Demand-side strategies key for mitigating material impacts of energy transitions

Felix Creutzig (), Sofia G. Simoes, Sina Leipold, Peter Berrill, Isabel Azevedo, Oreane Edelenbosch, Tomer Fishman, Helmut Haberl, Edgar Hertwich, Volker Krey, Ana Teresa Lima, Tamar Makov, Alessio Mastrucci, Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Florian Nachtigall, Stefan Pauliuk, Mafalda Silva, Elena Verdolini, Detlef Vuuren, Felix Wagner, Dominik Wiedenhofer and Charlie Wilson
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Felix Creutzig: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Sofia G. Simoes: LNEG – National Laboratory for Energy and Geology
Sina Leipold: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Peter Berrill: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Isabel Azevedo: INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial
Oreane Edelenbosch: Utrecht University
Tomer Fishman: Leiden University
Helmut Haberl: BOKU University
Edgar Hertwich: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Volker Krey: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ana Teresa Lima: Technical University of Denmark
Tamar Makov: Ben Gurion University
Alessio Mastrucci: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Nikola Milojevic-Dupont: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Florian Nachtigall: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Stefan Pauliuk: University of Freiburg
Mafalda Silva: INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial
Detlef Vuuren: Utrecht University
Felix Wagner: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Dominik Wiedenhofer: BOKU University
Charlie Wilson: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 6, 561-572

Abstract: Abstract As fossil fuels are phased out in favour of renewable energy, electric cars and other low-carbon technologies, the future clean energy system is likely to require less overall mining than the current fossil-fuelled system. However, material extraction and waste flows, new infrastructure development, land-use change, and the provision of new types of goods and services associated with decarbonization will produce social and environmental pressures at localized to regional scales. Demand-side solutions can achieve the important outcome of reducing both the scale of the climate challenge and material resource requirements. Interdisciplinary systems modelling and analysis are needed to identify opportunities and trade-offs for demand-led mitigation strategies that explicitly consider planetary boundaries associated with Earth’s material resources.

Date: 2024
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