The UK summer heatwave of 2018 and public concern over energy security
The UK summer heatwave of 2018 and public concern over energy security
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DOI：
10.1038/s41558-019-0460-6
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
影响因子：
30.7
通讯作者：
van Gevelt, Terry
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作者：
Larcom, Shaun;She, Po-Wen;van Gevelt, Terry
2018年英国夏季热浪导致消费者行为发生变化，包括由于制冷和空调设备的使用和强度增加而导致电力需求大幅增加（1,2）。尽管英国经历了同样有记录以来最热的夏季，但极端气温集中在英格兰南部和东部(3)。在这里，我们利用区域差异来测试经历极端温度对资源安全认知和相关亲环境行为的影响。我们分析了英国各地2189人在7天内的数据，并使用差异中的差异估计来比较遭受极端温度地区的个体与未遭受极端温度地区的个体的反应(4)。我们表明，暴露在极端温度下对能源安全的认知有很大的、统计上显著的影响，但对声明的亲环境行为没有影响。我们发现很少有证据表明极端温度会影响人们对食物和水安全的认识。
The UK summer heatwave of 2018 led to changes in consumer behaviour, including large increases in electricity demand due to increased use and intensity of refrigeration and air-conditioning devices(1,2). Although the United Kingdom experienced its equal hottest summer on record, the extreme temperatures were concentrated in the south and east of England(3). Here we exploit the regional variation to test for the effect of experiencing extreme temperatures on perceptions of resource security and on related pro-environmental behaviour. We analyse data from 2,189 individuals across the UK over a 7 day period and use a difference-in-differences estimation to compare responses of individuals in regions subjected to extreme temperatures with those of individuals in regions that were not subjected to extreme temperatures(4). We show that exposure to extreme temperatures had a large and statistically significant effect on perceptions of energy security but not on stated pro-environmental behaviour. We find less evidence that extreme temperatures had an effect on perceptions of food and water security.