This paper is written to
help relieve existing environmental problems. This paper focuses on how
insights from Behavioral Economics can be drawn and affect human behavior in
order to reduce pollution and relieve environmental problems. This research
involves several interviews with government officials involving the
preservation of energy and water, managers of environment-related corporations,
and leaders of non-government organizations that are trying to reduce pollution
and save the environment. Reviewing the existing measures taken by governments,
this paper analyzes different points of views and approaches and gives several
practical suggestions on reducing pollution in the Behavioral Economics point
of view, which can be referred to by legislations and other organizations and
helps eco-friendly policies to be more efficient and accepted. This paper also
evaluates different measures that could be taken and the costs and benefits of
different alternatives, bringing a clearer understanding of the impacts of many
possible actions that can be both vital and beneficial.
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