"Our results show that the expansion of social networks can increase [hydrocarbon emissions] through enlarging consumption quantity and upgrading consumption structure, which is motivated by the comparison behavior based on status-seeking."

Not open access but there's a bit of a toehold nonetheless.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421523000459?dgcid=rss_sd_all