J 2023

Coal or Biomass? Case Study of Consumption Behaviour of Households in the Czech Republic

ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, Jarmila, Richard ŠMILŇÁK, Michaela PERUNOVÁ a Omar AMEIR

Základní údaje

Originální název

Coal or Biomass? Case Study of Consumption Behaviour of Households in the Czech Republic

Autoři

ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, Jarmila (203 Česká republika, domácí), Richard ŠMILŇÁK (203 Česká republika, domácí), Michaela PERUNOVÁ (703 Slovensko, domácí) a Omar AMEIR (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Energies, 2023, 1996-1073

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Moravská vysoká škola Olomouc

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16010192

UT WoS

000909249000001

Klíčová slova anglicky

biofuels; bioeconomy; fossil fuels; energy consumption behaviour; households; substitution; Czech Republic

Štítky

RIV2024
Změněno: 7. 3. 2023 08:37, Ing. Michaela Nováková

Anotace

V originále

Renewable sources play a crucial role in the decarbonisation process of the current linear economy, aimed at reaching the 2030 climate objectives and fulfilling the EU’s long-term strategy of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. All economic subjects, including households, can contribute to the Green Deal goals. The main goal of this paper is to evaluate households’ consumption of energy sources for heating purposes in the Czech Republic in the period 2003–2020 and depict possible drivers of switching to biomass. For this, various data were collected, such as data published by the Czech Statistical Office, ministries, and other national authorities, as well as data from Eurostat. Concerning methods, data analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used. Different models focus on the substitution effect, rebound effect, and behaviour of different kinds of households. The results show a substitution effect connected with the consumption of coal, electricity, and biomass for heating purposes. Many households substituted coal for biomass in the observed period. On the other hand, the environmental impact of such substitution is not significant, as carbon emissions and emissions of other pollutants are stable. The substitution of fuels should be accompanied by technological change, e.g., improvement of combustion boilers. Moreover, households of pensioners are the key economic subjects with the highest impact on biomass consumption for heating purposes. Against this background we recommend policies to support households in replacing their boilers for more environmentally friendly ones.
Zobrazeno: 18. 11. 2024 04:03