Latest IPCC report draws attention to consumer behaviour in meeting climate goals

THE ROLE of consumers and energy systems is emphasised in the latest, mitigation-focused working-group report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The IPCC on Monday revealed that comprehensive demand-side strategies across sectors, such as strategies to encourage cycling and walking over car use or promote plant-based diets over meat-based ones, could reduce global carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions measures by 40–70 per cent by 2050.