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Environmental Citizenship and Electric Vehicles - A Case Study of Norway and Denmark

Larsen, Bjørn Hvidtfeldt LU (2014) SIMV07 20141
Department of Political Science
Master of Science in Global Studies
Graduate School
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in Denmark and Norway in an attempt to gain insights into what stimulates and maintains pro-environmental behaviour. Norway stands out as an exceptional case with a significantly better marketshare of EVs than anywhere else in the world. In an attempt to shed more light on what causes these results, the study applies the theoretical framework of environmental citizenship and specifically investigates to what extent behaviour towards EVs is driven by pro-environmental attitudes or fiscal incentives. The analysis is based on surveys and sales data. The study concludes that attitudes play less of a role in generating long-term behavioural change towards EVs than previous studies have... (More)
This thesis focuses on the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in Denmark and Norway in an attempt to gain insights into what stimulates and maintains pro-environmental behaviour. Norway stands out as an exceptional case with a significantly better marketshare of EVs than anywhere else in the world. In an attempt to shed more light on what causes these results, the study applies the theoretical framework of environmental citizenship and specifically investigates to what extent behaviour towards EVs is driven by pro-environmental attitudes or fiscal incentives. The analysis is based on surveys and sales data. The study concludes that attitudes play less of a role in generating long-term behavioural change towards EVs than previous studies have otherwise shown regarding other forms of pro-environmental behaviour. Fiscal incentives prove central to promote further progress. The conclusions leave room for new context-driven theoretical discussions of what causes pro-environmental behaviour. (Less)
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author
Larsen, Bjørn Hvidtfeldt LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV07 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Electric vehicles, environmental citizenship, behavioural change, pro-environmental behaviour, attitudes, fiscal incentives
language
English
id
4610389
date added to LUP
2014-09-11 11:56:54
date last changed
2014-09-11 11:56:54
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  abstract     = {{This thesis focuses on the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in Denmark and Norway in an attempt to gain insights into what stimulates and maintains pro-environmental behaviour. Norway stands out as an exceptional case with a significantly better marketshare of EVs than anywhere else in the world. In an attempt to shed more light on what causes these results, the study applies the theoretical framework of environmental citizenship and specifically investigates to what extent behaviour towards EVs is driven by pro-environmental attitudes or fiscal incentives. The analysis is based on surveys and sales data. The study concludes that attitudes play less of a role in generating long-term behavioural change towards EVs than previous studies have otherwise shown regarding other forms of pro-environmental behaviour. Fiscal incentives prove central to promote further progress. The conclusions leave room for new context-driven theoretical discussions of what causes pro-environmental behaviour.}},
  author       = {{Larsen, Bjørn Hvidtfeldt}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Environmental Citizenship and Electric Vehicles - A Case Study of Norway and Denmark}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}