Risk of losing out from low-carbon transition

This research paper examines the demand-side risks of a just low-carbon transition in Sweden, specifically focusing on the transport and food sectors. It analyzes how carbon footprints and the ability to adapt to policy changes vary by income and geographic density, identifying a significant portion of the population vulnerable to adverse wealth and access impacts.

• Approximately 40% of the Swedish population is at a higher risk of experiencing adverse impacts on wealth and access due to low-carbon transition policies. This vulnerability is driven by a heavy reliance on cars and a limited capacity to manage the increased costs of carbon-intensive goods resulting from such policies.
• The group of people most at risk of losing out during the transition is collectively responsible for 41% of consumption-based emissions.
• The study identifies variations in carbon footprint categories based on income levels and whether individuals live in high-density or low-density areas, noting that the ability to cope with necessary shifts in the food and transport sectors varies across these groups.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Risk of losing out from low-carbon transition. https://www.sei.org/publications/risk-of-losing-out-from-low-carbon-transition

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Risk of losing out from low-carbon transition. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/risk-of-losing-out-from-low-carbon-transition.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022risk, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Risk of losing out from low-carbon transition}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/risk-of-losing-out-from-low-carbon-transition}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }