Energy efficiency in household sector

• Autorzy: Gabrielyan Bella , Markosyan Ashot , Almastyan Nairuhi , Madoyan Davit

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.30657/pea.2024.30.13

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Energy efficiency and behavioural changes are among the key pillars of decarbonization of the global energy system. Residential sector is responsible for a large share of fossil fuels final consumption, therefore the growth of its energy efficiency can bring a valuable impact on decarbonization speed and scale. In countries with growing economies residential energy consumption can increase dramatically due to the desire of the population to improve their standard of living, therefore striking a balance between economic growth and energy efficiency improvement is a complex policy challenge. The purpose of this study is to analyze attitudes and assess barriers of energy efficient behavior in Republic of Armenia as a country with growing economy and standards of living. The paper contributes to the literature by providing new empirical evidence of consumers’ attitude toward different forms of energy efficient behavior in Armenia and reveals how general pro-environmental consciousness and social conditions influence on it. The results of the study prove that the level of general environmental con-sciousness of the population has a direct impact on the frequency of practical application of various patterns of energy-efficient behavior. As a policy application for emerging economies, our study pro-poses that the main direction of energy efficiency policy can be education of the population and raising its level of environmental self-awareness.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Decarbonization; energy-efficiency; behavioural changes; household sector policy

PL

dekarbonizacja energetyki; zmiany behawioralne; gospodarstwa domowe

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 30, Iss. 1
• Strony: 136--144
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gabrielyan Bella

• Leading Researcher of M. Kotanyan Institute of Economics of NAS RA, 15, Grigor Lusavorich st., Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

autor

Markosyan Ashot

• “Politological, Legal, and Economic Researches and Forecasting” Non-governmental Organization, 125, Armenakyan st., Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

autor

Almastyan Nairuhi

• “Politological, Legal, and Economic Researches and Forecasting” Non-governmental Organization, 125, Armenakyan st., Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

autor

Madoyan Davit

• Institute of Water Problems and Hydraulic Engineering after Academic I.V. Yegiazarov, 125, Armenakyan st., Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
• [e-mail]

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).