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Behavioural economics for energy and climate change policies and the transition to a sustainable energy use—A Scandinavian perspective

Luis Mundacaa; Margaret Samahitaa; Jonas Sonnenscheina; Roman Seidlb    a International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University, Lund, Swedenb Öko-Institut, Freiburg, Germany

Abstract

The Scandinavian region has been at the forefront of energy and environmental policies for decades. While significant effort has been devoted to the supply side and development of technology markets, our study questions the extent to which policy efforts have effectively and explicitly addressed behavioural factors affecting the adoption and the use of low-carbon energy technologies ...

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