Cultural and socio-economic determinants of energy consumption on small remote islands

This paper analyses attitudinal and socio-economic determinants of the householders’ willingness to monitor their energy consumption. Residential consumers can monitor their energy consumption by means of traditional (electricity bill) and modern tools (smart metering information platforms, SMP). Within this empirical study we test the effect of environmental attitudes, knowledge and perceived possibilities on consumers’ stages of readiness to adopt SMP based the stage model of self-regulated behavioral change (SSCB). Perceived possibilities to monitor energy consumption on a regular basis was found to be the predictor of adoption in every examined stage of readiness. General knowledge predicted adoption of the stage in which consumers declared willingness to learn know-how of using SMP. The results suggest that an effectiveness of educational campaigns may be restricted to only some consumers.

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Determinants of Sustainable Energy Consumption in Schools

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2221382 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (22) ◽

pp. 1382 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daiva Dumciuviene ◽

Akvile Cibinskiene ◽

Mark Melenhorst ◽

Jasminko Novak

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

Large Fraction ◽

Research Papers ◽

Economic Determinants ◽

Consumption Behavior ◽

Saving Behavior ◽

Contextual Determinants

In this paper the energy saving behavior and its impacting determinants in schools are analyzed. There is a large number of research on energy saving behavior in residential buildings. However large fraction of the total energy is consumed in public buildings and schools. The issues of sustainable energy consumption behavior are less studied in these types of buildings. Based on the research on energy consumption in residential buildings the determinants of sustainable energy consumption in schools were classified into three groups: psychological and social; socio-demographic and economic determinants; and contextual determinants. A systematic literature review was conducted for the substantially less investigated schools in terms of efficient energy consumption. According the review of research papers, the most important determinants of energy consumption in schools in terms of their influence on consumption were identified: attitudes; incentives/intentions/motivation; knowledge; awareness.

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Energy – Growth Nexus- A Case of South Asian Countries

Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research ◽

10.20448/journal.501.2021.82.58.66 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 58-66

Author(s):

Saddam Hussain ◽

Chunjiao Yu ◽

Liu Wan

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

South Asian ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Economic Determinants ◽

Omitted Variable Bias ◽

Variable Bias ◽

Macroeconomic Determinants ◽

The Relationship

The relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is a hot issue in today's society. This paper aims to empirically verify the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth. This article analyzes the relation of energy consumption with the economic growth taking the case of South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) along with the macroeconomic determinants that affect the total economic growth – FDI growth, CPI rate and population growth in order to avoid omitted variable bias and misleading results. The time span of this study covers the period of 1980–2019. To examine the significant relation of these determinants and impact of energy consumption on economic growth, In-pooled regression, Fixed-effects, Bidirectional fixed effect, Random-effects, and GLS estimation regression model are used. The estimated results show a positive correlation of energy consumption and all other economic determinants with economic growth except CPI, where there is a negative correlation founded.

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