Krinsky, Jezri2024-06-202024-06-202023Krinsky, Jezri. (2023). Carbon Footprint Inequality in South Africa [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace. WireDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38711https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38711A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023As the effects of climate change and other ecological crises worsen, numerous attempts have been made to apportion individual responsibility, or ecological footprints, to find effective and just ways to reduce ecological damage. Massive inequalities exist in the responsibility for, and consequence of, ecological damage. So, a just transition must identify how ecologically damaging consumption patterns may be reduced, in ways which do not adversely affect lower-income and other marginalised groups. However, although a significant proportion of carbon emissions may be accounted for in terms of household consumption, these patterns of household consumption are deeply influenced by wider social, political, and economic forces, in larger systems of provisioning. This study estimates and examines the patterns of household carbon footprints within South Africa and explores the link between carbon footprint inequality and income inequality and energy poverty; and how these patterns and links are shaped by systems of provision for carbon intensive consumer gooden© 2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.Climate changeEcological crisesEcological footprintsCarbon Footprint InequalitySouth AfricaUCTDSDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesDissertationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg