Equity, technological innovation and sustainable behaviour in a low-carbon future

BK Sovacool, P Newell, S Carley, J Fanzo - Nature human behaviour, 2022 - nature.com
The world must ambitiously curtail greenhouse gas emissions to achieve climate stability.
The literature often supposes that a low-carbon future will depend on a mix of technological …

[HTML][HTML] Motivation and climate change: A review

C Brick, A Bosshard, L Whitmarsh - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews motivations people experience about climate change and integrates
recent findings into the BUCkET model of core social goals. We argue that environmentalism …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling the academic air travel dependency. An analysis of the (in) consistency between academics' travel behaviour and their attitudes

J De Vos, D Hopkins, R Hickman… - Global Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current trends in air transport are inconsistent with international climate goals. Without
substantial changes from business-as-usual travel demand, neither new technologies nor …

Social norms and littering–The role of personal responsibility and place attachment at a Pakistani beach

AH Chaudhary, MJ Polonsky, N McClaren - Global Environmental Change, 2023 - Elsevier
This research has applied an integrated norms model using place attachment, anti-littering
descriptive and injunctive norms, and anti-littering personal norms to assess anti-littering …

“No research on a dead planet”: preserving the socio-ecological conditions for academia

A Thierry, L Horn, P Von Hellermann… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite thousands of higher education institutions (HEIs) having issued Climate Emergency
declarations, most academics continue to operate according to 'business-as-usual' …

Psychological predictors of energy saving behavior: a meta-analytic approach

G Carrus, L Tiberio, S Mastandrea, P Chokrai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding how psychological processes drive human energy choices is an urgent, and
yet relatively under-investigated, need for contemporary society. A knowledge gap still …

Interactive effects of two-way information and perceived convenience on waste separation behavior: evidence from residents in eastern China

X Cheng, R Long, J Yang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Citizens' waste separation behavior is crucial for recycling. Prior studies have not
considered the directions of information in the context of social interactions in this domain …

Responding to the climate emergency: how are UK universities establishing sustainable workplace routines for flying and food?

C Hoolohan, C McLachlan, C Jones, A Larkin… - Climate …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Scope 3 emissions from the UK higher education sector are globally significant, and long-
distance air travel and catering are particularly emissions-intensive aspects of workplace …

[HTML][HTML] Does flying less harm academic work? Arguments and assumptions about reducing air travel in academia

AS Kreil - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The climate impact of air travel is increasingly being acknowledged and problematized. As
work in the academic sector often involves frequent long-distance travel, this development …

[HTML][HTML] How are high-carbon lifestyles justified? Exploring the discursive strategies of excess energy consumers in the United Kingdom

N Cass, M Büchs, K Lucas - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The literature on climate action highlights the importance of individual and household
behaviour change to achieve energy demand reduction and climate targets. However …