Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency. Results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change.

ABSTRACT: Many countries have some kind of energy-system transformation either planned or ongoing for various reasons, such as to curb carbon emissions or to compensate for the phasing out of nuclear energy. One important component of these transformations is the overall reduction in energy demand. It is generally acknowledged that the domestic sector represents a large share of total energy consumption in many countries. Increased energy efficiency is one factor that reduces energy demand, but behavioral approaches (known as "sufficiency") and their respective interventions also play important roles. In this paper, we address citizens' heterogeneity regarding both their current behaviors and their willingness to realize their sufficiency potentials-that is, to reduce their energy consumption throug

SUBMITTER: Seidl R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633184 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature