Fig. 5: Decent living energy and the space for inequality.
From: Energy requirements for securing wellbeing in Switzerland and the space for affluence and inequality
a The relationship between a given Decent Living Energy (DLE) floor, and the average and maximum consumption of a population, according to the equations of Pauliuk26. All data here is normalised by DLE to give dimensionless curves. Note that panel a is not results, but rather it is offered to aid understanding of the right plot. b Relationships between the maximum feasible energy footprint Gini in Switzerland and the average energy footprint, in 2050. Feasible here means the Gini at which point the lowest consumers are placed at the DLE floor, for a given average level of Swiss energy use (as indicated on the Y-axis). Lines for three different DLE floors are shown, as well as an indication of current and fair inequality (see Methods for details). Ranges of energy use consistent with different temperature goals are from DeAngelo, et al.25. The colour bar illustrates approximately what global context is consistent with different levels of average Swiss energy use.
