Low-income energy efficiency programs and energy consumption

Hancevic, Pedro; Sandoval, Hector H.

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102656

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“…On the one hand, improving energy efficiency reduces carbon emissions (Yao et al, 2015). The most effective long-term strategy for reducing carbon emissions, especially for emerging economies, is to increase the efficiency of energy utilization (Nibedita and Irfan, 2021) or to adjust the economic policy (Abrell et al, 2022;Hancevic and Sandoval, 2022;Song et al, 2023). Because the overall carbon reduction target remains unchanged, it can drive regional energy efficiency policy reform by reallocating resources.…”

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Can low-carbon city pilot policies improve urban energy efficiency? evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Cheng,

Guo,

Tang

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Sci.

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In the context of global efforts to alleviate climate change, this study focuses on investigating the significance and impact of low-carbon city pilot policies (LCCPP), a key strategy in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Drawing on data from prefecture-level cities spanning 2004 to 2019, the study explores the potential of LCCPP in enhancing green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) employing a multitemporal Difference-in-Differences (DID) model and examines its transmission mechanisms. First, LCCPP is shown to be effective in enhancing GTFEE. Second, heterogeneity testing indicates that the impact of LCCPP on GTFEE is more pronounced in “two control zones”, namely, in developing and mature resource cities. Third, industrial restructuring is identified as the key mechanism through which LCCPP influences GTFEE.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can low-carbon city pilot policies improve urban energy efficiency? evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Cheng,

Guo,

Tang

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…As such, there is an emphasis on developing city-wide interventions to mitigate climate change (Castan Broto & Bulkeley, 2013). For example, most of the largest metropolitan areas have a program focused on Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Plus (LEEP Plus), saving electricity by 7% in the winter and summer months (Hancevic & Sandoval, 2022). While behavior analytic research in sustainability has been limited, energy is the most researched area, particularly concerning decreasing electricity use and increasing recycling on the individual level.…”

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Climate Change and Six Americas: What Can Behavior Analysts Do?

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Kamau²,

Summers

et al. 2022

Behav. Soc. Iss.

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Climate change, directly impacted by human behavior, has been investigated and evaluated across disciplines. The Six Americas was developed as a segmentation tool to communicate effectively with the United States population about climate change across a spectrum from those likely to act in opposition to climate change mitigation strategies to those actively seeking to remediate the climate change effects. Behavior analysts offer unique skills to intervene at the individual level effectively. Behavior analysts will benefit from learning about this conceptual model and its tools, particularly to inform intervention across the spectrum of the Six Americas. This paper will cover a background of the Six Americas and suggestions on how to intervene for these different segments at the individual level, followed by a brief review of the existing effective literature, particularly regarding changing behavior in the food, energy, and transportation sectors. Specifically, behavior analytic interventions will be suggested for a population concerned about climate change who may also be posed for action. Finally, we will provide suggestions to guide behavior analysts to intervene with those disengaged or actively dismissive of the threats posed by climate change.

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“…To put this into perspective, take-up of financial incentives among low-income U.S. households for energy efficiency improvements such as building weatherization is minimal, even when the gains of doing so are high [Fowlie et al, 2015, 2018, Hancevic and Sandoval, 2022. Comparable evidence on appliance replacement programs is only available for episodic campaigns directed at the general population: A 36-month campaign in Mexico between 2009 and 2012 led to 1.9 million appliance replacements, among them 1.7 million refrigerators.…”

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