Trends in household energy-related GHG emissions during COVID-19 in four Chilean cities

Rojas, Carolina; François, Simon; Muñiz, Iván; Quintana, Marc; Irarrázaval, Felipe; Stamm, Caroline; Santos, Benedita

doi:10.1080/17583004.2022.2036243

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“… Wood biomass burning is the main source of PM 2.5 in cities of central-south Chile [ 54 , 57 ]. Wood is the most economical and accessible source of energy [ 60 ]; Large use of cheaper wet wood [ 60 ]. Use of open fireplaces and old wood stoves with low thermal efficiency [ 61 , 62 ].…”

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“…The Huella Chile Program does not consider household consumption as a contributor in the calculation of carbon footprint and/or the household as a focus of greenhouse gas emissions [Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (MMA), 2021b,c; Rojas et al, 2022]. According to the responses of the interviewed, especially civil society, accessing energy subsidies generated changes in their environmentally friendly practices regarding energy during the pandemic lockdowns (Rojas et al, 2021a).…”

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“…This catastrophe provided a unique opportunity to study the effect of carbon footprint in long periods of nationwide confinements in Chile (Rojas et al, 2022), just as public policies are working to solve problems associated with the mitigation of greenhouse gases. During 2020-2021, a survey was conducted to identify public policy opportunities at different scales resulting in 21 measures (Rojas et al, 2021b).…”

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IntroductionAs a result of the increasing number of multilateral agreements that Chile has signed, different sectors of consumption have become sources of emissions. In this context attempts to implement guidelines to address this issue have been made. Nevertheless, international policies such as sustainable development goals (SDG) 11–12 often generate dissonance in national and local administrations and have been approached by different instruments to reduce the effects of emissions, mostly focused on the private industrial sector.MethodsThis article focuses on four of the most polluted cities in south-central Chile (Coronel, Temuco, Valdivia, and Osorno). Key agents (ministries, regional government, municipalities, and civil society) from three levels of policy development were selected at three scales (national, regional, and local) and interviewed considering three thematic axes: knowledge of carbon footprint areas (housing, heating, food, mobility, and energy), institutional governance, and adaptive changes due to COVID-19.ResultsThe results show that in Chile, there is a multiscale climate governance led by the Ministry of the Environment (national level), followed by the regional and local levels. Citizens are then left with few capacities, which is negatively viewed. In relation to the carbon footprint and COVID-19, it can be observed that the topic of energy was more addressed at the national and regional levels. Food and energy, followed by heating and then mobility were addressed at the communal level and in civil society.DiscussionDecision-making strategies and policies were discussed in this paper.

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“…The four cities studied are among the most air polluted in Chile, due simultaneously to industrial activities, motor vehicles, heating systems, and electricity generation ( Rojas et al, 2022 ). It is important to note that air pollution is highly correlated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, despite being two radically different gases.…”

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“…However, these Chilean cities have been selected for three reasons. First, they are among the most air polluted in Chile ( Rojas et al, 2022 ). Second, they are traditionally associated with a number of industrial sectors and regional universities, which implies a reduction in travel for study purposes.…”

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Short run “rebound effect” of COVID on the transport carbon footprint

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Trends in household energy-related GHG emissions during COVID-19 in four Chilean cities

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Toward sustainability and resilience in Chilean cities: Lessons and recommendations for air, water, and soil issues

Toward sustainability and resilience in Chilean cities: Lessons and recommendations for air, water, and soil issues

Chilean institutional policies and multi-level agents: Challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and carbon footprint

Short run “rebound effect” of COVID on the transport carbon footprint

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