[HTML][HTML] Achieving emission reductions without furthering social inequality: Lessons from the 2007 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic

L Kilian, A Owen, A Newing, D Ivanova - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
To meet global climate goals, such as limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius, urgent and
substantial reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are needed. From a consumption …

Can inequality reduction decrease carbon emissions in China? A counterfactual analysis

M Zhao, HS Chan - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between the two sustainable development goals (SDGs)–inequality
reduction and carbon emission reduction is critical for governments formulating and …

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions: The case of Chinese urban households

J Golley, X Meng - Energy Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper draws on Chinese survey data to investigate variations in carbon dioxide
emissions across households with different income levels. Rich households generate more …

The impact of income inequality on carbon emissions in China: a household-level analysis

Y Liu, M Zhang, R Liu - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the impact of income inequality on household carbon emissions in
China using nationwide micro panel data. The effect is positive—households in counties …

Emission inequality: comparing the roles of income and wealth in Belgium and the United Kingdom

M Büchs, T Goedemé, S Kuypers, G Verbist - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
It is increasingly recognised that climate change and the transition to carbon neutrality are
strongly intertwined with inequality issues (eg OECD, 2019; European Commission, 2019) …

CO2 emissions inequality through the lens of developing countries

R Huang, L Tian - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in CO 2 emissions inequality between and within countries, and
concerns about the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups. In this study, the CO 2 …

Harness the Co-Benefit and Avoid the Trade-off: The Complex Relationship between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

X Huang - Social Forces, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Given the dual crises of climate change and rising economic inequality, it is imperative to
improve the synergy between climate mitigation and income inequality reduction. Domestic …

Quantifying the impacts of energy inequality on carbon emissions in China: a household-level analysis

Y Dou, J Zhao, X Dong, K Dong - Energy Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study empirically investigates the impact of energy inequality on household carbon
dioxide (CO 2) emissions in China by employing a balanced panel dataset for China's 30 …

Super polluters and carbon emissions: Spotlighting how higher-income and wealthier households disproportionately despoil our atmospheric commons

L Adua - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines income-and wealth-based disproportionalities in carbon emissions
from energy consumption in the residential sector of the United States. An ongoing debate in …

Impact assessment of poverty alleviation on carbon inequality: evidence from households in China

X Wei, H Li, Y Wang, Q Wei - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Inequality and climate change are major challenges for sustainable development, but a
dilemma between the objectives has been widely observed. Based on the panel data of …