%0 Journal Article
%A Jeetika Malik
%A Tianzhen Hong
%A Max Wei
%A Sea Rotmann
%B Nature Human Behaviour
%D 2024
%I Springer Science and Business Media LLC
%N 3
%P 406-410
%R 10.1038/s41562-023-01752-0
%T Prioritize energy sufficiency to decarbonize our buildings
%U https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6qn2689x
%V 8
%8 02/11/2023
%X <p>We need human behavioural change to decarbonize our buildings. This requirement arises from our needs, lifestyle energy choices and interactions with buildings, and is an underexploited, yet essential demand-side opportunity for rapid and sustainable decarbonization. We propose a sufficiency-oriented approach that fosters equitable building decarbonization, while maintaining planetary boundaries.</p>