Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah, Nurul Syafiqah Tanwir
Summary: This research investigates the antecedents of Malaysians purchase intention of hybrid vehicles, finding that environmental factors have a positive influence on green purchase intention, with perceived behavioral control mediating the effects of environmental concern and responsibility on green purchase intention. The study provides a new perspective for future research in the context of the hybrid vehicle market, especially in developing economies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siying Long, Zhongju Liao
Summary: The study found that firms' environmental innovation positively influences consumers' purchase intention, with eco-product innovation having a greater effect than eco-process innovation. Consumers' altruistic attribution of firms' environmental innovation behavior decreases when the enterprise has environmental violations, weakening their purchase intention.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Henriette Rau, Susanne Nicolai, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
Summary: Individuals and households play a crucial role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Behavior change interventions are necessary to promote pro-environmental behavior in individuals. This review assesses the effectiveness of these interventions and analyzes the content of highly successful interventions. Six evidence-based recommendations are provided to enhance pro-environmental behavior.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Susanne Nicolai, Philipp Franikowski, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
Summary: The effects of climate change lead to increasing social injustice, and justice sensitivity motivates pro-environmental intention and behavior. Emotions and moral disengagement play crucial roles in this process.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yanhui Jia, Jie Tian, Haiyue Liu
Summary: Research suggests that increased attention to green technological innovation may reduce individuals' perception of climate change risk and decrease pro-environmental behaviors. This study proposes a psychological intervention and identifies mental construal level and message framing strategy as crucial factors in changing students' responses to new green technologies.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesca De Canio
Summary: Institutional regulations and market trends are driving companies to invest more in pro-environmental and sustainable products. However, consumers often perceive pro-environmental packaging as too expensive. This study aims to understand how to leverage consumer attention to sustainability and well-being to increase their willingness to pay more for pro-environmental products.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Sebastian Berger, Annika M. Wyss
Summary: The Carbon Emission Task (CET) is a new behavioral paradigm grounded in experimental economics, assessing consequential pro-environmental behavior. Studies show that participants react systematically to the incentives set out in the task, with average pro-environmental behavior correlating with related constructs such as environmental attitudes and demographic factors. The CET offers a fast and efficient tool to assess actual and consequential pro-environmental behavior, appealing to various social scientific disciplines.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Liyuan Liu, Yen Hsu
Summary: This study explores the impact of environmental concern and perceived playfulness on the public intention to use smart recycling systems. The results show that perceived playfulness has a greater impact on public intention than environmental concern.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Emily C. Taylor, Lucy A. Livingston, Mitchell J. Callan, Paul H. P. Hanel, Punit Shah
Summary: Studies have shown that autistic traits are negatively associated with engagement in pro-environmental behaviors, and not predictive of attitudes towards environmentalism or belief in climate change. This suggests that autism and mental health conditions may present barriers to taking pro-environmental action. Suggestions for understanding the psychological factors underlying climate action and a more inclusive environmental agenda are discussed.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Amanda R. Carrico
Summary: This article discusses the adoption of pro-environmental behavior and factors associated with it, as well as methodological limitations that should be addressed in future work. Research findings indicate that individual behavior has a significant impact on total emissions and lifestyle characteristics play a role in individual carbon footprints. However, behavior change is difficult, and individualizing climate action may have counterproductive effects. Interventions promoting pro-environmental behavior have generally produced small effects, but some promising approaches have emerged. Strategies that modify social, informational, and structural conditions have a greater impact.
CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Oliver Alexander Gansser, Christina Stefanie Reich
Summary: This study aims to investigate the connection between attitude toward sustainable behavior in relation to the environment and climate and the intention to change behavior. It found that egoistic environmental concerns and pessimistic view have the greatest impact on attitudes toward sustainable behavior. The study also revealed that attitude has the largest effect on intention to change behavior in the areas of consumption and energy.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sakari Tolppanen, Jingoo Kang
Summary: Values are a key determinant of pro-environmental behavior, with biospheric values being a strong driver of low-carbon lifestyles whether as primary or secondary values. The study identified three different types of value-pairs, each associated with different carbon footprints and willingness to engage in pro-environmental actions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Saadia Shabnam, Mohammed Quaddus, Sanjit K. Roy, Ali Quazi
Summary: This study argues that consumer belief system is filtered through psychological beliefs rather than directly linked with pro-environmental purchase intention. Findings show that consumers' construal evaluation of their actions influences their beliefs and intention for pro-environmental product purchases, with psychological distance playing a mediating role.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Min-Yen Chang, Hung-Yu Kuo, Han-Shen Chen
Summary: This study explores the climate change perception, adaptation intention, and behavioral patterns of tourists in the Xitou Nature Education Area (XNEA) in Taiwan, using the theory of planned behavior. The results show that tourists' perception of climate change has a significant positive effect on attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, which in turn influences climate change adaptation intentions. Moreover, climate change adaptation intentions significantly influence the behavioral patterns of tourists. The study also finds that political trust moderates the relationship between subjective norms/perceived behavioral control and climate change adaptation intentions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chang (Cherise) Li, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, Yuchen Zhao
Summary: This paper argues that a deeper understanding of different segments of tourists with different environmental and psychological dispositions is needed when developing practical interventions of responsible behavior. Using surveys, interviews, and socio-psychological theories, the study identified three segments of Chinese tourists with varying levels of eco-paralysis, environmental concern, and pro-environmental behaviors. The findings suggest that the eco-paralysis of Chinese tourists is primarily manifested at the cognitive-emotional level, but they can still engage in small actions to overcome helplessness and contribute to environmental protection.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Simon Rabaa, Robert Wilken, Sylvie Geisendorf
