SUSPENS

We start from the framework of sustainable development to address the question how the transition to a low-carbon society can take place in a way that is socially just. Standard policy instruments are often found to create trade-offs between the environmental and the social objectives of sustainable development. Addressing these trade-offs - as well as their translation into inequalities between socioeconomic groups - requires a thorough understanding of the link between incomes, consumption and greenhouse gas emissions at the household level. We explore the interdependencies and inequalities operating at the micro-level, in order to investigate how policy can reconcile social and environmental objectives in the sustainability transition.