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Jessika Richter

Jessika Richter

Associate senior lecturer

Jessika Richter

Potential Rebound Effects of 1.5° Lifestyles

Author

  • Jessika Luth Richter
  • Oksana Mont
  • Matthias Lehner

Summary, in English

Understanding how lifestyles should and could change to meet the terms of the Paris Agreement is the aim of the project ‘EU 1.5° Lifestyles’. It focuses on lifestyle options compatible with a 1.5°C target and explores the structural barriers and enablers to implementing these. Many of these lifestyle options relate to circular strategies such as sharing, reusing and repairing products.However, even if lifestyle changes are achieved, there is a risk of rebound and negative side effects that can undermine the intended outcomes. While rebound effects have been studied, particularly regarding energy and economic mechanisms, less attention was paid to other environmental effects and social mechanisms. A systematic literature review was conducted for rebound effects of sustainable lifestyles more generally and more specifically in the consumption domains: nutrition,housing, mobility, and leisure. This contribution maps the potential rebound effects of lifestyle changes and the different mechanisms by which these effects occur. It gives an overview of the literature on rebound effects related to sustainable lifestyle strategies for households. The results indicate some domain areas are more studied than others, but also a gap in understanding rebound effects empirically and holistically.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2023

Language

English

Pages

854-862

Publication/Series

Product Lifetimes and the Environment 5th Conference Proceedings

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • rebound effect
  • sustainable consumption

Conference name

5th Conference on Product Lifetimes and the Environment (PLATE)

Conference date

2023-05-31 - 2023-06-02

Conference place

Espoo, Finland

Status

Published

Project

  • EU 1.5° Lifestyles

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-952-64-1367-9