Translating Global Integrated Assessment Model Output into Lifestyle Change Pathways at the Country and Household Level

Clare Hanmer, Charlie Wilson, Oreane Y. Edelenbosch and Detlef P. van Vuuren
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Clare Hanmer: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Charlie Wilson: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Oreane Y. Edelenbosch: Faculty of Geosciences, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Detlef P. van Vuuren: Faculty of Geosciences, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-31

Abstract: Countries’ emission reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement have significant implications for lifestyles. National planning to meet emission targets is based on modelling and analysis specific to individual countries, whereas global integrated assessment models provide scenario projections in a consistent framework but with less granular output. We contribute a novel methodology for translating global scenarios into lifestyle implications at the national and household levels, which is generalisable to any service or country and versatile to work with any model or scenario. Our 5Ds method post-processes Integrated Assessment Model projections of sectoral energy demand for the global region to derive energy-service-specific lifestyle change at the household level. We illustrate the methodology for two energy services (mobility, heating) in two countries (UK, Sweden), showing how effort to reach zero carbon targets varies between countries and households. Our method creates an analytical bridge between global model output and information that can be used at national and local levels, making clear the lifestyle implications of climate targets.

Keywords: integrated assessment; lifestyle; scenarios; climate change mitigation; LTES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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