Environmental and Economic Impacts of Decarbonization

Óscar Dejuán is Professor of Economics at University of Castilla, La Mancha, Spain. Manfred Lenzen is Professor of Sustainability Research in the School of Physics at University of Sydney, Australia. María Ángeles Cadarso is Associate Professor of Economics at University of Castilla, La Mancha, Spain.

• IntroductionÓscar Dejuán, María-Ángeles Cadarso and Manfred LenzenPart I. Electricity generation. Towards a cleaner mixDecarbonizing electricity generation in the EU. Its impact on emissions and employment all over the worldÓscar Dejuán, Jorge Zafrilla, María-Ángeles Tobarra, Fabio Monsalve and Carmen CórcolesIndirect emissions and socio-economic impacts on energy efficiency. Improvements and renewable electricity in EuropeKurt KratenaGlobal renewable energy diffusion in an input-output frameworkKirsten S. WiebePotentials to decarbonize electricity consumption in AustraliaPaul Wolfram and Thomas WiedmannPart II. Household consumption and social well-beingGlobal income inequality and carbon footprints: can we have the cake and eat it too?Klaus Hubacek, Giovanni Baiocchi, Kuishuang Feng, Raúl Muñoz-Castillo, Laixiang Sun and Jinjun XueThe potential contribution of solar thermal electricity (STE) in Mexico in the light of the Paris AgreementsIrene Rodríguez-Serrano and Natalia CaldésPeak carbon emission in China: a household energy use perspectiveHaiyan Zhang and Michael L. LahrThe road to Paris with energy-efficiency strategies and GHG emissions-reduction targets: the case of SpainRosa Duarte, Julio Sánchez-Chóliz and Cristina SarasaPart III. Key drivers in carbon emissions and improvements in energy efficiencyGlobal drivers of change in GHG emissions from a consumption perspective. Carbon footprint accounting in a post-Paris worldSoeren Lindner, José-Manuel Rueda-Cantuche and Richard WoodSouth America’s global value chains and CO2 emissions embodied in trade, an input-output approachJosé Durán-Lima and Santacruz BanaclocheSt