The Low Carbon Readiness Index

Lean O'Brien; Ilona M. McNeill; Yoshihisa Kashima

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_21

The Low Carbon Readiness Index

Lean O'Brien
, Ilona M. McNeill
, Yoshihisa Kashima

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Abstract

The Low Carbon Readiness Index (LCRI) is a short measure of people’s motivation to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in the home and personal travel. This chapter describes the LCRI’s design and validation as a predictor of low carbon behaviour, using self-reported behaviour and direct measures of energy consumption. It also highlights how social factors affect and interact with the LCRI. We close with an overview of the ways that the LCRI can be used by practitioners and policymakers to promote low carbon living.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Decarbonising the Built Environment
Subtitle of host publication	Charting the Transition
Editors	Peter Newton, Deo Prasad, Alistair Sproul, Stephen White
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	405-414
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811379406
ISBN (Print)	9789811379390
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_21
Publication status	Published - 2019

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