Behavioral research on climate change mitigation

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Kristian Steensen Nielsen; Copenhagen Business School
• Friday 07 November 2025, 15:00-16:00
• Online.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Miriam Remshard.

Addressing climate change requires unprecedented societal transformations within a short time frame. Behavioral science has an important role to play in informing this transformation, but so far it has only had a relatively minor role in informing climate change mitigation strategies. In my talk, I will first highlight why behavioral science deserves greater scientific and policy consideration and in which aspects of mitigation behavioral science are especially important. I will then characterize the typical behavioral science approach to studying climate-relevant behaviors and pinpoint pertinent limitations and blind spots. I will close by offering suggestions for how to increase behavioral science’s contribution to mitigating climate change and its relevance for policymakers and high-level interdisciplinary research collaborations.

This talk is part of the Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS) series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• Online
• All Talks (aka the CURE list)
• Biology
• Biology
• Cambridge Neuroscience Seminars
• Cambridge talks
• Chris Davis' list
• Department of Psychiatry talks stream
• Featured lists
• Guy Emerson's list
• Life Science
• Life Sciences
• Life Sciences
• ME Seminar
• Neuroscience
• Neuroscience Seminars
• Neuroscience Seminars
• Psychology talks and events
• Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
• Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
• Well-being Institute Seminars
• Yishu's list
• dh539
• my_list
• other talks

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.