Jefim Vogel|J. Steinberger|Daniel W. O’Neill|William F. Lamb|Jaya Krishnakumar
Socio-economic conditions for satisfying human needs at low energy use: An international analysis of social provisioning
University of Leeds|University of Lausanne|University of Leeds|University of Leeds|Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change|University of Leeds|University of Geneva
meeting human needs sustainable levels energy use fundamental avoiding catastrophic climate change securing wellbeing people current politicaleconomic regime country assess socioeconomic conditions might enable societies satisfy human needs low energy use reconcile human wellbeing climate mitigation using novel analytical framework alongside novel multivariate regressionbased moderation approach data 106 countries analyse relationship energy use six dimensions human need satisfaction varies wide range socioeconomic factors relevant provisioning goods services provisioning factors find factors public service quality income equality democracy electricity access associated higher need satisfaction lower energy requirements beneficial provisioning factors conversely extractivism economic growth beyond moderate levels affluence associated lower need satisfaction greater energy requirements detrimental provisioning factors results suggest improving beneficial provisioning factors abandoning detrimental ones could enable countries provide sufficient need satisfaction much lower ecologically sustainable levels energy use however key pillars required changes provisioning run contrary dominant politicaleconomic regime broader transformation economic system may required prioritise organise provisioning satisfaction human needs low energy use