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Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures (EERM) in Residential Buildings: An Application of Discrete Choice Modelling

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
Cross-country evidence on the adoption of energy-efficient retrofit measures (EERMs) in residential buildings is critical to supporting the development of national and pan-European policies aimed at fostering the energy performance upgrade of the ...
Clara Camarasa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Norm-Oriented Interpretation Learning” and Resource Use: The Concept of “Open-Didactic Exploration” as a Contribution to Raising Awareness of a Responsible Resource Use

open access: yesResources, 2014
It is widely accepted that environmental awareness is essential, yet does not inevitably lead to responsible use of resources. Additional factors on the individual level include the meaning constructed by the term “resources” and the individual and ...
Anna Bliesner   +5 more
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Resource Use in the Production and Consumption System—The MIPS Approach

open access: yesResources, 2014
The concept Material Input per Service Unit (MIPS) was developed 20 years ago as a measure for the overall natural resource use of products and services.
Christa Liedtke   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A framework of circular business models for fashion and textiles: the role of business-model, technical, and social innovation

open access: yesSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2022
The textiles production and consumption system is a priority product-value chain for the European Commission in its 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan. The Action Plan foresees a European Union strategy for sustainable textiles in a circular economy with ...
Luca Coscieme   +4 more
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Exploring Household Food Waste Reduction for Carbon Footprint Mitigation: A Case Study in Shanghai, China

open access: yesFoods, 2023
With the steady growth of the global population and the accelerated urbanization process, the carbon footprint resulting from food waste has a significant impact on the environment and sustainable development.
Chang Liu, Jie Shang, Chen Liu
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Inequality and sustainable consumption: Bridging the gaps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article examines the potential for cross-fertilisation between the sustainable consumption (SC) scholarship and the environmental justice (EJ) scholarship.
Paavola, J, Seyfang, G
core   +1 more source

Just Transitions, Poverty and Energy Consumption: Personal Carbon Accounts and Households in Poverty

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
Complex relations exist between issues of poverty, responsibility and just transitions toward reduced household energy use. One proposed transitional instrument is Personal Carbon Accounts (PCAs) which provide equal per capita carbon allowances and ...
Martin Burgess, Mark Whitehead
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Policy Integration of Sustainable Consumption and Production into National Policies

open access: yesResources, 2017
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) was adopted as a stand-alone goal and reflected as one of the cross-cutting objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a central role to address global resource consumption and its associated
Ryu Koide, Lewis Akenji
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Youth Attitudes and Participation in Climate Protest: An International Cities Comparison Frontiers in Political Science Special Issue: Youth Activism in Environmental Politics

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science, 2021
This article examines youth participation the school climate strikes of 2018 and 2019 (also known as #Fridays4Future), through an exploratory study conducted in seven diverse cities. Despite the international nature of the climate strikes, we know little
Kate Prendergast   +19 more
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Sustainable Energy Consumption

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Energy use in homes and buildings represents an important part of the load of electrical systems [...]
Carlos Ramos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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