The concept of net-zero carbon emissions has emerged from physical climate science.
However, it is operationalized through social, political and economic systems. We identify …

Human behavior plays a critical role in causing global climate change as well as in
responding to it. In this article, I review important insights on the psychology of climate …

Abstract The Russia–Ukraine conflict has triggered an energy crisis that directly affected
household energy costs for heating, cooling and mobility and indirectly pushed up the costs …

Wealth and income are disproportionately distributed among the global population. This has
direct consequences on consumption patterns and consumption-based carbon footprints …

Abstract Achieving the Paris Agreement will require massive deployment of low-carbon
energy. However, constructing, operating, and maintaining a low-carbon energy system will …

Rapidly decarbonizing the global energy system is critical for addressing climate change,
but concerns about costs have been a barrier to implementation. Most energy-economy …

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy,
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …

Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and
ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species …

People with high socioeconomic status disproportionally affect energy-driven greenhouse
gas emissions directly through their consumption and indirectly through their financial and …

Building stock growth around the world drives extensive material consumption and
environmental impacts. Future impacts will be dependent on the level and rate of …