Projection bias in environmental beliefs and behavioural intentions - An application to solar panels and eco-friendly transport

Sophie Clot, Gilles Grolleau () and Lisette Ibanez

Energy Policy, 2022, vol. 160, issue C

Abstract: The projection bias corresponds to the human tendency to project current preferences into the future as if present preferences will remain unchanged, omitting a range of external influences over the current preferences. We design a survey experiment to investigate the projection bias relevance on two environmentally friendly initiatives, namely solar panels and eco-friendly transport. We found that beliefs and behavioral intentions are subject to positive change when individuals are solicited a day when the weather is congruent with the proposed changes. We draw several policy and managerial implications for environmental issues.

Keywords: Environment; Experimental survey; Projection bias; Solar panels; Transport; Weather (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D12 D91 Q59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112645

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