The diffusion of domestic energy efficiency policies: A spatial perspective

Morton, Craig, Wilson, Charlie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-3566 and Anable, Jillian (2018) The diffusion of domestic energy efficiency policies: A spatial perspective. Energy Policy, 114. pp. 77-88. ISSN 0301-4215

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Abstract

National domestic energy-efficiency policies are unlikely to be implemented in a geographically uniform manner. This paper demonstrates the importance of socioeconomic, contextual, and local policy conditions in shaping the spatially heterogeneous response to a national policy. Through an assessment of the geographical and temporal variation in domestic energy-efficiency assessments provided under the United Kingdom’s Green Deal, the factors underpinning the spatial diffusion of this policy are identified. Spatial regression models show that the presence of young families, university educated residents, detached homes, and large households positively affects the uptake of energy-efficiency assessments whereas property market activity, personal incomes, the presence of self-employed residents, and the efficiency levels of the existing housing stock has a dampening effect. National incentives for policy implementation that are distributed through selected local authorities also work to promote the uptake of energy-efficiency assessments. Overall, the analysis clearly shows the importance of local factors in determining how national policies are implemented on the ground. This has important implications for policymakers in designing and administering national policy frameworks, in trading-off targeted implementation with fairness and uniformity, and in evaluating the local effectiveness of national policies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	spatial diffusion,domestic energy-efficiency,low-carbon technology,energy policy evaluation,sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2018 07:22
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 17:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/65820
DOI:	10.1016/j.enpol.2017.11.057

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