Summary: Energy efficiency measures are crucial for combating climate change, but rebound effects may undermine their effectiveness. This study finds that prior energy efficiency behavior does not hinder subsequent climate-friendly behavior, which is determined by individual demographics and environmental attitudes.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
James R. Meldrum, Patricia A. Champ, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Christopher M. Barth, Abby E. McConnell, Carolyn Wagner, Colleen Donovan
Summary: This study reassessed a previous study using a richer dataset and found that individuals with lower incomes are less likely to participate in cost-sharing programs, and even if they do participate, they contribute a lower share. This indicates potential economic equity concerns.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniel Rueb
Summary: This paper examines the distributional effects of the European Commission's Fit-for-55 package at the household level in seven EU countries and finds that a household-size specific lump-sum refund can mitigate the negative distributional effects of a carbon tax and reduce overall inequality.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Correction
Ecology
Anke Jacksohn, Miguel Angel Tovar Reanos, Frank Pothen, Katrin Rehdanz
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Pierre Chiaverina, Sophie Drogue, Florence Jacquet
Summary: This study investigates the impact of farmers' participation in different short food supply chains (SFSCs) on synthetic pesticide use and crop yields. The findings show that farmers who sell part of their crops through direct-to-consumer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides compared to those who sell through long food supply chains. However, there is no evidence that farmers involved in direct-to-retailer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides. Additionally, there is no indication that SFSC participation affects crop yields.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Kangyin Dong, Yang Liu, Jianda Wang, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: This study uses the generalized method of moments (GMM) model to explore the relationship between the digital economy and energy vulnerability in 110 economies. The findings suggest that the digital economy effectively reduces energy vulnerability, with digital infrastructure and social impact being the main contributors. Furthermore, the digital economy helps upgrade the industrial structure and financial development level, thereby reducing energy vulnerability. Additionally, the negative impact of the digital economy on energy vulnerability is more significant in regions with higher income levels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Romain Espinosa, Nicolas Treich
Summary: This study examines a simple model of consumption of animals with altruistic behavior towards animals. The model reveals a public good issue, where the market equilibrium leads to low quality and excessive quantity of animal lives when they are not worth living. The implications of the findings and the significance of the modeling choices for future economic research on animal welfare are discussed.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Arianna Buratto, Lorenzo Lotti
Summary: Finding ways to steer consumers towards vegetarian and plant-based meals is important for reducing the environmental impact of diets. In this study, we investigated the use of nudges in restaurants to increase sales of vegetarian and plant-based dishes. We found that removing symbols for these dishes increased sales, while adding a low emissions symbol had no effect. However, when the nudge was made transparent through a statement, sales significantly increased. These findings support the use of nudges as cost-effective interventions to address unsustainable food consumption in the hospitality sector.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Emmanuel Paroissien, Timothy K. M. Beatty, Antoine Nebout
Summary: This article provides empirical evidence that the opportunity cost of time explains the frequency of household food waste. The study found that proxies for the opportunity cost of time were positively correlated with the probability of reporting wasting food.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jefim Vogel, Gauthier Guerin, Daniel W. O'Neill, Julia K. Steinberger
Summary: This study explores the vulnerability of livelihoods to a reduction in economic output and introduces a novel analytic framework to describe their relationship. The study finds that the vulnerability is not inevitable but arises from insecurity in wage labor, adequate incomes, and pensions. These conditions are primarily due to profit maximization and neoliberal welfare and labor policies. The study identifies a range of interventions to overcome this vulnerability and make stringent environmental policies socially sustainable and politically palatable.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Franziska Dorn, Simone Maxand, Thomas Kneib
Summary: Understanding the interconnected nature of rising carbon emissions and income inequality is crucial to achieve social and ecological sustainability. The distributional copula model used in this study uncovers complex interdependencies that standard linear regression techniques might hide.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Darius Corbier, Frederic Gonand
Summary: The article investigates the macroeconomic channels of transmission of the low-carbon transition in two official scenarios for the French power system under different oil price scenarios. The results show that technical progress and substitution mechanisms can drive the decarbonization of the economy and growth, with energy demand and durable goods demand being the main transmission channels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gloria Amaris, Stepan Vesely, Stephane Hess, Christian A. Klockner
Summary: The study of human behavior is crucial for the development of policies for sustainability. It is important to consider the possibility of spillover effects in mathematical models, as exposure to related choices can influence subsequent behavior. Our study demonstrates the existence of these spillover effects and showcases the effectiveness of discrete choice models.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Sonia Almeida Neves, Antonio Cardoso Marques, Leonardo Batista de sa Lopes
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of European Union regulations on e-waste exports. The findings suggest that taxation is ineffective in reducing e-waste exports and may even increase them. Additionally, high dependence on foreign raw materials and sub-standard waste collection systems contribute to the increase in e-waste exports. Therefore, investing in e-waste collection facilities can better utilize the valuable resources in this waste.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gregor Semieniuk
Summary: Efforts to decouple economic growth from resource use and negative environmental impacts have yielded inconclusive results, partially due to the uncertainties in historical measurement arising from definitional changes to GDP. This study examines the impact of GDP vintages on decoupling results and finds that a significant number of countries switch between relative decoupling and recoupling, and that GDP vintages also affect environmental Kuznets curve results and the decline in global energy intensity. The inconsistencies in economic measurement introduce ambiguity into historical decoupling evidence and model projections into the future.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)