Heterogeneity in preferences for renewable home heating systems among Irish households

Meles, Tensay Hadush; Ryan, Lisa; Mukherjee, Sanghamitra

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118219

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“…We also find that Pioneers are more likely know someone with a heat pump, a trait previously found to be highly associated with heat pump adoption (Karytsas, 2018). Pioneers are also more likely to live in newer homes than the LM, consistent with past associations between owning newer homes and heat pump adoption (Meles et al, 2019;Troiano et al, 2019). We find that Pioneers are more likely to live in detached and larger homes, a result that has not been identified elsewhere and should be explored in future research using larger sample sizes and in other jurisdictions.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Previous research, which has a strong European focus, finds that household income, education, and concern for the environment are positively associated with a preference for heat pumps and bio-energy powered systems (e.g., Willis et al, 2011;Michelsen and Madlener, 2012). Some studies also find that living in a detached house is negatively associated with heat pumps, as is house age (e.g., Meles et al, 2019;Troiano et al, 2019). No study, however, incorporates behavioral factors such as trust in institutions, heat pump perceptions, technology-and environmental-oriented lifestyles, and policy awareness and support.…”

Section: Market Segmentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Altruistic, biospheric, and openness to change values are often found to be positive predictors of pro-environmental behavior, while traditional and egoistic values are often found to be negative predictors (Dietz et al, 2005;Axsen et al, 2016;Long et al, 2019). Ecological worldviews and beliefs in the human causes and adverse consequences of climate change are typically associated with higher participation in proenvironmental behaviors, including decisions to purchase a lowcarbon technology, such as an electric vehicle or heat pump (Kormos et al, 2019;Meles et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For personal capability variables, we include gender, age, education level, income, household size, urban/rural location, political party affiliation, and voting frequency in our framework (Rhodes et al, 2014;He et al, 2021). Younger, wealthier, more educated, and female consumers tend to have higher willingness to adopt a pro-environmental technology, including zero-emission heating technologies (Mahapatra and Gustavsson, 2009;Michelsen and Madlener, 2016;Meles et al, 2019). An individual's regional location tends to determine heating technology decisions.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Characterizing air source heat pump market segments: A Canadian case study

Pardy¹,

Rhodes²,

Jaccard³

2022

Front. Sustain.

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Electric air source heat pumps (ASHPs) appear to be a key technology for decarbonizing space heating in existing residential buildings, yet their current market share in much of North America remains low. To explore how the potential future ASHP market may differ from the present one, we use a subset of data from the Canadian Home Heating Survey (n = 461) to provide a comprehensive characterization of three market segments of British Columbian homeowners: Pioneers (heat pump owners), Potential Early Mainstream buyers (homeowners currently willing to purchase an ASHP), and Late Mainstream buyers (homeowners currently unwilling to purchase an ASHP). We assess variable associations with market segments according to the Attitude-Behavior-Context theory, which posits that pro-environmental behavior is shaped by attitudinal, contextual, and socio-demographic factors. We also compare how market segmentation changes before and after respondents receive technical information on different home heating systems. Relative to Pioneers and the Potential Early Mainstream (PEM), we find that the Late Mainstream (LM) are generally lower income, lower educated, less environmentally- and technologically-oriented in their lifestyles, less open to change, less familiar with heat pumps and home energy efficiency, more negative in their perceptions about heat pumps, and less aware and supportive of policies aimed at reducing residential emissions. We also find that after respondents read technical information about home heating systems, approximately 10% of heat pump non-owners shift from the LM to the PEM; however, within the PEM, there is little growth in high willingness to adopt.

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Characterizing air source heat pump market segments: A Canadian case study

Pardy¹,

Rhodes²,

Jaccard³

2022

Front. Sustain.

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“…Financial development has played a crucial role in the prosperity and expansion of the country’s economy. However, studies provide that financial development is one of the critical factors that is increasing energy demand worldwide and subsequently increasing greenhouse gas emissions (Meles et al 2022 ). Although numerous empirical literature proved that financial development could increase CO 2 E from a global perspective, many questions remain unanswered regarding the theoretical perspective of assessing the long-run effect of energy productivity on environmental quality.…”

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confidence: 99%

The asymmetric and long-run effect of energy productivity on environmental quality in Ireland

Kırıkkaleli

Sowah

Addai

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study aims to examine the long-run asymmetric impact of energy productivity on environmental quality in Ireland. The data set covers the period from 1990Q1 to 2019Q4. Although the border issue has been the source of contention and terrorism for decades in Ireland, the country is conscious of modern innovations and has a coherent body of environmental law. Ireland’s goal is to achieve 80% of its electricity as renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions by 51% in 2030. Unlike earlier studies, the novelty of this study lies in the thorough analysis of how energy productivity affects the quality of the environment in Ireland while controlling for financial development, primary energy consumption, and economic growth utilizing the nonlinear ARDL approach and other robust econometric techniques. Precisely, the results indicate that (i) energy productivity benefits the environment by lowering CO 2 emissions (CO 2 E) in the long term; (ii) financial sector development enhances the quality of the environment in Ireland; (iii) increase in primary energy consumption and economic growth without eco-friendly protocols propel an increase in CO 2 E. These findings support the economic theory that energy productivity can stimulate steady green living and green technological growth. We recommend that policymakers in Ireland invest in energy productivity and prioritize R&D that embraces cleaner technologies and cross-cutting eco-friendly policies to combat environmental challenges in Ireland and the world at large.

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