Demand-side policies can significantly reduce emissions from energy use in buildings and transport

van Heerden, R., Edelenbosch, O.Y., Daioglou, V., Le Gallic, T., Baptista, L.B., Di Bella, A., Colelli, F.P., Emmerling, J., Fragkos, P., Hasse, R., Hoppe, J., Kishimoto, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8578-753X, Leblanc, F., Lefèvre, J., Luderer, G., Marangoni, G., Mastrucci, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-7780, Pettifor, H., Pietzcker, R., Rochedo, P., et al. (2025). Demand-side policies can significantly reduce emissions from energy use in buildings and transport. Nature Energy 10.1038/s41560-025-01721-z.

Abstract

Large emission reductions in buildings and transport are possible by integrating demand-side strategies to electrify energy use, improve technological efficiency, and reduce or shift patterns of activity. With enabling policies and infrastructures, final energy users can make significant contributions to climate goals, particularly through widespread deployment of heat pumps and electric vehicles.

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