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THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION TOWARDS THE TRANSITION ON LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

Climate change has been a severe problem in recent years, and countries are fighting it to transition towards a low-carbon economy. To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that have the most significant impact on the pollution, the European Union gives guidance to the Member States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the environment. The European Union guidance has two categories: the European Trading Scheme (ETS) and the other is non- ETS sectors. One of the main non-ETS sectors is households, and the EU tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in that particular sector. Besides, the Seventh Environment Action Programme includes the objective that housing's environmental impact should be reduced between 2014 and 2020. To measure households' effect on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, it is necessary to monitor all the relevant items and set up legal constraints. Whenever household consumption is directly responsible for environmental pressures, it is leaving a carbon footprint. Moreover, household energy consumption is measured by household appliances, the average size of the dwellings, the heating/cooling systems used, and the implementation of energy efficiency measures. This paper aims to provide a broader quantitative analysis of household energy consumption and household greenhouse gas emissions within the EU to impact the transition towards a low- carbon economy. It focuses only on the household sector because there is a mismatch between the roles and responsibilities conveyed by current climate policies and how the household perceptions. The main objective is to provide future implications for changes in the regulatory framework.

Energy consumption, Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions), Households, Low-carbon economy (LCE)

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