Costly myths: An analysis of idling beliefs and behavior in personal motor vehicles

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2881-2888

  Carrico, Amanda R ^a   Padgett, Paul ^b   Vandenbergh, Michael P ^c   Gilligan, Jonathan ^a   Wallston, Kenneth A ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Idling; Individual household emissions

Indexed keywords

IDLING; INDIVIDUAL/HOUSEHOLD EMISSIONS; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY INTERVENTION; POTENTIAL REDUCTION;

MOTIVATION; MOTORS; VEHICLES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY STRATEGY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66349099019     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.03.031     Document Type: Article

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