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Economy | Consumption, Transport

Initial findings on COVID-19-induced changes to material consumption and mobility behavior


This paper presents the results of a multicountry survey on Covid-19-induced changes in consumption habits with a focus on nonessential material consumption and mobility behavior. The survey was carried out in Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States in early 2021. The findings show early trends toward more sustainable behavior in nonessential material consumption, especially a reduction in purchases and the realization, that the unpurchased items were not missed. While there were likewise significant pandemic-related changes in mobility both concerning trip frequency and purpose and transport modes, respondents’ future intentions do not suggest significant gains in sustainability in this area.

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Umwelt, Innovation, Beschäftigung | 02/2023
Number of pages
53
Year of publication
Author(s)
Miriam Bodenheimer, Clemens Brauer, Johannes Schuler
Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3719 14 101 0
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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 consumption habit  mobility behaviour  COVID-19