Browsing by Author "Joyashree Roy"

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    Human well-being and per capita energy use
    (Ecosphere, 2022) Robert B. Jackson; Anders Ahlstrom; Gustaf Hugelius; Chenghao Wang; Amilcare Porporato; Anu Ramaswami; Joyashree Roy; Jun Yin
    Increased wealth and per capita energy use have transformed lives and shaped societies, but energy poverty remains a global challenge. Surprisingly, our analysis also suggests that reduced per capita primary energy consumption could in principle occur in many higher energy-consuming countries with little or no loss in health, happiness, or other outcomes, reducing the need for global energy infrastructure and increasing global equity.