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dc.contributor.authorGrottera, C.
dc.contributor.authorBarbier, C.
dc.contributor.authorSanches-Pereira, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, M.W.D.
dc.contributor.authorUchôa, C.
dc.contributor.authorTudeschini, L.G.
dc.contributor.authorCayla, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorNadaud, F.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, A.O.
dc.contributor.authorCohen, C.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, S.T.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-19T01:10:19Z
dc.date.available2022-05-19T01:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationGrottera, C. and Barbier, C. and Sanches-Pereira, A. and Abreu, M.W.D. and Uchôa, C. and Tudeschini, L.G. and Cayla, J.M. et al. 2018. Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94: pp. 877-888.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88529
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2018.06.063
dc.description.abstract

Solutions based exclusively on technology are unlikely to fully deliver a transition towards a low-carbon society. Shifts in consumption patterns and lifestyles associated with technological solutions are essential to achieve safe GHG concentration levels. Considering households’ consumption patterns, residential electricity consumption represents a major issue, as it is closely related to lifestyle choices and living standards. In this context, this paper discusses how specific electricity requirements may vary across different deciles of living standard in Brazil and France. The present evaluation is based on specific electricity consumption and its corresponding carbon dioxide emissions for different home appliances used for food conservation, lighting, daily chores (e.g. cloth washing), as well as information and leisure. Results ratify, on the one hand, the significant income gap existing between French and Brazilian households. On the other hand, they show that differences regarding specific electricity requirements in the two countries are lower than intuitively expected. Hence, they evidence a converging trend in electricity requirements between the two countries, especially among higher income deciles.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology
dc.subjectEnergy & Fuels
dc.subjectScience & Technology - Other Topics
dc.subjectResidential electricity
dc.subjectConsumption patterns
dc.subjectHome appliances
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectFrance
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY-CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectPER-CAPITA
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRENDS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION
dc.titleLinking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume94
dcterms.source.startPage877
dcterms.source.endPage888
dcterms.source.issn1364-0321
dcterms.source.titleRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.date.updated2022-05-19T01:10:19Z
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.contributor.orcidSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [0000-0001-9905-8824]
curtin.contributor.researcheridSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [E-6350-2014]
dcterms.source.eissn1879-0690
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridSanches-Pereira, Alessandro [55578547600]


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