title: Household adoption of energy and water-efficient appliances: An analysis of attitudes, labelling and complementary green behaviours in selected OECD countries.
abstract: Using a household-based data set of more than 12,000 households from 11 OECD countries, we analyse the factors underlying the decision by households to adopt energy-efficient and water-efficient equipment. We evaluate the roles of both attitudes and labelling schemes on the adoption of energy and water-efficient equipment, and also the interaction and complementarity between energy and water conservation behaviours. Our findings show: one, 'green' social norms and favourable attitudes towards the environment are associated with an increased likelihood of households' adoption of energy and water-efficient appliances; two, households' purchase decisions are positively affected by their awareness, understanding, and trust of labelling schemes; and three, there is evidence of complementarity between energy conservation and water conservation behaviours.
authors.affiliation: The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, The University of Canberra, Australia. Electronic address: Hang.To@anu.edu.au.
authors.forename: To
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dieu-Hang
authors.affiliation: Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Australia and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: Quentin.Grafton@anu.edu.au.
authors.forename: R Quentin
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Grafton
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Electronic address: rmartinezesp@mun.ca.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Espiñeira
authors.affiliation: Oviedo Efficiency Group, University of Oviedo, Spain. Electronic address: mariangv@uniovi.es.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia-Valiñas
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D066150:Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development; D014867:Water; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: Eco-labelling scheme; Energy conservation; Energy efficiency; Water conservation; Water efficiency