All pages with keywords: consumption
Inclusion of Consumption of carbon intensive materials in emissions trading – An option for carbon pricing post-2020
A project led jointly by Climate Strategies and DIW Berlin has been exploring whether inclusion of domestic sales of selected energy intensive commodities (e.g. steel) in domestic emission trading schemes … read more »
Consumption smoothing and the welfare cost of uncertainty
When agents are unable to smooth consumption and have distorted beliefs about the likelihood of future income realisations, uncertainty about future states of the world has a direct effect on … read more »
Exploring beliefs about bottled water and intentions to reduce consumption: the dual-effect of social norm activation and persuasive information.
Environment and Behavior, 2013. Online. Mass consumption of bottled water is contributing to a multitude of environmental problems, including; water wastage, pollution and climate change. The aim of this study … read more »
Exploring beliefs about bottled water and intentions to reduce consumption: The dual effect of social norm activation and persuasive information
Mass consumption of bottled water is contributing to a multitude of environmental problems, including; water wastage, pollution and climate change. The aim of this study is to advance a social-psychological … read more »
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass
Individuals and households are responsible for about one third of all carbon emissions in the UK and the US, and yet, there has been limited policy … read more »
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