Impact of Ageing and Generational Effects on Household Energy Consumption Behavior: Evidence from Pakistan

Aslam, Misbah; Ahmad, Eatzaz

doi:10.3390/en11082003

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“…This legislation encouraged appliance manufacturers to compete on energy efficiency criteria. However, past research has shown that Pakistani consumers have a low propensity to purchase EEAs and that, for the most part, the country is still in the early stages of its ecological transition [25,26]. Similarly, Waris and Hameed [8] call for additional research efforts to examine the progress of consumers' attitudes, intentions, and behaviors toward EEA consumption in developing countries.…”

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Adoption of Energy-Efficient Home Appliances: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

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This research applies an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to empirically investigate consumers’ intentions in Pakistan to purchase energy-efficient appliances (EEAs). Most developing countries face energy crises. As a result, many countries consider EEAs to be part of the solution to energy-related problems and teach sustainable consumption behavior to consumers. Previous studies have neglected developing countries in this context, yet developing markets have great potential for EEA adoption. To understand EEA adoption, we incorporated such variables as warm glow benefits, utilitarian environmental benefits, normative beliefs, and moral obligations as antecedents to TPB variables. The moderating effect of eco-literacy between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and purchase intention toward EEAs are also examined. Data was gathered through a survey questionnaire from 673 Pakistani consumers to empirically test the proposed hypotheses. The results reveal that utilitarian environmental benefits and warm glow benefits significantly influence attitudes toward EEAs. The findings also show a positive effect of normative beliefs on subjective norms. The interaction effect of eco-literacy positively influences the relationship between attitude and purchase intention, with similar results for subjective norms and purchase intention. However, no significant moderating effect of eco-literacy is found between PBC and purchase intention. Furthermore, we performed multi-group analysis to explore significant group differences by utilizing socio-demographic variables such as gender, age, education, and income. The results show significant group differences, with females’ purchasing behavior, younger consumers, and educated consumers being more readily influenced. Finally, insights for policymakers, suggestions and future directions are discussed.

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Adoption of Energy-Efficient Home Appliances: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

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“…However, in Pakistan, there is not a great deal of scholarly work on everyday behaviors that have a potential to positively or negatively influence the environment such as energy conservation behavior (Rasool, 2013). There are few studies that have investigated the correlates of energy consumption behavior of individuals in Pakistan (Aslam and Ahmad, 2018). Considering the expected rise of energy consumption, research is needed to advance our understanding of what drives energy use of Pakistani consumers.…”

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Using the Theory of Plan Behavior and Norm Activation Model to Understand Individual Energy Conservation Behavior in Karachi, Pakistan

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Siddiqui

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The environmental problems are considered as a serious threat to the future of humanity. The adoption ofsustainable behaviors is considered a necessary step to deal with the environmental challenges. Energy conservationbehavior is an environment friendly behavior that has been promoted in many societies. Researchers have been studyingthe determinants of energy conservation behavior for many years, in western countries. However, energy conservationbehavior of individuals in the house has not received attention of researchers in Pakistan. In this study, theory of plannedbehavior and norm activation model are used to study energy conservation behavior of 1250 college and universitystudents in Karachi. Our results show that attitudes, subjective norms, awareness of consequences, ascription ofresponsibility and personal norm, all have a positive relation with energy conservation behavior. Socio-demographicvariables had no statistically significant relation with energy conservation. It is believed that electronic and social mediaand religious scholars can play a key role in raising awareness of environmental issues and encouraging the adoption ofenvironment friendly behaviors in Pakistan.

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“…However, the factors identified in the above works do not apply to all geographical regions. For example, Pundo [41] found in rural Kenya no significant effect of age of the household or household size on the fuel choice in rural Kenya, while the study in [42] has found that in Pakistan, an increase in the age of the household resulted in an increase in energy consumption. Ouedraogo [43] found no significant influence of household ownership or gender on the fuel choice in Burkina Faso.…”

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Understanding Household Fuel Choice Behaviour in the Amazonas State, Brazil: Effects of Validation and Feature Selection

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Since 2003, Brazil has striven to provide energy access to all, in rural areas, in an effort to economically empower the communities. Unpacking fuel stacking behaviour can shed light onto the speed of transition toward the exclusive use of advanced fuel types. This paper presents findings from surveys that were carried out with 14 non-electrified communities in a rural area of Rio Negro, Amazonas State, Brazil. We identify the fuel choice determinants in these communities using a multinomial logistic regression model and more generally discuss the validity and robustness of such models in the context of statistical validation and evaluation metrics. Specifically for the Amazonas communities considered in this study, the research showed that the fuel choice determinants are the age of household, the number of people at meals each day, the number of meals daily, the community, education of the household head, and the income level of the household. Moreover, given the Brazilian policies related to energy and sustainability, this region is not likely to reach the Sustainable Development Goals proposed by United Nations for 2030.

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Impact of Ageing and Generational Effects on Household Energy Consumption Behavior: Evidence from Pakistan

Cited by 25 publications

References 31 publications

Adoption of Energy-Efficient Home Appliances: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

Adoption of Energy-Efficient Home Appliances: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior

Using the Theory of Plan Behavior and Norm Activation Model to Understand Individual Energy Conservation Behavior in Karachi, Pakistan

Understanding Household Fuel Choice Behaviour in the Amazonas State, Brazil: Effects of Validation and Feature Selection

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