La huella de carbono de los hogares españoles: un análisis sociodemográfico

• María Victoria Román ^[1] ; Arkaitz Usubiaga-Liaño ^[1] ; Iñaki Arto ^[1]
  1. [1] BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change

     BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change

     Leioa, España

     
• Localización: Papeles de economía española, ISSN 0210-9107, Nº 187, 2026 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Transición hacia la neutralidad climática: objetivos y realidad), págs. 122-147
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    La adopción de estilos de vida bajos en carbono es necesaria para alcanzar los objetivos climáticos. En este trabajo se presentan estimaciones de la huella de carbono de los hogares españoles para el período 2010-2021, y se analiza la heterogeneidad en las huellas de distintos tipos de hogares según sus características sociodemográficas. Los resultados muestran que, aunque la huella de los hogares españoles está lejos de la senda de la descarbonización, hay hogares con un nivel de huella sostenible que sirven para identificar las claves de este necesario cambio de hábitos.

  • English

    Adopting low-carbon lifestyles is essential to achieving climate goals. This paper presents estimates of the carbon footprint of Spanish households for the period 2010- 2021 and aanalyzes the heterogeneity in the footprints of different types of households according to their sociodemographic characteristics. The findings show that, although the carbon footprint of Spanish households is far from the path to decarbonization, there are households with a sustainable footprint level that can help identify the key factors for this necessary change in habits

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