Mokos, Dóra (2023) Discovering Barriers of Sustainable Energy Transition for Sustainability-Oriented, Low-Income Citizens. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
The topic of sustainable energy transition became forefront in the last two decades as a part of tackling the problem of climate change. Although attention is high on the harm caused by industries, individuals and households can and should also enhance the transition. Four groups of actions of individuals were taken into account, namely choosing energy sources, making their surroundings energy efficient, adopting energy-saving habits, and limiting their indirect energy use through responsible consumption. This research aims to explore barriers of sustainable energy transition for sustainability-oriented but low-income individuals. This specific group was chosen because lower-income groups of developed countries seem to be stuck at using fossil fuels, and to highlight that although motivation and an interest in sustainability are important, it is unfortunately not enough to make changes. This topic was approached with an exploratory qualitative research including semi-structured interviews to gain detailed insights. The results show twenty separate barriers, that could all be linked to the motivation, knowledge, and context triad. This study raises awareness about the fact that sub-groups of society can have unique barriers that need to be overcome, enriches theories about implementing sustainable energy transition, and gives insights to sustainable entrepreneurs to support energy transition.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Jong, G. de |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 10:45 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2023 10:45 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/326 |
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