as for possible impact investments.
Anna Claudelin; Ville Uusitalo; Ilona Hintukainen; Anna Kuokkanen; Paavo Tertsunen; Maija Leino; Lassi Linnanen. Increasing positive climate impact by combining anti‐consumption and consumption changes with impact investing. Sustainable Development 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleAnna Claudelin, Ville Uusitalo, Ilona Hintukainen, Anna Kuokkanen, Paavo Tertsunen, Maija Leino, Lassi Linnanen. Increasing positive climate impact by combining anti‐consumption and consumption changes with impact investing. Sustainable Development. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna Claudelin; Ville Uusitalo; Ilona Hintukainen; Anna Kuokkanen; Paavo Tertsunen; Maija Leino; Lassi Linnanen. 2020. "Increasing positive climate impact by combining anti‐consumption and consumption changes with impact investing." Sustainable Development , no. : 1.
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.
Anna Claudelin; Sini Järvelä; Ville Uusitalo; Maija Leino; Lassi Linnanen. The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3961 .
AMA StyleAnna Claudelin, Sini Järvelä, Ville Uusitalo, Maija Leino, Lassi Linnanen. The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):3961.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna 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.
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.
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 .
AMA StyleAnna 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.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna 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.