Tipping elements and climate–economic shocks: Pathways toward integrated assessment

RE Kopp, RL Shwom, G Wagner, J Yuan - Earth's Future, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on the costs of climate change often draws a link between climatic “tipping
points” and large economic shocks, frequently called “catastrophes.” The phrase “tipping …

Sustainable development, poverty eradication and reducing inequalities

J Roy, P Tscharket, H Waisman, S Abdul Halim… - 2018 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Exploring reasons behind careful-use, energy-saving behaviours in residential sector based on the theory of planned behaviour: Evidence from Changchun, China

H Nie, V Vasseur, Y Fan, J Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy-saving behaviours possess great potential for reducing residential energy
consumption, which are influenced by various determinants. In this study, we classify the …

The rejection of innovations? Rethinking technology diffusion and the non-use of smart energy services in Finland

N Kahma, K Matschoss - Energy Research & Social Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy markets are in a state of considerable transformation. As a result of new smart
energy technologies, novel services can now be offered to customers. The adoption of …

Drivers of consumers' change to an energy-efficient heating appliance (EEHA) in households: Evidence from five European countries

C Neves, T Oliveira - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Residential buildings are significant contributors to global energy consumption. Hence,
numerous articles have studied occupants' energy behaviors to promote households' …

Contributions of psychology to limiting climate change: Opportunities through consumer behavior

KS Wolske, PC Stern - Psychology and climate change, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we seek to answer two questions: What does psychology know about
encouraging individual and household behaviors to limit climate change, and where can …

Living with air-conditioning: experiences in Dubai, Chongqing and London

N Murtagh, S Badi, Y Shi, S Wei, W Yu - Buildings and Cities, 2022 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Extreme heat is a likely consequence of global warming, leading to increased mortality and
reduced wellbeing. There is limited research evidence of experiences of living with and …

Policy analysis of instrument design: How policy design affects policy constituency

C Curley, R Feiock, K Xu - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This research investigates the extent to which the design of different policy instruments
directed towards the same goal shape the constituencies of residents that participate in the …

The effects of social influence on low-cost and high-cost household energy-efficient product adoption: a case study in Wuhan

H Du, Q Han, B de Vries - Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Housing energy consumption is a significant contributor to climate change.
Encouraging the adoption of energy-efficient products can be an effective way to reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Technology characteristics that influence adoption of residential distributed energy resources: Adapting Rogers' framework

S Outcault, A Sanguinetti, L Nelson - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Distributed energy resources (DERs) present an important opportunity to lower the carbon
intensity of residential buildings but face numerous barriers to adoption. This paper extends …