Table 2 Descriptions of three scenarios for which we calculate variations in Decent Living Energy
From: Energy requirements for securing wellbeing in Switzerland and the space for affluence and inequality
Factor | Low-energy case | High-energy case | Central case |
|---|---|---|---|
Mobility pattern | Person assumed to be living car-free. All pkm by car in the central case is shifted to bus and rail, in proportion to the existing shares of these modes). | Person assumed to have high car dependence (due to health conditions, occupational requirements, and/or other special circumstance). Walking, cycling, and bus pkm in the central case is shifted to car travel, but overall distance is not changed). | Mode share from our DLS mobility model (see Supplementary Methods 1). |
Car propulsion | Person assumed to have access to an electric car. | Person assumed to only have access to an older gasoline car. The energy intensity of a 2030 gasoline vehicle is used for the 2050 DLE projection. | Average of the vehicle fleet composition assumed in EP2050+ (98% fossil fuel based in 2020, falling to under 15% in 2050). |
Residential heating system | Person assumed to live in a household with a heat pump. | Person assumed to live in a household with a standard gas boiler. | Average of the housing stock heating systems composition assumed in EP2050+ (heat pumps and district heating increasing from 25% of stock in 2020 to 90% in 2050). |
