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      Carbon footprint of Brazilian families based on the Household Budget Survey and input-output analysis Translated title: Emissões de carbono das famílias brasileiras por meio da POF e da matriz de insumo-produto Translated title: Emisiones de carbono de las familias brasileñas a través del POF y la matriz insumo-producto

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          Abstract This study aims to comprehensively assess the carbon footprint of Brazilian households using data from the 2008 and 2018 Household Budget Survey (POF). Employing a hybrid Life Cycle Assessment methodology, our analysis reveals noteworthy insights. In 2008, households within the lower income bracket emitted approximately 4.04 tCO2e/year, decreasing to 3.81 tCO2e/year by 2018. Conversely, higher-income households emitted significantly more, with emissions of around 28.73 tCO2e/year in 2008, decreasing to 25.94 tCO2e/year by 2018 - almost seven times the emissions of their lower-income counterparts. Intriguingly, although constituting merely 2.47% of all families in 2018, the wealthiest households were responsible for 8.31% of total emissions, while the poorest, representing 24.25%, contributed to 11.97% of emissions. The imperative for affluent families, who exert a disproportionate environmental impact, lies in reconsidering consumption habits and actively seeking low-emission alternatives to curtail their carbon footprint.

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          Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a pegada de carbono das famílias brasileiras com base na Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) de 2008 e 2018. A metodologia utilizada neste artigo foi uma Avalição de Ciclo de Vida híbrida. Segundo os nossos resultados, as famílias da classe de renda inferior emitiram cerca de 4,04 tCO2e/ano em 2008 e 3,81 tCO2e/ano em 2018, em contrapartida, as famílias da classe de renda mais alta emitiram cerca de 28,73 tCO2e/ano em 2008 e 25,94 tCO2e/ano em 2018, quase 7 vezes mais do que as famílias da classe de renda inferior. Enquanto as famílias mais pobres, que representavam 24,25% do total de famílias brasileiras em 2018, foram responsáveis por 11,97% do total de emissões, as famílias mais ricas foram responsáveis por 8,31% do total de emissões, embora representassem apenas 2,47% do total de famílias em 2018. Os mais ricos devem considerar uma mudança no seu padrão de consumo e buscar alternativas que impliquem em menos emissões para diminuir suas pegadas de carbono.

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          Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la huella de carbono de las familias brasileñas a partir de la Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares (POF) de 2008 y 2018. La metodología utilizada en este artículo fue un Análisis de Ciclo de Vida híbrido. De acuerdo con nuestros resultados, las familias de menor ingreso emitieron alrededor de 4,04 tCO2e/año en 2008 y 3,81 tCO2e/año en 2018, en cambio, las familias de mayor ingreso emitieron alrededor de 28,73 tCO2e/año en 2008 y 25,94 tCO2e/año en 2018, casi 7 veces más que las familias de la clase de ingresos más bajos. Mientras que las familias más pobres, que representaban 24,25% de todas las familias brasileñas en 2018, fueron responsables del 11,97% del total de emisiones, las familias más ricas fueron responsables del 8,31% del total de emisiones, aunque representaron solo el 2,47% del total de emisiones. familias en 2018. Los más ricos deberían plantearse un cambio en su patrón de consumo y buscar alternativas que impliquen menos emisiones para reducir su huella de carbono.

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                Journal
                asoc
                Ambiente & Sociedade
                Ambient. soc.
                ANPPAS - Revista Ambiente e Sociedade (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1414-753X
                1809-4422
                2023
                : 26
                : e0039
                Affiliations
                [2] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo Brazil
                [1] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo Brazil
                Article
                S1414-753X2023000100333 S1414-753X(23)02600000333
                10.1590/1809-4422asoc2022039r2vu2023l4oa
                2c09b035-c838-4c5e-bfaa-7cdde26dd009

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 07 May 2023
                : 28 February 2022
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                Carbon Footprint,Sustainability,Input-output model,Family Budget Survey,Social Disparity,Pegada de Carbono,Disparidad Social,Sustentabilidade,Modelo Insumo-produto,Pesquisa de Orçamento Familiar,Disparidade Social,Huella de Carbono,Sustentabilidad,Modelo de entrada-salida,Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares

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