The challenge to UK energy policy: An ageing population perspective on energy saving measures and consumption
The challenge to UK energy policy: An ageing population perspective on energy saving measures and consumption
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.052
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
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9
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Gilroy, Rose
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作者：
Hamza, Neveen;Gilroy, Rose
本文以住宅部门为重点，探讨了英国政府实现其能源目标的可能性。这篇论文认为，能源政策需要考虑四个主要因素的相互作用：日益多样化的人口老龄化；对老旧住房的文化倾向，其中大部分是热效率低下的；燃料贫困程度；以及消费者在休闲相关服务和商品上的支出不可避免地上升。年龄较大的家庭(无论是较贫穷的家庭还是较富裕的家庭)所做的决定，可能对能源政策的成功至关重要。在富裕人群中，婴儿潮一代不断变化的预期，以及他们对消费和旅行的偏好，可能会产生特别的影响。这篇论文的结论是，老年人在取暖和隔热方面的选择所减少的碳足迹，可能会被抵消，不仅是因为增加了家庭的热舒适性，还可能是因为增加了家庭消费品和其他消费者的生活方式选择。充其量可以实现的，可能是能源结构的转变。(C)2010爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
With a focus on the residential sector, this paper explores the likelihood of the UK government meeting its energy targets. The paper contends that energy policy needs to take into account the interplay of four major factors: an ageing population of increasing diversity; a cultural inclination for older housing much of which is thermally inefficient; levels of fuel poverty; and the inexorable rise of consumer spending on leisure related services and goods. Decisions made by older households (both the poorer and the better off) may be critical to the success of energy policy. Among the better off the changing expectations of the baby boomers, with their predilection for consumption and travel, may have particular impact. The paper concludes that much of the reduction in carbon footprint made by older people's choices in heating and insulation may be offset, not only by increasing domestic thermal comfort, but also potentially by increasing consumables in the home and other consumer lifestyle choices. What could be achieved at best, may be a shift in energy mix. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.