Energy structure, energy policy, and economic sustainable development

Chen, Li‐Ju; Lu, Lee-Jung; Tai, Meng-Yi; Hu, Shih-Wen; Wang, Vey

doi:10.1016/j.iref.2014.08.005

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“…One possibility might be to tax fossil fuels (effectively a carbon tax), so that the price of energy from renewables and nuclear power became competitive [38]. As consumers consistently resist tax increases, a finding supported by this study, the revenue raised from a new tax could be rebated, so that the net effect was no increase in energy cost to the consumer.…”

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Case Study Evidence and Behavioural Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption in the UK

Hallin¹,

Hooper²,

Weyman‐Jones³

2017

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This paper investigates residential energy consumption in the UK by using a novel and topical approach based on behavioural analysis. A key lesson from recent advances in behavioural economics is that the responses of individuals to both policy incentives and uncertainty may differ from the predictions of classical rational optimising behaviour. By employing a focused case study approach using both quantitative and qualitative response analysis, it considers the motivations of residential householders in the UK to reduce fossil fuel use, with additional perspectives from UK landlords, a global environmental NGO, a senior politician, and two senior stakeholder strategy managers from a large energy company. Our interpretative behavioural analysis shows that a variety of incentives are necessary to encourage behaviour change. However, case study participants largely agree on the beneficial role of government regulation and efforts to "nudge" them in the right direction with regard to their energy use. As a means of more effectively reducing carbon dioxide emissions, we conclude that policy should focus on sustainable energy use. The findings allow us to understand why important recent policy initiatives such as the UK Green Deal failed to achieve their objectives and they suggest lessons for more effective incentive based policy making in the field of residential energy consumption.

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Section: Conclusion and Policy Implicationssupporting

confidence: 52%

Case Study Evidence and Behavioural Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption in the UK

Hallin¹,

Hooper²,

Weyman‐Jones³

2017

OJEE

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“…Sustainable development is indeed a complex phenomenon, which makes it particularly difficult to compare and assess the progress of EU Member States in achieving its objectives (Grzebyk and Stec, 2015). In the literature, we will mainly find research on the analysis of various issues related to sustainable economic development of countries, including the works of Brown (2011), Imran et al (2014), Chen et al (2014) and others. Although there are different indicators and rankings to measure and monitor progress on sustainability at the macro level, the benefits for stakeholders and policy makers are still limited due to the lack of predictive models (Pérez-Ortiz et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%