Exploring the implications of lifestyle change in 2°C mitigation scenarios using the IMAGE integrated assessment model

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 102, Issue , 2016, Pages 309-319

  van Sluisveld, Mariësse A E ^a,b   Martínez, Sara Herreras ^a   Daioglou, Vassilis ^a   van Vuuren, Detlef P ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2 C; Behavioral change; Integrated assessment modeling; Lifestyle change; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; ENERGY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; LIFESTYLE CHANGE; MITIGATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFESTYLE; MOBILITY; MODELING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SOCIAL CHANGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84951877713     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.08.013     Document Type: Article

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