RP3012: Environmental Attitudes - Low Carbon Behavioural Practice

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RP3012: Journal Article: Low Carbon Readiness Index: a short measure to predict private low carbon behaviour

This paper presents a theoretical argument that low carbon strivings – personal goals to reduce carbon footprint in the household – can predict a wide range of diverse behaviours to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reports four studies to validate Low Carbon Readiness Index (LCRI), a short, three-item measure of low carbon strivings. It is a simple and easy-to-use indicator of the general public's readiness to transition to a fully low carbon lifestyle.

LCRI is associated with validated measures predicting environmentally significant reported behaviour (Study 1), multiple low carbon behavioural clusters (Study 2 & 3), and predicts reduction in actual energy use, arguably an aggregate measure of actual low carbon behaviours (Study 4). LCRI can be used to develop low carbon policies and monitor their implementation.

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RP3012: Report: Transitioning to Low Carbon Living: A Review of Environmental Psychology and Associated Literature

This literature review is a project document produced for the CRC Low Carbon Living project “Transformation to Low Carbon Living: Social psychology of low carbon behavioural practice". The purpose of this project is twofold. First, it will develop an integrative understanding of how psychological factors interact with contextual factors present at multiple levels of analysis to reinforce cultures of high or low carbon behaviour. Second, it will produce a tool to identify underlying motivational readiness to switch from high to low carbon behaviours, which can be used when designing and targeting interventions.

Transitioning to Low Carbon Living: A Review of Environmental Psychology and Associated Literature (1061362 PDF)

RP3012: Final Report: Transformation to Low Carbon Living - Social psychology of low carbon behavioural practice

This is the final report for the transformation to low carbon living project which had three objectives: (1)Compile a catalogue of low carbon behavioural practices. (2)Establish a social psychological foundation for behavioural change and transformation to low carbon living. (3)Develop a Low Carbon Readiness Index (LCRI), a psychometrically sound and practical measure of psychological readiness in people for societal transformation to low carbon living.

Transformation to Low Carbon Living - Social psychology of low carbon behavioural practice - Final Report (1598279 PDF)

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RP3012: Guide Note: Using Behaviour Change Insights to Translate Research Into Policy & Practice

This guide note has been provided to assist our researchers in enabling greater uptake and use of their research by applying insights from social and environmental psychology.

RP3012: Guide Note: Using Behaviour Change Insights to Translate Research Into Policy & Practice (579383 PDF)