CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Horn, Peter |
|---|---|
| Title | Do Proenvironmental Attitudes Affect Household Level Energy-Efficiency? Evidence from Eight European Countries |
| Summary | Energy consumption in Europe has been increasing for the past couple of years, while concerns about related environmental issues are mounting. The EU has already missed its 2020 Energy Efficiency Directive and without additional efforts it will not be able to meet its 2030 target. The author of this paper argues that proenvironmental attitudes and values can partially help this process by motivating the residential sector to increase its energy-efficiency, hence reducing their overall energy demand. To investigate the significance of the relationship an Attitude Index (ATI) is regressed on three separate energy-efficiency indicators. The estimates indicate that households with higher ATI are significantly more likely to adopt energy-efficient lightbulbs, purchase efficient appliances and use environmentally friendly transport. Considering the limitations of the study, the results indicate that promoting environmental awareness can help to reduce the residential sectors` energy demand. |
| Supervisor | Bekes, Gabor |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/horn_peter.pdf |
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