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Social Stratification and Environmental Degradation: Understanding Household CO2 Production

Arguing against the economic model of consumer sovereignty that is assumed in policy discourse concerning the environmental effects of consumer demand, this analysis explores the social origins of one consumption-based environmental problem (greenhouse gas emissions), and considers the social impact...

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Published in:Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 1993-02, Vol.40 (1), p.50-73
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Carbon tax
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Climate change policy
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Environmentalism
Global warming
Hazards
Household appliances
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