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

Gintare Stankuniene, Dalia Streimikiene and Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos
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Gintare Stankuniene: Laboratory of Energy Systems Research, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos str. 3, 44403 Kaunas, Lithuania
Dalia Streimikiene: Laboratory of Energy Systems Research, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos str. 3, 44403 Kaunas, Lithuania
Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electric Power Division, Photometry Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, 15780 Athens, Greece

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: Achieving climate change mitigation goals requires the mobilization of all levels of society. The potential for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from households has not yet been fully realized. Given the complex climate change situation around the world, the importance of behavioral economic insights is already understood. Changing household behavior in mitigating climate change is seen as an inexpensive and rapid intervention measure. In this paper, we review barriers of changing household behavior and systematize policies and measures that could help to overcome these barriers. A systematic literature review provided in this paper allows to define future research pathways and could be important for policy-makers to develop measures to help households contribute to climate change mitigation.

Keywords: climate change mitigation; households; behavior change; energy consumption; behavior change barrier; Nudge and Boost intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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