Environmental ideology and household energy conservation in Beijing

被引:20
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作者
Sun, Weizeng [1 ]
Zhang, Xiaonan [2 ]
Li, Hao [2 ]
Wu, Jing [2 ]
Zheng, Siqi [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Jinan Univ, Inst Econ & Social Res, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Hang Lung Ctr Real Estate, Beijing, Peoples R China
[3] MIT, Dept Urban Studies & Planning, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[4] MIT, Ctr Real Estate, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Environmental ideology; Energy conservation; Green building; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; ATTITUDES; BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.065
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
During a period of extraordinary urban growth, China's per-capita carbon footprint could soar. A growth in households' willingness to purchase "green" products and to engage in voluntary restraint could help offset this pollution increase as the free market will design products to cater to this group of consumers. We study whether Chinese urbanites who label themselves as environmentalists consume fewer resources than the average urbanite. Based on a sample of Beijing's micro data drawn from the household survey on energy consumption in China, we document the association between a household's environmental ideology and its energy conservation behavior. Our findings imply that government's demand-side efforts such as environmental education and persuasion may help to bring about more sustainable behaviors. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1600 / 1608
页数:9
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