Long, Y;
Guan, D;
Kanemoto, K;
Gasparatos, A;
(2021)
Negligible impacts of early COVID-19 confinement on household carbon footprints in Japan.
One Earth
, 4
(4)
pp. 553-564.
10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003.
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Abstract
The rapid and extensive changes in household consumption patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can serve as a natural experiment for exploring the environmental outcomes of changing human behavior. Here, we assess the carbon footprint of household consumption in Japan during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (January–May 2020), which were characterized by moderate confinement measures. The associated lifestyle changes did not have a significant effect on the overall household carbon footprint compared with 2015–2019 levels. However, there were significant trade-offs between individual consumption categories such that the carbon footprint increased for some categories (e.g., eating at home) or declined (e.g., eating out, transportation, clothing, and entertainment) or remained relatively unchanged (e.g., housing) for others. Furthermore, carbon footprint patterns between age groups were largely consistent with 2015–2019 levels. However, changes in food-related carbon footprints were visible for all age groups since March and, in some cases, since February.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Negligible impacts of early COVID-19 confinement on household carbon footprints in Japan |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129074 |
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