Climate change and decarbonization raise complex justice questions that researchers and
policymakers must address. The distributions of greenhouse gas emissions rights and …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Ecological breakdown and economic inequality are among the largest contemporary global
challenges, and the issues are thoroughly entangled–as they have been throughout the …

How energy relates to human need satisfaction, for whom, and with what wellbeing
outcomes has remained under-researched. We address this gap by investigating the …

Growing consumption is both necessary to end extreme povertyand one of the main drivers
of greenhouse gas emissions, creating a potential tension between alleviating poverty and …

The world faces twin crises of climate breakdown and runaway inequality. The richest
people, corporations and countries are destroying the world with their huge carbon …

To maintain perpetual economic growth, most energy transition scenarios bet on a break in
the historical relationship between energy use and gross domestic product (GDP). Practical …

Numerous studies investigated how people's willingness to engage in pro-environmental
behaviours (PEBs) is shaped by their financial circumstances. Yet, no clear pattern can be …