Effects of long-term climate change on global building energy expenditures

摘要: Abstract This paper explores potential future implications of climate change on building energy expenditures around the globe. Increasing result from increased electricity use for cooling, and are offset to varying degrees, depending region, by decreased consumption heating. The analysis is conducted using a model global buildings sector within GCAM integrated assessment model. framework valuable because it represents socioeconomic system changes that will be important understanding in future. Results indicate net not uniform across Net decrease some regions, such as Canada Russia, where heating demands currently dominate, increase most areas with less demand space greater cooling. We explain these results terms basic drivers link regional climate.