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Individual Carbon Footprint Reduction: Evidence from Pro-environmental Users of a Carbon Calculator
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics (NS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5660-7317
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2023 (English)In: Environmental and Resource Economics, ISSN 0924-6460, E-ISSN 1573-1502, Vol. 86, p. 433-467Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We provide the first estimates of how pro-environmental consumers reduce their total carbon footprint using a carbon calculator that covers all financial transactions. We use data from Swedish users of a carbon calculator that includes weekly estimates of users' consumption-based carbon-equivalent emissions based on detailed financial statements, official registers, and self-reported lifestyle factors. The calculator is designed to induce behavioral change and gives users detailed information about their footprint. By using a robust difference-in-differences analysis with staggered adoption of the calculator, we estimate that users decrease their carbon footprint by around 10% in the first few weeks, but over the next few weeks, the reduction fades. Further analysis suggests that the carbon footprint reduction is driven by a combination of a shift from high- to low-emitting consumption categories and a temporary decrease in overall spending, and not by changes in any specific consumption category.

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Springer, 2023. Vol. 86, p. 433-467
Keywords [en]
Pro-environmental behavior, Carbon footprint, Consumer behavior
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Economics
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Economy, Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-124075DOI: 10.1007/s10640-023-00800-7ISI: 001051106100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85168335940OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-124075DiVA, id: diva2:1794496
Available from: 2023-09-05 Created: 2023-09-05 Last updated: 2023-11-08Bibliographically approved

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