12.6 Energy and Behaviour: A Multi‑faceted Perspective towards

摘要: It is widely acknowledged that the path towards a low-carbon future includes the decarbonisation of energy supply and the promotion of energy efficiency and behavioural changes, which will require people to change their daily lives, the way they work, move, consume and interact socially [1]. However, although people are central to the energy system, the definition of “energy behaviour” is evolving and depends on who is studying it and how. Much of the current literature associates energy behaviour with individual actions in homes, leaving groups and their dynamics in businesses and industry understudied [2, 3]. This work presents a multi-faceted view derived from a book we co-edited, Energy and Behaviour: Challenges of a Low-Carbon Future [4], to shed light on the interface between people and energy, including the main disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to this topic, cross-sectoral perspectives, modelling techniques, and new areas where additional evidence is required for interventions and policy-making. In this work,“energy and behaviour” is broadly understood as the role of people (individuals, groups, or society), organisations and technology in energy use.