• Press Release

    Yin Long, Project Research Associate
    Alexandros Gasparatos, Associate Professor

Lifestyle changes during the early COVID-19 confinement did not have major impacts on household carbon footprints in Japan

This research paper from Dr. Yin Long, Dr. Alexandros Gasparatos, and other collaborators shows that despite the rapid and significant changes in consumption patterns witnessed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese households maintained their normal levels of greenhouse gases emissions.

UTokyo Focus PressRelease (external link)

Researchers examined how lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 state of emergency affected the consumption habits and associated carbon footprints of Japanese households.
The carbon footprints of all demographic groups remained within levels observed during the previous five years.© Yin Long, first published in One Earth DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003

Research title：


Negligible impacts of early COVID-19 confinement on household carbon footprints in Japan

Joint Researchers：


Yin Long, Dabo Guan, Keiichiro Kanemoto, and Alexandros Gasparatos

Journal：


One Earth
Published online in One Earth (April 15, 2021)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003

Contact


Alexandros Gasparatos
Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives
https://ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/people/gasparatos-alexandros/