Published February 2008 | Version v1
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Psychological determinants of attitude towards and willingness to pay for green electricity

Creators

  • 1. Department of Psychology, Goeteborg University, P.O. Box 500, SE-40530 Goeteborg (Sweden)

Description

The results of a mail survey of 855 Swedish household consumers showed that willingness to pay for green electricity increased with a positive attitude towards green electricity and decreased with electricity costs. Attitude towards green electricity was in turn related to awareness of consequences of environmental problems for oneself, others, and the biosphere, concerns for these consequences, and self-transcedent value types

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.027

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.027;
PII
S0301-4215(07)00486-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Energy Policy
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 768-774
ISSN
0301-4215
CODEN
ENPYAC

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39091777
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BIOFUELS; COST; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HOUSEHOLDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; EUROPE; FUELS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE

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Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.