Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Aini, M.S.
• Chan, S.C.
• Syuhaily, O.

Titel

Predictors of technical adoption and behavioural change to transport energy-saving measures in response to climate change

Ist Teil von

• Energy policy, 2013-10, Vol.61, p.1055-1062

Ort / Verlag

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

PAIS Index

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Energy conservation can be achieved through the adoption of technical measures or the changing of one's behaviour. A survey of 201 Malaysian public personnel was conducted to examine the predictors of these two types of transport energy-saving measures in response to climate change. The results indicated that there were significant differences in the relative acceptability of both behavioural measures with respect to gender, level of education, income, knowledge of climate change and attitude. Gender, knowledge of causes of climate change and personal norm were predictors for the acceptability of technical measures, while perceived efficacy and personal norm were the factors that influenced the acceptability of behavioural measures. The results also indicated that distinctions ought to be made between technology adoption and behaviour modifications that require lifestyle changes when assessing pro-environmental intent behaviour. The implications for theory and practice are discussed. •A survey was conducted to examine acceptability of transport energy-saving measures.•Gender, knowledge of causes, efficacy and personal norm are predictors of technical measures.•Personal norm and perceived efficacy influenced acceptability of behavioural change.•Both measures are strongly correlated to psychological factors than to socio-demographic variables.