Research from economics and psychology suggests that behavioral interventions can be a
powerful climate policy instrument. This paper provides a systematic review of the existing …

Energy-efficient technologies offer considerable promise for reducing the financial costs and
environmental damages associated with energy use, but it has long been observed that …

Since 2006, US households have received more than $18 billion in federal income tax
credits for weatherizing their homes, installing solar panels, buying hybrid and electric …

Evaluations of energy efficiency programs reveal that realized savings consistently fall short
of projections. We decompose this “performance wedge” using data from the Illinois Home …

Implicit discount rates (IDRs) are employed in energy models to capture household
investment decisions, yet the factors behind the IDR and their respective implications for …

The residential sector is one of the EU's priority sectors where carbon mitigation needs to be
realised. In this paper, we carry out a review of the effectiveness of individual policies or …

Financing mitigation actions in cities is critical to achieving 1.5° C emissions pathways.
Direct funding, such as grants and subsidies, is a feasible financial instrument to enable …

Most analyses of energy efficiency investments ignore that the value of electricity varies
widely across hours. We show how much timing matters. Using novel hourly consumption …

The effect of energy policies on the energy performance of residential properties/houses in
nineteen Portuguese districts from 2014 to 2021 was investigated. A linear random-effects …

This study assesses the effectiveness of the Slovenian subsidy program introduced in 2009
on household decisions for energy-efficient building retrofits. A discrete choice regression …