DEER Project
Demand-side measures to Enhance well-being and foster Environmental footprint Reduction
The main objective of DEER is to provide specific recommendations on applicable policy instruments for implementing demand-side measures in mobility and residential heating and cooling (i.e. thermal comfort), while keeping consumption within the environmental and social limits of sustainable consumption corridors in Flanders, Belgium. The impact of the demand-side measures and policy instruments will be assessed from both environmental and socio-economic perspectives. We define demand-side mitigation options or solutions as classes of actions that individuals can undertake to lower their carbon and material footprint. Policy instruments are defined as the options available to policy-makers to promote or enforce those changes. The project consortium is formed by 4 partners: Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN) and Environmental Economics groups of the Ghent University, as well as the Environmental Economics Group (EnvEcon), and the Department of Political Science of the University of Antwerp
Research Interests
DEER focuses on researching and developing demand-side measures to enhance well-being and foster environmental footprint reduction in Flanders, Belgium. The members of the project are dedicated to exploring innovative solutions to promote sustainable and just consumption patterns, with a particular focus on mobility and residential home heating and cooling. We aim to assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of our proposed mitigation options and policy instruments, ensuring that consumption levels remain within the boundaries of sustainable corridors.