Seminar on behavioural economics for energy use and climate change

The Nobel prizes awarded for behavioural economics last year (Richard Thaler) and the economics of climate change this year (William Nordhaus) show that behavioural economic analysis of responses to ambitious climate and energy policies is at the cutting edge of research.

The seminar on 9 November at the IIIEE, summarized and discussed findings of a research project at the IIIEE, Lund University, entitled ‘Behavioural Economics for Energy and Climate Change Policies and the Transition to a Sustainable Energy System’. The seminar provided evidence about how and to what extent behavioural-oriented policy interventions can change people’s behaviour in areas related to energy use and climate mitigation.

During the seminar, our speakers shared their findings and experience from research and practice. It was an interesting and interactive event in the aula of the IIIEE, discussing latest advancements of behavioural economics as applied to climate and energy policy. While the discussions have not been recorded, the presentations can be found below:

• Introduction and welcome, Luis Mundaca, IIIEE, Lund University, Coordinator of the project: Mundaca_BE101_BEECC_Seminar 09Nov20118
• Behavioural insights for energy use in OECD Countries, Faisal Naru, OECD, Keynote speaker: Naru – BEECC_Seminar 09Nov2018
• Visibility, peer effects and monetary incentive in solar PV adoption in Sweden, Margaret Samahita, IIIEE, Lund University: Samahita_Mundaca – BEECC_Seminar 09Nov2018
• Carbon pricing for deep decarbonization? With behavioural insights towards more effective interventions, Jonas Sonnenschein, IIIEE, Lund University: Sonnenschein – BEECC_Seminar 09Nov2018
• PCT for carbon abatement – Investigations with an agent based model, Roman Seidl, The Oeko-Institut: Seidl – BEECC_Seminar 09Nov2018
• Cooperating today or tomorrow: Public goods and intertemporal choice, Marco Islam, Department of Economics, Lund University: Islam_BEECC_Seminar 09Nov2018
• Concluding remarks, Luis Mundaca, IIIEE, Lund University, Coordinator of the project: Mundaca_Lessons_BEECC_Seminar 09Nov20118

Thank you for joining us and discussing with us at the workshop!

PROGRAMME

08:15-09:00 Breakfast mingle

09:00-09:15 Introduction and welcome

Luis Mundaca, IIIEE, Lund University, Coordinator of the project

09:15-09:55 Behavioural insights for energy use in OECD countries

Faisal Naru, OECD, Keynote speaker

09:55-10:15 Break

10:15-11:20 Selected case studies:

Visibility, peer effects and monetary incentive in solar PV adoption in Sweden

Margaret Samahita, IIIEE, Lund University

Carbon pricing for deep decarbonization? With behavioural insights towards more effective interventions

Jonas Sonnenschein, IIIEE, Lund University

PCT for carbon abatement – Investigations with an agent based model

Roman Seidl, The Oeko-Institut

Q&A session

11:20-11:40 Break

11:40-12:10 Cooperating today or tomorrow: Public goods and intertemporal choice

Marco Islam, Department of Economics, Lund University

12:10-12:30 Concluding remarks

Luis Mundaca, IIIEE, Lund University, Coordinator of the project