Systematic Literature Review on Behavioral Barriers of Climate Change Mitigation in Households

Stankūnienė, Gintare; Štreimikienė, Dalia; Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L.

doi:10.3390/su12187369

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“…demographics, dwelling ownership, knowledge on technology) and external barriers (barriers that are independent of the decision-maker and depend on the institutional environment, e.g. building structure, market, regulatory policy) (Streimikiene et al 2020;Stankuniene, Streimikiene & Kyriakopoulos 2020). To increase the adoption of solar PV, these behavioral barriers should be considered such as promoting responsible behavior patterns and discouraging environmentally harmful and wasteful energy consumption and, at the same time, reducing income inequalities on energy consumption.…”

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Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Guno¹,

Agaton

Villanueva³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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In developing countries, particularly in rural areas, long periods of power outages are experienced as the electricity grid is technically or economically unfeasible. As solar photovoltaic (PV) is the most potential and suitable source of renewable energy for these areas, this paper analyzes the economic viability of its integration in different types of residential buildings. Applying real optionsapproach under uncertainty in electricity prices, this study compares the attractiveness of adopting solar PV over continuing electricity from the grid focusing on various investment payment schemes including (i) full payment, (ii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years without a down payment, and (iii) distributed payment for 5 or 10 years with 20% or 40% down payment. Applying the model with the case of the Philippines, the resultswith the full payment strategy obtain option values of USD 6888 for building type-I, USD 15349 for building type-II, USD 21204 for building type-III, USD 27870 for building type-IV, and USD 34251 for building type-V. These option values increase by 21.6% and 22.5% with distributed payment scheme to a 5- or 10-year period and increase by 5% and 13% for distributed payment with 40% and 20% down payment. These option values decrease with investments at later periods. Contrary to the conventional option valuation results of an optimal decision to wait, our findings show the otherwise as earlier investment reduces the risk of opportunity loss from delaying the adoption of solar PV. Among the payment schemes analyzed, the distribution of PV system cost in a 10-year installment periodwithout down payment shows to be the most optimal investment strategy which may encourage lower-income and risk-averse consumers whose decision to adopt solar PV is affected by cost barriers, economic status, and household income. The study suggests the government, particularly in developing countries, to support the integration of own-use solar PV in buildings through incentives and subsidies, as well as financial institutions to offer more affordable terms of payment that encourages low to medium income households to adopt solar PV.Further, this will not only augment the energy deficiency in these countries but also support the global aspirations of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its adverse effects through gradually shifting to renewable sources of energy.

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Section: Implications Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Guno¹,

Agaton

Villanueva³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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“…Such modeling is effective; for example, people who know somebody who gave up flying because of climate change are more likely to change their own attitudes toward flying less (Westlake, 2017). Leading by example can enhance health professionals' motivations to take further actions (Gifford, Kormos, & McIntyre, 2011;Stankuniene, Streimikiene, & Kyriakopoulos, 2020) and makes their leadership more credible in the eyes of others (Attari, Krantz, & Weber, 2016).…”

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Health Professionals and the Climate Crisis: Trusted Voices, Essential Roles

Maibach¹,

Frumkin²,

Ahdoot³

2021

World Med & Health Policy

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Climate change has triggered a global public health emergency that, unless adequately addressed, is likely to become a multigenerational public health catastrophe. The policy actions needed to limit global warming deliver a wide range of public health benefits above and beyond those that will result from limiting climate change. Moreover, these health benefits are immediate and local, addressing one of the most vexing challenges of climate solutions: that the benefits of greenhouse gas reduction are seen as long-term and global, which are remote from the concerns of many jurisdictions. In this commentary, we identify roles that health professionals and health organizations can play, individually and collectively, to advance equitable climate and health policies in their communities, health systems, states, and nations. Ultimately, health voices can work across national boundaries to influence the world's commitments to the Paris Agreement, arguably the world's most important public health goal.

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“…However, the real environmental impact of some mitigation policies, namely those related with bioenergy crops, is unclear [34]. Climate change mitigation strategies should consider stakeholder involvement and understand the attitudes of the full range of actors about the problems related to global warming, including households [105], since they may compromise the efficacy of forest plans [74].…”

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Forest Resources Management and Sustainability: The Specific Case of European Union Countries

Martinho

Ferreira

2020

Sustainability

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Forest land provides several environmental services and goods with significant implications for different socioeconomic and environmental dimensions. Forestry and its management are determinant activities for sustainable development, specifically in the current context of urgent mitigation of climate change. In this perspective, one objective of this research was to survey the main insights from the literature about the forest and management dimensions put together, highlighting the contributions of these activities to mitigate climate change. Another objective was to explore indicators related to forest management (land, employment, output, and net emissions) in order to obtain a forest sustainability index through factor analysis. As main insights from this study, we can quote that the literature survey pinpoints the most relevant factors framing forest management: soil characteristics, ecology, ecosystems, biodiversity, deforestation, climate change, socioeconomic frameworks, local knowledge, public policies, institutional context, and new technologies. Forest indicators reveal a strong relationship between forest land, employment and output, and a weaker relation with net emissions. We concluded that there is a need for stakeholders to explore and improve the interlinkage with climate change impact, specifically with regard to improving the relationships of forestry greenhouse gas emissions impacts with forest size and output.

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Systematic Literature Review on Behavioral Barriers of Climate Change Mitigation in Households

Cited by 58 publications

References 95 publications

Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in The Philippines

Health Professionals and the Climate Crisis: Trusted Voices, Essential Roles

Forest Resources Management and Sustainability: The Specific Case of European Union Countries

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