Evolution of consumption patterns, economic convergence and carbon footprint of development: a comparison Brazil-France

• Grant number: 12/51466-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: March 01, 2013
• End date: June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics - Growth, Fluctuations and Economic Planning
• Agreement: ANR - Blanc
• Principal Investigator: Suani Teixeira Coelho
• Grantee: Suani Teixeira Coelho
• Principal researcher abroad: Franck Lecocq
• Institution abroad: Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED), France
• Host Institution: Instituto de Energia e Ambiente (IEE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 14/22355-8 - Evolution of consumption patterns, economic convergence and carbon footprint of development: a comparison Brazil-France (ECOPA), BP.PD; 14/04424-2 - Evolution of consumption patterns, economic convergence and carbon footprint of development: a comparison Brazil-France (ECOPA), BP.IC; 14/03319-0 - Evolution of consumption patterns, economic convergence and carbon footprint of development: a comparison Brazil – France (ECOPA), BP.DD

Abstract

Transitions to "low-carbon" development paths (i.e., to development paths with limited greenhouse gases emissions) are unlikely to be achievable solely via technological solutions; behavior, notably consumption patterns, will also have to evolve. However, an assumption implicit in most GHG emissions scenarios is that as income per capita converge across countries, households consumption patterns will converge as well, leading to potentially very high demand for energy, very high demand for natural resources and very high emissions. ECOPA precisely aims at examining how flexible the link between income per capita and consumption patterns is; and at drawing implications of these findings for future emissions scenarios. To do so, ECOPA maps and compares consumption patterns, and their evolution, in France, an "old" industrialized economy, and Brazil, a rapidly emerging economy. In both countries, a combination of econometric analysis of consumption data, household surveys and in-depth studies of representative goods and services is used to (i) map consumption patterns across income groups, and (ii) explore the determinants of their changes over time. Strong emphasis is put on obtaining consistent monetary and physical flows. This is necessary to analyze the energy and emissions implications of consumption patterns, but this constitutes a significant theoretical and empirical stumbling block. Finally, on the basis of the retrospective analysis, scenarios of how household consumption patterns in the two countries might evolve are built and their implications for energy and GHG emissions are computed. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

COELHO, SUANI TEIXEIRA; SANCHES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; TUDESCHINI, LUIS GUSTAVO; GOLDEMBERG, JOSE. The energy transition history of fuelwood replacement for liquefied petroleum gas in Brazilian households from 1920 to 2016. ENERGY POLICY, v. 123, p. 41-52, DEC 2018. (14/03319-0, 14/50279-4, 12/51466-7, 14/22355-8)

GROTTERA, CAROLINA; BARBIER, CARINE; SANCHES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; DE ABREU, MARIANA WEISS; UCHOA, CHRISTIANE; TUDESCHINI, LUIS GUSTAVO; CAYLA, JEAN-MICHEL; NADAUD, FRANCK; PEREIRA, JR., AMARO OLIMPIO; COHEN, CLAUDE; et al. Linking electricity consumption of home appliances and standard of living: A comparison between Brazilian and French households. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 94, p. 877-888, OCT 2018. (12/51466-7)

COELHO, SUANI. T.; SANCHES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; EK, L; EHRNROOTH, H; SCARLAT, N; GRASSI, A; HELM, P. BIOMASS RESIDUES AS ELECTRICITY GENERATION SOURCE IN LOW HDI REGIONS OF BRAZIL. 2022 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION FUSION (FUSION 2022), v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2017-01-01. (14/50279-4, 12/51466-7)

GOMEZ, MARIA F.; MARTINEZ, LAURA, V; SANCHES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; MANRIQUE, A.; EK, L; EHRNROOTH, H; SCARLAT, N; GRASSI, A; HELM, P. POWER GENERATION BASED ON AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES GASIFICATION: THE POTENTIAL OF CORNCOBS. 2022 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION FUSION (FUSION 2022), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2017-01-01. (14/50279-4, 12/51466-7)

SANCHES-PEREIRA, ALESSANDRO; TUDESCHINI, LUIS GUSTAVO; COELHO, SUANI TEIXEIRA. Evolution of the Brazilian residential carbon footprint based on direct energy consumption. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 54, p. 184-201, FEB 2016. (12/51466-7)

DE OLIVEIRA, FERNANDO C.; COELHO, SUANI T.. History, evolution, and environmental impact of biodiesel in Brazil: A review. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 75, p. 168-179, AUG 2017. (12/51466-7, 14/50279-4)

DE OLIVEIRA, FERNANDO C.; LOPES, THIAGO S. A.; PARENTE, VIRGINIA; BERMANN, CELIO; COELHO, SUANI T.. The Brazilian social fuel stamp program: Few strikes, many bloopers and stumbles. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, v. 102, p. 121-128, MAR 2019. (12/51466-7, 14/50279-4)

GOLDEMBERG, JOSE; MARTINEZ-GOMEZ, JAVIER; SAGAR, AMBUJ; SMITH, KIRK R.. Household air pollution, health, and climate change: cleaning the air. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, v. 13, n. 3, p. 12-pg., 2018-03-01. (14/50279-4, 12/51466-7)