The economics of green lifestyles: a micro economic study of Australian household panel and housing market data

Page 1. THE ECONOMICS OF GREEN LIFESTYLES: A MICRO- ECONOMIC STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN HOUSEHOLD PANEL AND HOUSING MARKET DATA F. FUERST, G. WARREN-MYERS AND R. SINGH Annual ERES meeting, Cergy-Pontoise, France 5th July 2019 Page 2. ▪ Household-related carbon emissions from consumption are a major contributor to overall greenhouse gas emissions ▪ Considerable differences in carbon footprints across comparable households: high-impact household footprints at least 10x higher than low-impact (Weber & Matthews, 2008). Household income/expenditure best predictors. ▪ The present study estimates housing and local transport CO2 emissions based on household expenditure data ▪ Large carbon footprints from housing and transport directly linked to non-GHG related problems such as car dependency, urban sprawl and lifestyle diseases MOTIVATION …