Research on digitalised daily life and climate change in the iDODDLE project is organised in three Work Packages: on people (WP1), systems (WP2) and action (WP3).
WP1 asks 'How does the ongoing digitalisation of daily life impact climate change?' through research activities at the micro-level (individuals, households). This draws primarily on new data collected through a sample of 60 'living lab' households and a nationally-representative sample of 2000 people in an online survey panel. With the living lab households, the iDODDLE team has been establishing baseline data, conducting trials, interviewing and observing digital behaviour, and analysing how digital technologies are used, domesticated, and substituted, and with what implications for activity, energy and emissions. With the online survey panel, the iDODDLE team has been analysing the importance of different attitudes, perceived risks, social influences, trust, and lifestyles on intentions and behaviours towards digital technologies in daily life.
WP2 asks, 'What conditions determine whether digitalised daily life has adverse or beneficial impacts on climate change?' through research activities at the systems level. This draws primarily on data analysis of national and other statistical datasets (e.g. on low-carbon lifestyles) as well as data collected through expert workshop and symposia (e.g. on social tipping points).
WP3 asks, 'How can the digitalisation of daily life be steered towards tackling climate change?' by translating the evidence base from WP1 & WP2 into a programme of action for policymakers and households. Research in WP3 is planned for the second half of the project.
A summary of work performed in the reporting period is:
(1) establishment of project visual identity, logo, website (idoddle.org) social media channels;
(2) recruitment of the full project team of 2 post-doctoral researchers (Vrain, Gaytan) and 3 PhD students (Amanta, Kumar, Seger) in addition to the PI (Wilson);
(3) establishment of the living lab household data infrastructure (n=60 households in the Oxford area), and implementation of related WP1 & WP2 research activities on control & prosumerism, digital domestication, and user ship;
(4) initial wave of the nationally-representative household panel survey (n=2000 UK households), and implementation of related WP1 & WP2 research activities on digital infrastructure, trust & power;
(5) collaborative outputs, including peer-reviewed publications, an international symposium, a journal special issue, conference sessions, and public lectures.
