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Quantified Eco-Efficiency pp 223–246Cite as

Environmental performance of households

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In this study we discuss and apply ways to assess sustainability of household consumption. We propose an integrated environmental-economic model system providing a basis for identifying products or family types representing high environmental pressure. By using this model system, it is possible to develop a general environmental performance index, including weighting the pressure of numerous environmental impacts. We find that middle income families living in single family homes have the least environmentally friendly consumer basket and also constitute a large share of all families in Denmark. Thus, environmental policy measures should be directed towards middle income families living in houses.

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  1. AKF, Institute of Local Government Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Mette Wier, Line Block Christoffersen & Jesper Munksgaard

  2. National Environmental Research Institute, Division of Policy Analysis, Roskilde, Denmark

    Trine S. Jensen

  3. Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Ole G. Pedersen

  4. Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Hans Keiding

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Wier, M., Christoffersen, L.B., Munksgaard, J., Jensen, T.S., Pedersen, O.G., Keiding, H. (2007). Environmental performance of households. In: Huppes, G., Ishikawa, M. (eds) Quantified Eco-Efficiency. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5399-1_9

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