Dr Janet Stephenson - CEDEC - cedec conference talk...The Energy Cultures team Prof. Gerry...
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Dr Janet Stephenson Director, Centre for Sustainability
University of Otago, New Zealand
Talk to CEDEC Conference, 19 Nov 2014
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Changing from this...
To this?
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The Energy Cultures team
Prof. Gerry Carrington physics/
engineering
Dr Paul Thorsnes
economics
Dr Janet Stephenson sociology/
human geography
Prof. Rob Lawson
consumer psychology
Prof. Barry Barton
law & policy
Dr John Williams
marketing
Dr Rebecca Ford
engineering
Dr Sara Walton
management
Dr David Rees
system dynamics
Dr Charles Sullivan
psychology; statistics
Dr Michelle Scott psychology, HCI
Dr Debbie Hopkins
environmental sociology
Alaric McCarthy environmental
science
Dr Ben Wooliscroft macro-marketing
Jane Khan, administrator
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Transitions involve behaviour change....
...of consumers
...of businesses
...of sectors
...of governments
...of global agencies
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Understanding behaviour can be complicated!
Individual • Theory of Reasoned Action
(Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975)
• Theory of Planned Behaviour (Azjen 1985)
• Norm Activation Model (Schwartz, 1977)
• Social Norms Approach (Perkins & Berkowitz, 1986)
• Technology Acceptance Model (Ventakesh & Bala 2010)
• etc
Social/Contextual • Systems thinking (von
Bertalanffy 1968; Emery 1969, Midgley 2003, Mingers & Brocklesby 1997)
• Structuration (Giddens 1979, 1984)
• Practice theory (Reckwitz 2002, Batriaux et al 2014; Hand et al 2007; Shove 2004).
• Actor-network theory (Latour 1993, Law and Hassard 1999)
• Socio-technical systems (Smith and Stirling 2007), multi-level perspective (Geels 2002, 2004)
• etc
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Material culture
Practices Norms
Have
Think Do
“Energy culture”
Stephenson et al 2010a
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Example: heating culture of a household
Heating devices Window glazing
Insulation House structure
Turning on heater
Putting on jersey
Maintaining heating technologies
Drawing curtains
Aspirations for a new heating system
Expectations of warmth
Carrying on traditions
Material culture
Practices Norms
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Feedback loops habits
Material culture
Practices Norms
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Distinctive clusters of energy cultures amongst households
Lawson et al., 2011
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Energy cultures at many levels
Bell et al., 2013
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Material culture
Practices Norms
Subsidies Minimum performance standards
Energy prices Social marketing
External influences can reinforce habits - or drive change
Barton et al 2013
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Norms
Material culture
Practices Aspirations
Internal influences on change: new aspirations
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Material culture
Practices Norms
Internal influences on change: new material culture
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Internal influences on change: new practices
Material culture
Norms Practices
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Example – PV uptake in NZ
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Material culture
Practices Norms
• Suitable building and site
• Aesthetics • Confidence in
technology
• Home ownership
• Perceived impact on property value
• Smart energy use
• Actively seeking information - hunters and gathers
• Technological competence
• Environmental concern
• Support for renewable energy & microgeneration
• Desire for full or partial grid independence
• Desire for greater financial control
The ‘energy culture’ of adopters of PV
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Material culture
Practices Norms
Support for improving technical skills
Supportive social networks
Facilitation of supplier/installer relationships
PV more visible Rising cost of electricity
Support for improving energy literacy
Improving affordability of PV units
Upfront cost
Uncertainty about technical advancements
Lack of financial incentives
Trusted information
Dislike of electricity companies
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Material culture
Practices Norms
Support for improving technical skills
Supportive social networks
Facilitation of supplier/installer relationships
PV more visible Rising cost of electricity
Support for improving energy literacy
Improving affordability of PV units
Upfront cost
Uncertainty about technical advancements
Lack of financial incentives
Trusted information
Dislike of electricity companies
Enablers activated or supported by Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust
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Material culture
Practices Norms
External influences can reinforce habit - or drive change
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Material culture
Practices Norms
External influences creating change in ‘energy cultures’ of electricity sector?
Technology developments?
Climate awareness?
Big data?
New policies/laws?
Changing consumer expectations? New business
models?
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Further reading: • Stephenson, J., Barton, B., Carrington, G., Gnoth, D., Lawson, R., & Thorsnes, P. (2010a)
Energy Cultures: A framework for understanding energy behaviours. Energy Policy, 38: 6120–6129.
• Stephenson, J., Lawson, R., Carrington, G., Barton, B., Thorsnes, P., & Mirosa, M. (2010b). The practice of interdisciplinarity. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5(7), 271-282.
• Carrington, G., Ford, R., Lawson, R., Stephenson, J., Thorsnes, P., Williams, J. (2013) Energy Cultures: Implications for Policymakers. Research Report, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. ISBN: 978-0-473-23717-2
• Bell, M., G. Carrington, R. Lawson, J. Stephenson (2014). Socio-technical barriers to the use of low-emission timber drying technology in NZ. Energy Policy 67: 747–755.
• Ford, R., Doering, A., & Stephenson, J. (2014). Transport Transitions in New Zealand: A scoping study. Report for EECA. Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, NZ
• Hopkins, D., & Stephenson, J. (2014). Generation Y mobilities through the lens of energy cultures: a preliminary exploration of mobility cultures. Journal of Transport Geography, 38, 88-91.
• Stephenson, J., Hopkins, D., Doering, A. (2014). Conceptualizing transport transitions: Energy Cultures as an organizing framework. WIREs Energy Environ. doi: 10.1002/wene.149
• King, G., Stephenson, J., & Ford, R. (2014). PV in Blueskin: Drivers, barriers and enablers • of uptake of household photovoltaic systems in the Blueskin communities. Centre for
Sustainability, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ. • Ford, R., Stephenson, J., Scott, M., Williams, J., Wooliscroft, B., King, G., & Miller, A.
(2014). PV in New Zealand: The story so far. Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago.
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