Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective

There has been a surge in the application of behavioral insights for environmental policymaking. It is often presented as an easy and low-cost intervention to alter individual behavior. However, there is limited insight into the cost effectiveness of these attempts and the impact of inserting behavi...

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Main Authors: GIEST, Sarah, MUKHERJEE, Ishani
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-39712022-02-11T07:50:20Z Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective GIEST, Sarah MUKHERJEE, Ishani There has been a surge in the application of behavioral insights for environmental policymaking. It is often presented as an easy and low-cost intervention to alter individual behavior. However, there is limited insight into the cost effectiveness of these attempts and the impact of inserting behavioral policy instruments into an existing mix of traditional tools in a particular policy sector. Furthermore, there has been little focus on the intersection of large behavioral datasets and how they could complement behavioral insights. We present a conceptual overview of how the intersection of big data and behavioral knowledge would work in the renewable energy sector. We indicate that inserting behavioral insights into the energy instrument mix is complex due to technological trajectories, path dependencies and resistance from incumbent industries to change production patterns. We also highlight the underutilized role of large behavioral datasets that can inform not only policy implementation, but also policy design and evaluation efforts. Drawing on these findings, we introduce future research streams of government capacity in combining behavioral insights and data, the compatibility of this information with existing policy instruments and how this affects policy change. 2018-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2714 info:doi/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.09.006 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3971/viewcontent/Behavioral_instruments_in_renewable_energy_and_the_role_of_big_data.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Behavioral insights Big data Policy instruments Renewable energy Energy Policy Organization Development Public Policy
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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country Singapore
Singapore
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language English
topic Behavioral insights
Big data
Policy instruments
Renewable energy
Energy Policy
Organization Development
Public Policy
spellingShingle Behavioral insights
Big data
Policy instruments
Renewable energy
Energy Policy
Organization Development
Public Policy
GIEST, Sarah
MUKHERJEE, Ishani
Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
description There has been a surge in the application of behavioral insights for environmental policymaking. It is often presented as an easy and low-cost intervention to alter individual behavior. However, there is limited insight into the cost effectiveness of these attempts and the impact of inserting behavioral policy instruments into an existing mix of traditional tools in a particular policy sector. Furthermore, there has been little focus on the intersection of large behavioral datasets and how they could complement behavioral insights. We present a conceptual overview of how the intersection of big data and behavioral knowledge would work in the renewable energy sector. We indicate that inserting behavioral insights into the energy instrument mix is complex due to technological trajectories, path dependencies and resistance from incumbent industries to change production patterns. We also highlight the underutilized role of large behavioral datasets that can inform not only policy implementation, but also policy design and evaluation efforts. Drawing on these findings, we introduce future research streams of government capacity in combining behavioral insights and data, the compatibility of this information with existing policy instruments and how this affects policy change.
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author GIEST, Sarah
MUKHERJEE, Ishani
author_facet GIEST, Sarah
MUKHERJEE, Ishani
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title Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
title_short Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
title_full Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
title_fullStr Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
title_full_unstemmed Behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: A policy perspective
title_sort behavioral instruments in renewable energy and the role of big data: a policy perspective
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2018
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2714
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3971/viewcontent/Behavioral_instruments_in_renewable_energy_and_the_role_of_big_data.pdf
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