Nonprice incentives and energy conservation

OI Asensio, MA Delmas - Proceedings of the National …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
In the electricity sector, energy conservation through technological and behavioral change is
estimated to have a savings potential of 123 million metric tons of carbon per year, which …

The impact of trade on energy efficiency in the global value chain: A simultaneous equation approach

X Yao, WUH Shah, R Yasmeen, Y Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fostering energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to sustain economic growth
while addressing climate change and limiting emissions. On the other hand, the pattern of …

A decision science approach for integrating social science in climate and energy solutions

G Wong-Parodi, T Krishnamurti, A Davis… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
The social and behavioural sciences are critical for informing climate-and energy-related
policies. We describe a decision science approach to applying those sciences. It has three …

Values determine the (in) effectiveness of informational interventions in promoting pro-environmental behavior

JW Bolderdijk, M Gorsira, K Keizer, L Steg - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Informational interventions (eg, awareness campaigns, carbon footprint calculators) are built
on the assumption that informing the public about the environmental consequences of their …

A market diffusion potential (MDP) assessment model for residential energy efficient (EE) technologies in the US

M Khanam, T Daim - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Diffusion of Residential Energy Efficient (EE) Technologies has been studied
for many years. Finding ways to bridge the energy efficiency gap and increase the diffusion …

Promoting acceptance of direct load control programs in the United States: Financial incentive versus control option

X Xu, C Chen, X Zhu, Q Hu - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Residential direct load control (DLC) is an important type of demand response designed to
reduce electricity consumption during peak hours through utility companies' control over the …

Driver or a Barrier to the Economy: Natural Resources a blessing or a curse for Developed Economies?

J Wang, G Tian - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of the economy depends on a richness of natural resources being
accessible. Countries might make large revenues from the extraction of Natural resources …

Unraveling the role of China's OFDI, institutional difference and B&R policy on energy efficiency: a meta-frontier super-SBM approach

WUH Shah, G Hao, R Yasmeen, MA Kamal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Under the Belt and Road initiative, the cooperative network between Chinese firms
and participating countries has evolved rapidly to seek new markets for foreign investment …

“His main platform is 'stop the turbines'”: Political discourse, partisanship and local responses to wind energy in Canada

C Walker, L Stephenson, J Baxter - Energy policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Decades after wind energy has taken hold in many developed countries, social scientists
are beginning to understand the complex story of what causes differentiated responses to …

Using curiosity to incentivize the choice of “should” options

E Polman, RL Ruttan, J Peck - Organizational Behavior and Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drawing on people's motivation to whet their curiosity, we tested a previously unexplored
solution to reconciling want/should conflicts. Past work has shown that people are motivated …