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Happiness and footprints: assessing the relationship between individual well-being and carbon footprints.
- Source :
- Environment, Development & Sustainability; Jun2017, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p895-920, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This study investigates the nature of the empirical link between an individual's well-being and their carbon footprint. It employs a novel approach matching data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, to household expenditure and greenhouse gas-based carbon footprints. The carbon footprints are calculated using environmental factor multipliers from the detailed and globally integrated multi-regional input-output (MRIO) tables provided by the Eora MRIO database. The results indicate that higher carbon footprints are associated with marginally lower levels of well-being. This relationship appears to be linear. Furthermore, this relationship does not differ greatly for individuals across the well-being distribution. The findings of this study both: (1) add to the body of knowledge on the link between carbon footprints and well-being; and (2) provide policy makers with evidence and strategic guidance on the well-being implications of mitigating carbon footprints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ECOLOGICAL impact
INCOME
WELL-being
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1387585X
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environment, Development & Sustainability
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123151852
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-016-9771-1