 Carbon footprint tracking apps. What drives consumers' adoption intention?Stefan Hoffmann, Wassili Lasarov and Hanna Reimers Technology in Society, 2022, vol. 69, issue C Abstract: To help decelerate the dramatic climate change consumers have to reduce their carbon emissions. As consumers are often unaware of their carbon footprint in their daily consumption, apps that track individual consumption and report the emissions caused can help consumers control and reduce their carbon footprint. The present article tests whether consumers would be willing to adopt these apps. The paper suggests that expected hedonic, social, and utilitarian benefits drive the intention to adopt carbon footprint tracking apps. However, the impact of the utilitarian benefits, which is operationalized as the technology as solution belief, is moderated by the extent to which consumers perceive transaction costs when using the app, namely their perception of the ease of use and their readiness to share their private data. An empirical study based on survey data supports these assumptions. Implications for policymakers, app designers, and marketers are given. Keywords: Sustainable consumption; Carbon footprint; Tracking apps; Technology as solution belief; Feedback (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:teinso:v:69:y:2022:i:c:s0160791x22000975 DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101956 Access Statistics for this article Technology in Society is currently edited by Charla Griffy-Brown More articles in Technology in Society from Elsevier |
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