What's Driving Sustainable Energy Consumption? A Survey of the Empirical Literature
Series
09
Type
discussion paper
Date Issued
2009-06-10
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
The focus of the paper is on the individual decision of energy consumers, and its relation to sustainable consumption. Consumer behavior is based on individual decisions, but it depends largely on supply-side measures and an appropriate infrastructure (e.g. the availability of energy-efficient household equipment) and on socio-political factors (e.g. if systems of emissions trading or eco-labels exist). We derive some hypotheses on the determinants of sustainable energy consumption in residential buildings from a review of the empirical literature on the diffusion of energy efficient activities. While there is agreement on a lot of factors, the role of environmental attitudes and environmental behavior remains uncertain. Thus research needs are derived respectively. Finally, we specify these hypotheses for three specific technologies of sustainable energy consumption: Domestic appliances, micro-power and green electricity.
Language
German
Keywords
sustainable energy consumption
domestic appliances
micro-power
green electricity
environmental attitudes
environmental behavior
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
EEDAL
Number
013
Start page
1
End page
24
Pages
24
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
51846
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