The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling.

摘要: Quantitative systems modelling in support of climate policy has tended to focus more on the supply side assessing interactions among technology, economy, environment, and society. By contrast, demand is usually underrepresented, often emphasising technological options for energy efficiency improvements. In this perspective, we argue that scientific action not only about exploring capacity "what", terms outcome, but also feasibility desirability, "when", "where" especially "whom". Without necessary behavioural societal transformations, world faces an inadequate response crisis challenge. This could result from poor uptake low-carbon technologies, continued high-carbon intensive lifestyles, or economy-wide rebound effects. For reason, propose a framing holistic transdisciplinary perspective role human choices behaviours influencing transition, starting desires individuals communities, analysing how these interact with economic landscape, leading systemic change at macro-level. making case political ecology agenda, expand our scope, comprehending acceptance end-use co-developing knowledge citizens non-mainstream marginalised defining requirements assess decarbonisation potential shifting lifestyle patterns action.