Public attitudes to climate change and carbon mitigation-Implications for energy-associated behaviours

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 182-193

  Von Borgstede, Chris ^a   Andersson, Maria ^a   Johnsson, Filip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy behaviour; Energy technology; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; ENERGY BEHAVIOURS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PUBLIC OPINIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SURVEYS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFESTYLE; MITIGATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84876346473     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.051     Document Type: Article

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