Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households
Solutions based exclusively on technology are unlikely to fully deliver a transition towards a low-carbon society. Shifts in consumption patterns and lifestyles associated with technological solutions are essential to achieve safe GHG concentration levels. Considering households’ consumption pattern...
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| author | Grottera, C. Barbier, C. Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Abreu, M.W.D. Uchôa, C. Tudeschini, L.G. Cayla, J.M. Nadaud, F. Pereira, A.O. Cohen, C. Coelho, S.T. |
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| description | Solutions based exclusively on technology are unlikely to fully deliver a transition towards a low-carbon society. Shifts in consumption patterns and lifestyles associated with technological solutions are essential to achieve safe GHG concentration levels. Considering households’ consumption patterns, residential electricity consumption represents a major issue, as it is closely related to lifestyle choices and living standards. In this context, this paper discusses how specific electricity requirements may vary across different deciles of living standard in Brazil and France. The present evaluation is based on specific electricity consumption and its corresponding carbon dioxide emissions for different home appliances used for food conservation, lighting, daily chores (e.g. cloth washing), as well as information and leisure. Results ratify, on the one hand, the significant income gap existing between French and Brazilian households. On the other hand, they show that differences regarding specific electricity requirements in the two countries are lower than intuitively expected. Hence, they evidence a converging trend in electricity requirements between the two countries, especially among higher income deciles. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-885292022-06-10T06:45:27Z Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households Grottera, C. Barbier, C. Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Abreu, M.W.D. Uchôa, C. Tudeschini, L.G. Cayla, J.M. Nadaud, F. Pereira, A.O. Cohen, C. Coelho, S.T. Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Residential electricity Consumption patterns Home appliances Brazil France CROSS-COUNTRY CONVERGENCE CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ENERGY-CONSUMPTION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES RESIDENTIAL SECTOR PER-CAPITA OWNERSHIP TRENDS DETERMINANTS TRANSITION Solutions based exclusively on technology are unlikely to fully deliver a transition towards a low-carbon society. Shifts in consumption patterns and lifestyles associated with technological solutions are essential to achieve safe GHG concentration levels. Considering households’ consumption patterns, residential electricity consumption represents a major issue, as it is closely related to lifestyle choices and living standards. In this context, this paper discusses how specific electricity requirements may vary across different deciles of living standard in Brazil and France. The present evaluation is based on specific electricity consumption and its corresponding carbon dioxide emissions for different home appliances used for food conservation, lighting, daily chores (e.g. cloth washing), as well as information and leisure. Results ratify, on the one hand, the significant income gap existing between French and Brazilian households. On the other hand, they show that differences regarding specific electricity requirements in the two countries are lower than intuitively expected. Hence, they evidence a converging trend in electricity requirements between the two countries, especially among higher income deciles. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88529 10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.063 English PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD restricted |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Residential electricity Consumption patterns Home appliances Brazil France CROSS-COUNTRY CONVERGENCE CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ENERGY-CONSUMPTION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES RESIDENTIAL SECTOR PER-CAPITA OWNERSHIP TRENDS DETERMINANTS TRANSITION Grottera, C. Barbier, C. Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro Abreu, M.W.D. Uchôa, C. Tudeschini, L.G. Cayla, J.M. Nadaud, F. Pereira, A.O. Cohen, C. Coelho, S.T. Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title | Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title_full | Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title_fullStr | Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title_short | Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households |
| title_sort | linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: a comparison between brazilian and french households |
| topic | Science & Technology Technology Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Energy & Fuels Science & Technology - Other Topics Residential electricity Consumption patterns Home appliances Brazil France CROSS-COUNTRY CONVERGENCE CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ENERGY-CONSUMPTION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES RESIDENTIAL SECTOR PER-CAPITA OWNERSHIP TRENDS DETERMINANTS TRANSITION |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88529 |