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Satisficing devices: Co-benefits in practice to decarbonize New York City's residential buildings

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Ankit Bhardwaj *
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Josh Whitford
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Brady Kennedy
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Gianpaolo Baiocchi
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H. Jacob Carlson
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Bianca Howard
DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2025.104512delete
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There is ample evidence that the pursuit of decarbonization — the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions — necessary to avoid dangerous scenarios of climate change is associated with a variety of social, economic and environmental co-benefits that are not, however, integrated into decision-making processes that remain institutionally bound to techno-economic objectives. Drawing on 58 interviews and field observations of people working on New York City's residential buildings, a sector that has since 2019 been subject to an ambitious set of financial incentives and regulations for decarbonization, we ask when and why professionals reference co-benefits to influence their clients' decision-making. We develop a cultural framework to analyze co-benefits as a category of practice, showing that they serve as a satisficing device professionals deploy as they strive to meet multiple client needs, stack various sources of finance, and comply with a bevy of regulations.

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