Environmental education is a process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving and take action to improve the environment, which is a crucial path to tackling environmental challenges. However, the effectiveness of behaviour interventions on enhancing individual literacy and promoting pro-environmental behaviour remains understudied.

Hirofumi Kurokawa from Kwansei Gakuin University and colleagues from Japan, conducted a field experiment to investigate the impacts of nudging (goal setting) and boosting (emphasizing cooperation) within an environmental education programme on students’ attitudes and actions. Their study reveals that an interaction effect between higher goals in the nudge task and boosting influenced students’ awareness and actions. Students in the nudge-and-boost group exhibited increased awareness of energy conservation, improved environmental attitudes and increased adoption of energy-saving practices. Effects of the environmental education persisted three months later. This study underscores the effectiveness of combining multiple behavioural interventions and integrating educational approaches with behavioural interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviour.

环境教育是让个体探索环境问题、参与解决问题并采取行动改善环境的过程，是应对环境挑战的重要途径。然而，行为干预对于提高个人素养和促进环保行为的有效性仍有待研究。

关西学院大学的 Hirofumi Kurokawa 和来自日本的同事进行了一项实地实验，以调查环境教育计划中的推动（目标设定）和促进（强调合作）对学生态度和行动的影响。他们的研究表明，助推任务中的更高目标和提升目标之间的相互作用影响了学生的意识和行动。助推组的学生表现出更高的节能意识、改善的环保态度以及更多地采用节能实践。环境教育的效果在三个月后仍然持续。这项研究强调了结合多种行为干预措施以及将教育方法与行为干预措施相结合以促进亲环境行为的有效性。