2024-08-30 
Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas Author, Institution: Gintarė Stankūnienė, Lithuanian Energy Institute
Dissertation title: Assessment of energy related climate change mitigation measures in household
Science area, field of science: Social Sciences, Economics, S004.
Defense of the dissertation: 2024-08-30, 10:00 a.m., Lithuanian Energy Institute, AK-202 auditorium, Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dalia Štreimikienė (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Social Sciences, Economics, S004).
Dissertation Defense Board of Economics Science Field:
- Chairperson – Dr. Inga Konstantinavičiūtė (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Social Sciences, Economics, S004)
- Prof. Dr. Daiva Dumčiuvienė (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, S004)
- Prof. Dr. Tudor Edu (Romanian-American University, Romania, Social Sciences, Management, S003)
- Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Economics, S004)
- Prof. Dr. Vytautas Snieška (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Economics, S004)
The doctoral dissertation is available online G. Stankūnienė el. dissertation (PDF) and at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (Gedimino st. 50, Kaunas) and at Lithuanian Energy Institute (Breslaujos st. 3, Kaunas).
Annotation
Households account for about 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions through energy use, but their potential contribution and position in climate policy is not well understood. One of the main challenges in the formulation of climate change mitigation policy is balancing the benefits of climate change mitigation with long-term and globally shared public goods such as energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy resources. Energy consumption and conservation, use of renewable energy resources and other climate change mitigating actions are related to consumer decision-making and behaviour. The promotion of these actions must be linked to the idea that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is beneficial to society. Determining the preferences of all stakeholders is also critical to creating the right initiatives. As a result, insights from behavioural economics can help shape politics by explaining how people evaluate options, make decisions, and change behaviour in the area of climate change mitigation. The main goal of the dissertation is to create a model for assessing the benefits of climate change mitigation measures in households and to determine the most appropriate measures. These measures and the methods for evaluating their benefits in the dissertation are analysed based on insights from behavioural economics. The created benefit assessment model was verified by conducting empirical research in Lithuania. This allowed for the identification of the most appropriate climate change mitigation measures in households, based on the preferences of all stakeholders, as well as the results of the assessment of external benefits and effectiveness, economic efficiency and efficacy.