The ethos of energy efficiency: Framing consumer considerations in Norway

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-31

  Godbolt, Åsne Lund ^a,b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Domestication; Energy efficiency; Energy use; Households; Moral arguments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929309009     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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