Towards demand-side solutions for mitigating climate change
03.04.2018
Felix Creutzig (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Sustainability Economics of Human Settlements – Technische Universität Berlin); Joyashree Roy (Jadavpur University); William F. Lamb (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change); Inês M. L. Azevedo (Carnegie Mellon University); Wändi Bruine de Bruin (Carnegie Mellon University, University of Leeds); Holger Dalkmann (Partnership on Sustainable, Low-Carbon Transport); Oreane Y. Edelenbosch (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Frank W. Geels (University of Manchester); Arnulf Grubler (International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis); Cameron Hepburn (University of Oxford); Edgar G. Hertwich (School of Forestry and Environmental Studies – Yale University); Radhika Khosla (Centre for Policy Research); Linus Mattauch (University of Oxford); Jan C. Minx (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, University of Leeds); Anjali Ramakrishnan (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Sustainability Economics of Human Settlements – Technische Universität Berlin);  Narasimha D. Rao (International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis); Julia K. Steinberger (University of Leeds); Massimo Tavoni (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Diana Ãœrge-Vorsatz (Central European University); Elke U. Weber (Princeton University)
Nature Climate Change, volume 8, 260–263
Research on climate change mitigation tends to focus on supply-side technology solutions. A better understanding of demand-side solutions is missing. We propose a transdisciplinary approach to identify demand-side climate solutions, investigate their mitigation potential, detail policy measures and assess their implications for well-being.