The Economic Potential to Support Sustainability through Household Consumption Choices
| Autor: | Lassi Linnanen, Anna Claudelin, Maija Leino, Ville Uusitalo, Sini Järvelä |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Natural resource economics
020209 energy lcsh:TJ807-830 Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Renewable energy sources 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Social needs 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering lcsh:Environmental sciences Economic potential health care economics and organizations 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 Consumption (economics) Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants consumer sustainability transition Renewable energy scenario lcsh:TD194-195 Sustainability Business household consumption expenditure |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 10 Issue 11 Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 3961 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su10113961 |
| Popis: | The amount of money that could potentially be saved by households by reducing unnecessary consumption and directed to sustainable investments without compromising the social needs in Finnish households was studied. The study was conducted by using statistical data and by creating short- and long-term scenarios to assess potential savings resulting from changes in household behaviour. According to the results, a Finnish household could save and subsequently allocate an average of &euro 3400&ndash &euro 15,000 annually to invest in sustainability. The greatest potential for preventing unnecessary consumption is related to (1) food and drinks, and (2) transportation. In the long-term scenario, reducing expenditures in the category of housing also provides opportunities for high savings. A significant share of the saving created by sustainable patterns of consumption can be directed for example to investments in renewable energy. |
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