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January 2, 2023
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Quantifying the excess carbon footprint and its main determinants of Spanish households

Publicated to:Energy & Environment. 35 (4): 1907-1935 - 2024-06-01 35(4), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X221140582

Authors: Mahia, Ramon; de Arce, Rafael

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Appl Econ, C Francisco Tomas & Valiente 5, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

New evidence is provided on the determinants of the carbon footprint (CF) at the household level, using the Spanish case as an example and data from the Household Budget Survey (HBS) and the E-MRIO database. The research presents two new contributions. On the one hand, the basis of analysis on what we call ‘Excess per capita CF’, that is, the part of CF that exceeds a threshold associated with a minimum per capita consumption of each product in a household, below which level it is difficult to expect reductions in consumption. Second, the use of a quantile regression (QR) approach for the estimation of the drivers of CF. Both issues imply important changes in the consideration of the influence of some drivers considered so far in the literature, related to which CF quantile the household is in. These differences between an ordinary least squares (OLS) and the QR are especially significant for variables such as income, household size, occupation, age, household composition, housing area and area of residence.

Keywords

carbon footprintconsumption behavioremissionsenergyexpenditureghg emissionsincomelife-stylesquantile regressiontime useunbiased elasticity estimatesCarbon footprintEnvironmental-impactGhg emissionsHousehold consumptionQuantile regressionUnbiased elasticity estimates

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Energy & Environment due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 47/182, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Environmental Studies. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-08:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-08:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 9 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MAHIA CASADO, RAMON) and Last Author (ARCE BORDA, RAFAEL DE).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ARCE BORDA, RAFAEL DE.