Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

2021/11/25 by Felix Creutzig, Leila Niamir, Xuemei Bai +23 · 1 voice · 14 citations
Energy · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies #Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact #Urban Transport and Accessibility

paper · doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01219-y

openalex publication_date 2021/11/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Evaluation of mitigation actions often focuses on cost and overlooks the direct effects on well-being. This work shows demand-side measures have large mitigation potential and beneficial effects on well-being outcomes.

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Discussions

• For instance, biking has become more attractive in many cities, and active travel has huge health co-benefits (e.g. lower prevalence of cardio-vascular diseases, see doi.org/10.1038/s415...) [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]