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Keep it personal: how to encourage energy efficiency

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Posting Date | 27 Jul 2009Publication Date | 2009
Country | United Kingdom
Geographic Coverage | International
Target Group | Building occupants
Type of publication | Article
Publisher | European Commission DG ENV News Alert Service
Number pages | 1
Source Languages | English

Keep it personal: how to encourage energy efficiency

Household energy consumption accounts for over a quarter of all energy consumption in the EU, but previous campaigns to encourage energy efficiency in the home have proved unsuccessful. Researchers now say energy efficiency campaigns would be more successful if they were personalised to individual consumers.
This article describes shortly alternative ways to motivate householders for energy conservation in buildings