Tag: consumer behavior

A colleague just asked me if I had seen this article in Forbes.com, whose point is that, since climate change affects businesses, businesses would be wise to cut climate-changing emissions. I wrote back: No I hadn’t seen that. It’s pretty …

Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Changes in Consumer Behavior — All Needed At a Massive Scale Read More »

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Reader James Deardorff points out: Conserving energy and natural resources can reduce economic waste by 40 percent or more. The problem is that conservation is counterproductive to our current production based economy. I’m working on a new paper “Corrosion Economics, …

Consumer Psychology Lies Behind Environmental Damage Read More »

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At the heart of the adoption curve for clean energy, electric transportation, and sustainability more generally is consumer behavior. If consumers don’t vote in favor of green products with their wallets, the world will remain mired in dirty and abusive …

Adoption Curve for Clean Energy Is a Function of Consumer Behavior Read More »

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