Green energy transition in Europe: Importance and behaviour of private households

Jens Horbach ()
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Jens Horbach: Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, School of Business, Friedberger Straße 4, D-86161 Augsburg

No 224, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: The success of a green energy transition is highly dependent on the household sector as one of the most important energy users. Private heating, electricity consumption or private transport are important key levers to reduce households´ energy use and its impacts on cli-mate change. The paper analyses the determinants of energy related attitudes and activities of households based on econometric estimations of European and German survey data. The results show that personal factors such as female gender and a high income are positively correlated to green energy behaviour. Highly qualified persons are more likely to realize green energy related measures. People having difficulties to pay their bills are significantly more likely to use energy friendly public transport, but they have a lower willingness to pay for energy saving measures compared to richer groups.

Keywords: Green energy behaviour; climate change; European data; multivariate probit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 D12 D91 Q41 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2024-02, Revised 2024-02
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