Published August 4, 2026 | Version v1

Student energy conservation behaviour

  • 1. University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana
  • 2. Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany
  • 3. ROR icon University of South Africa
  • 4. Faculty of Economics and Business, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • 5. West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • 6. University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana
  • 1. Faculty of Economics and Business, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • 2. West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • 3. University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana

Description

The study assesses how energy use regulations in Ghanaian universities influence energy conservation behaviour among students in university hall of residence and private residence. The data also explores how students' climate change perceptions and experiences influence their energy conservation behaviour as adaptation to climate change.

Methods

We collected data using structured questionnaire survey administered to students in two Ghanaian public univeristies. 

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