Chris Mooney has written a good article in the Washington Post about a recent study about what consumers think about the energy consumed by the devices they are using. What do you think? Was this discussed at the recent eceee Summer Study? This is why people are so clueless about how much energy they … Continue reading Getting people to cut back on energy use has often proved pretty tricky
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Changing consumer behaviour by speaking the language of energy efficiency
EiD is always looking for good articles addressing consumer attitudes and behaviour. In this article, John Hargrove, president and CEO, of the Association of Energy Services Professionals in the US, explains the importance of the write language. Do you have views on this? To speak energy efficiency, you have to know the language Energy … Continue reading Changing consumer behaviour by speaking the language of energy efficiency
No one said the transition would be easy
Many of you will be able to relate to the challenges that individuals address as they try to be part of the sustainable energy future. Julian Critchlow writes a good account in the Financial Times that he went through. As he said, even an ardent enthusiast will struggle to make the technology work. One … Continue reading No one said the transition would be easy
How people interact with buildings impacts on energy use
Understanding consumer behaviour is fundamental if we are going to achieve greater energy savings. Naomi Cole discusses behaviour based energy efficiency in a recent article on the energypriorities website. Behavior Based Energy Efficiency: The Power of People It’s no secret that buildings have the greatest opportunities for energy savings. To date, this fact has … Continue reading How people interact with buildings impacts on energy use
Businesses are engaging in renewable energy
The low-carbon energy transition is seeing many changes in the way we address sustainable energy. While we often think about this in terms of individual consumers, the corporate world is also reacting, as shown in an article by the staff of the ClickGreen website. How renewable energy is changing corporate energy behaviour Tom … Continue reading Businesses are engaging in renewable energy
Inspiring consumers to invest in energy efficiency
Lisa Cohn writes a thoughtful post on the EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com website on the effect of photos to inspire us to invest in energy efficiency. What affects you? What Types of Photos Inspire Energy Efficiency Investing? When marketers try to inspire energy efficiency investing in consumers, they often choose images of the compact florescent lightbulb. But … Continue reading Inspiring consumers to invest in energy efficiency
What is the driver behind our environmental values?
Have you thought about why you have a certain attitude towards environmental issues? Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about new that it helps us better understand why different people respond differently to the environment. This is a must read for EiD followers. The surprising psychology behind why some people become environmentalists The … Continue reading What is the driver behind our environmental values?
Can we “justify” wasting energy?
This is a must read for all followers of EiD. Chris Mooney writes a very good article in the Washington Post about how we justify our wasteful actions. What do you think about this? The bizarre way that we justify actions that waste energy and are bad for the environment Maybe you are familiar … Continue reading Can we “justify” wasting energy?
Trying to better understand why some distrust science more than others
Chris Mooney writes a very thoughtful article in the Washington Post about a new study that tries to understand how Americans feel about the use of scientific information to determine government policy, and how they feel about the extent to which it should be funded by the federal government. This is well worth the read. … Continue reading Trying to better understand why some distrust science more than others
The moral maze of the environment
How can it be that the majority of Republicans in the US support action to address climate change yet their representatives in Washington are clearly against such action. There is definitely a disconnect for non-Americans, a recent study in Canada (yes, not in the US) shows that for Republicans there remains a very large gap … Continue reading The moral maze of the environment
