Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/237059 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 633
Publisher: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Abstract: 
In the context of research on long-run transformations, such as the low-carbon energy transformation, research interest is growing on how to define and measure human wellbeing meaningfully. The working paper provides a thorough discussion of the literature on well-being and human needs in the context of energy consumption and confronts this scientific discourse with the concept of energy services, or functionalities. Based on a thorough literature review and a comprehensive stakeholder consultation process, we show, that energy services represent the crucial link between energy use (and related GHG emissions) and human need satisfaction.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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