A new study on adoption of behaviors that reduce personal carbon emissions in 37 countries and territories classified as “high-emissions” shows that daily household behaviors are far more common than higher-cost, infrequent behaviors.
Lower-cost, daily behaviors to reduce carbon emissions like reducing food waste and meat consumption are more common than higher-cost, infrequent behaviors like converting to heat pumps and purchasing electric vehicles, according to the study.
Respondents to the study were most likely to have tried to reduce food waste in the prior month and were least likely to have owned or leased an electric car or truck, the study shows.
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