Energy consumption by gender in some European countries
Energy consumption by gender in some European countries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2009.08.010
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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9
通讯作者：
Carlsson-Kanyama, A.
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作者：
Raty, R.;Carlsson-Kanyama, A.
近几十年来，许多研究都对家庭能源使用总量进行了估计，收入/支出水平是造成差异的主要原因。对性别消费模式的研究表明，男性比女性更容易吃肉，开车的距离也更长，这可能导致男性的总能量消耗更高。在这项研究中，我们通过研究单个家庭计算了四个欧洲国家（德国、挪威、希腊和瑞典）男性和女性消费模式的总能源使用量。希腊和瑞典这两个国家的能源使用总量有很大差异。男女之间最大的差异是旅行和外出就餐，酒精和烟草，男性比女性消耗更多的能量。我们认为，这些研究结果是政策相关的欧盟，其目的是将性别问题纳入所有活动的主流，并降低其能源使用总量。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Household total energy use has been estimated in numerous studies in recent decades and differences have mainly been explained by levels of income/expenditure. Studies of gender consumption patterns show that men cat more meat than women and drive longer distances, potentially leading to higher total energy use by men. In this study we calculated the total energy use for male and female consumption patterns in four European countries (Germany, Norway, Greece and Sweden) by studying single households. Significant differences in total energy use were found in two countries, Greece and Sweden. The largest differences found between men and women were for travel and eating out, alcohol and tobacco, where men used much more energy than women. We suggest that these findings are policy relevant for the EU, which aims to mainstream gender issues into all activities and to lower its total energy use. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.