Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and
other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major …

Solar photovoltaic technology has emerged with exceptionally high potential future energy
contributor to a scale of multi-terawatt sustainability sector by mid-century 2050. Assuming …

Chapter 3 assesses the emissions pathways literature in order to identify their key
characteristics (both in commonalities and differences) and to understand how societal …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Through their consumption behavior, households are responsible for 72% of global
greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, they are key actors in reaching the 1.5° C goal under the …

Increasing municipal garbage poses a great threat to city sustainability especially in
develo** countries. It has become one of the main sources of environmental pollution in …

ABSTRACT The EU Carbon-CAP project assembled a comprehensive portfolio of consumer
initiatives in order to assess the potential total impact of consumer options on national …

Households are responsible for 70% of CO 2 emissions (directly and indirectly). While
households as agents of change increasingly become a crucial element in energy …

Agent‐based models (ABMs) have recently seen much application to the field of climate
mitigation policies. They offer a more realistic description of micro behavior than traditional …

Design strategies for sustainable buildings, that improve building performance and avoid
extensive resource utilization, should also promote healthy indoor environments. The …