Environment

Leveraging insights from behavioral science, local governments can help promote environmentally conscious workplace behavior, conducive to the development of sustainable cities.

How does framing of carbon pricing policy impact consumer attitudes and behaviors?

Banning straws may be a good way to reduce our impact on the environment, but it is important to be cautious of the long-term behavioral repercussions.

In a similar way to standard energy consumers, behavioral tendencies can be leveraged to promote green energy use in the energy prosumer market.

The "bandwagon effect" can be leveraged to help turn more communities toward greener energy sources.

Decision makers often continue with the status quo, despite the irrationality of it. Why is changing behavior so hard, and what can be done about it?

There might be a surprising solution to global warming, one which lies deep underground.

Would we be more dedicated to decreasing our water-consumption if we were aware of what our neighbours thought?

If climate change was seen as more tangible and urgent then people might be more motivated to change their behavior.