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Promising behavior change techniques for climate-friendly behavior change - a systematic review.

Lisa Masciangelo¹, Susanne Lopez Lumbi¹, Michel Rinderhagen¹

¹Department of Sustainable Environmental Health Sciences, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.

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Promoting climate-friendly behavior requires effective strategies. This review found that commonly used behavior change techniques (BCTs) are not always the most successful for reducing energy, water, and mobility impacts.

Keywords:

BCT energy use household intervention mitigation mobility sustainability water use

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Environmental Psychology
Behavioral Science
Climate Change Mitigation

Background:

Individual behavioral changes are crucial for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Achieving widespread adoption of climate-friendly behaviors remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review interventions promoting climate-friendly behavior in high- and upper-middle-income countries.
To identify and evaluate the effectiveness of Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs) used in these interventions.

Main Methods:

A systematic review of 25 studies was conducted across five electronic databases.
Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs) and their promise ratio were analyzed for energy consumption, water consumption, and mobility.

Main Results:

The most frequently employed BCT categories were not the most effective in promoting behavior change.
There is a discrepancy between the common application and the demonstrated success of certain BCTs.

Conclusions:

Interventions should prioritize BCTs such as providing concrete instructions (shaping knowledge), goal setting, and repetition/substitution.
Standardized classification systems like the BCT taxonomy are recommended for consistent evaluation of intervention effectiveness.