Demographics, energy and our homes
Demographics, energy and our homes
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人口、能源和我们的家园
DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.064
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发表时间：
2008
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影响因子：
9
通讯作者：
S. Roberts
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作者：
S. Roberts
英国家庭的预计增长是未来国内能源消耗（尤其是电力消耗）的关键因素。虽然每个家庭都需要住房及其供暖、照明和电器，但从历史上看，收入的增加导致电器拥有量显着提高，对能源服务水平的期望更高，使用量也更大。过去，这一趋势与家庭数量的增加相结合，推动了国内电力需求的增长。对人口增长和家庭构成的官方预测表明未来能源需求增长的重要驱动力。遏制这一现象需要制定政策，扭转能源效率改进因家庭数量增加、家电拥有量扩大和服务期望增加而不堪重负的趋势。
The projected growth in households in the UK is a key factor in future domestic energy consumption, particularly electricity consumption. While every household needs a home and its heating, lighting and appliances, increasing incomes have historically led to significantly higher appliance ownership, higher expectations of levels of energy service and greater usage. In the past this trend was combined with increasing household numbers to drive growth in domestic electricity demand. Official projections for population growth and household composition indicate significant drivers for future growth in energy demand. Curbing this will require policies to reverse the tendency for energy–efficiency improvements to be overwhelmed by growing numbers of households, more widespread appliance ownership and increased service expectations.