The UK summer heatwave of 2018 and public concern over energy security

• Main Authors: LARCOM, Shaun, SHE, Po-Wen, VAN GEVELT, Terry
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• 主題: Climate-change adaptation; Climate-change policy; Energy and society; Environmental impact; Psychology and behaviour; Energy Policy; Environmental Sciences; Urban Studies and Planning
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/44; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1043/viewcontent/acceptedmanuscript260319.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

The UK summer heatwave of 2018 led to changes in consumer behaviour, including large increases in electricity demand due to increased use and intensity of refrigeration and air-conditioning devices1,2. Although the United Kingdom experienced its equal hottest summer on record, the extreme temperatur...