Environmental behaviours and policy support across sectors in OECD countries

Guanyu Yang, Amy Dr Rodger, Elif Coker and David Shipworth
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Amy Dr Rodger: University of Edinburgh

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Abstract: As the climate crisis becomes more urgent, fostering sustainable behaviours across sectors is essential. Developing effective policy interventions requires insights into how environmental behaviours and policy support vary across geographical regions and energy, transport, and food sectors. Using data from the 2022 OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change across nine countries, we applied Multi-level Latent Class Analyses (MLCA) to identify population segments with different behavioural patterns in energy, transport, and food. We found distinct population segments with varying levels of sustainable behaviours and socio-demographic characteristics. More sustainable segments generally showed stronger policy support, while cross-sector analyses implied that individuals in sustainable segments of one sector were more likely to behave sustainably in others. Regional disparities exist in segment distribution across the sectors. This study is among the first to apply MLCA to cross-sectoral and cross-regional behavioural patterns, highlighting the importance of tailored policy strategies and harmonised sectoral approaches.

Date: 2025-05-01
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