Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour?

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-28

  Spence, A ^a   Leygue, C ^a   Bedwell, B ^a   O'Malley, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Carbon; Climate; Display; Energy; Frame

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891654962     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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