Today Energy Advice Exchange published its latest briefing which highlights a range of examples of good practice in the delivery of energy advisory services across Europe. Energy advisory services (sometimes called one-stop-shops) offer consumers (building owners, managers, tenants) advice and practical assistance on a number of legal, financial, technical, practical and behavioural aspects to increase … Continue reading Blog from Louise Sunderland – The much needed glue in a renovation strategy
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Understanding why people and countries engage in pro-environmental behaviour
Stefano Carattini and Allesandro Tavoni, from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment write on the LSE Business Review website explore why we behave the way we do about climate. What are your views? Think locally, act globally Why do we observe climate-friendly behaviour? From an economic perspective, it is particularly … Continue reading Understanding why people and countries engage in pro-environmental behaviour
Japanese youth show little interest in climate change
The Japanese government is trying to change consumer behaviour but fewer young people are taking climate change seriously. Tatiana Schlossberg explains these developments in a recent New York Times article. Japan Is Obsessed With Climate Change. Young People Don’t Get It At 12:30 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, the Ministry of the Environment offices … Continue reading Japanese youth show little interest in climate change
Predictors of individual views on climate change in the US
Most of us from across the Atlantic have been watching the US election and the political scene in general with great interest. There has been concern about the American attitude towards climate change and we have welcomed the efforts of the Obama Administration to drive the policies forward. Tatiana Schlossberg writes a good article in … Continue reading Predictors of individual views on climate change in the US
So, why do you save energy?
Understanding human behaviour is quite complex. It would be good if we were all economists and simply said that consumers do things in a rational manner – whatever that is. Chris Mooney, writing in the Washington Post, raises many important issues from a recent psychological study about why we take the actions we do. … Continue reading So, why do you save energy?
Awareness in energy efficiency opportunities begins at home
Since the first oil crisis in the 1970s, many countries have developed educational materials for school children to teach them the benefits of energy efficiency and to take those lessons home. Chelsea Harvey writes in the Washington Post about a new study involving girl scouts to see how children can influence their parents’ behaviour. … Continue reading Awareness in energy efficiency opportunities begins at home
Giving a nudge to pilots
We have known for some time about how our driver behaviour can affect overall fuel consumption. Normally we think about it in terms of our cars and goods vehicles. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about an experiment by Virgin Atlantic Airways to “nudge” their pilots into using less fuel. Virgin Atlantic just … Continue reading Giving a nudge to pilots
Being ‘alarmed’ about climate change does not necessarily lead to action
A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that even members of the public who are “alarmed” about a warming planet show relatively low levels of public-sphere action, such as volunteering or protesting. Chelsea Harvey explains the report in an article in the Washington Post. Why even the people who worry … Continue reading Being ‘alarmed’ about climate change does not necessarily lead to action
Why people “self-silence” when it comes to climate change
Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about recent studies that explore why people are reluctant to talk much about climate change. Do you have views on this? The vicious cycle that makes people afraid to talk about climate change If you want to understand why it is that on a planet wracked by … Continue reading Why people “self-silence” when it comes to climate change
Complex interrelationships between humans and the environment
There are on going studies to understand why some are more concerned about the environment than others. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post that looks at the importance of systems thinking. Scientists now know the psychology behind your worries about the environment More and more, attempts to explain why people … Continue reading Complex interrelationships between humans and the environment
