Energy-using Durables – Why Consumers Refrain From Economically Optimal Choices

Sustainable development requires increasing the energy efficiency, decreasing the growth rates of energy demand and decreasing the CO2 emissions. In many countries, households’ energy consumption is responsible for a considerable share of total energy demand and CO2 emissions. Energy-using durables...

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Main Authors: Renate eSchubert, Marcel eStadelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Energy Research
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenrg.2015.00007/full