Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Behavioral Science & Policy
Publication Date
4-2017
ISSN
2379-4607
Page Number
69
Keywords
conservation of energy, utilities, environmental law, public policy
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Abstract
To increase consumers’ conservation of energy and other resources,government agencies, utilities, and energy-related businesses can complement regulatory and market-based policies with simple and effective behavioral interventions grounded in extensive behavioral science research. In this article, we review behavioral tools that we find especially promising. Collectively, these tools help meet four behavioral objectives:getting people’s attention; engaging people’s desire to contribute to the social good; making complex information more accessible; and facilitating accurate assessment of risks, costs, and benefits.
Recommended Citation
Michael P. Vandenbergh, Erez Yoeli, David V. Budescu, and et al.,
Behavioral Science Tools to Strengthen Energy & Environmental Policy, 3 Behavioral Science & Policy. 69
(2017)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1494