Behaviour and choice

Glass globe ball on green grass with two tree leaves growing out of it

Mistra Geopolitics annual report 2021

Feature / The Mistra Geopolitics annual report highlights cutting-edge research on climate risks, food security, decarbonization, sustainable oceans and new technologies.

14 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Transport

Aerial view of crossroads in burned forest in Tatoi, Attica, near Athens, Greece. In the summer of 2020, wildfires raged all over Greece and this area was one of the most affected.

Eight takeaways from the IPCC report on climate mitigation

Perspective / The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the state of climate mitigation. SEI researchers offer their main takeaways.

8 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Transport

Aerial view of two liquefied natural gas tankers moored at a jetty in Malta

The US can provide Europe with LNG while advancing climate goals

Perspective / SEI Senior Scientist Peter Erickson says it's possible for the US to offset European dependence on Russian LNG and advance climate goals.

1 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply chains

Green Recovery Multi-Stakeholder Forum

Past event / This forum on 31 March engages a wider circle of ecosystem stakeholders to highlight the role of MSMEs in the green recovery and scale their support options.

31 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Finance, Participation, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Two hands hold a tree sapling, ready to be planted, India

SEI’s Derik Broekhoff tells Disruption Banking the world cannot “offset its way out of climate change”

Media coverage / Corporate carbon neutrality claims can be deceptive. SEI Senior Scientist Derik Broekhoff tells Disruption Banking companies should aim for net-zero instead.

30 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Supply chains

Aerial view of spiral staircase showing tourists walking on different levels, Italy, Rome, Vatican Museum

Culture must not be left behind in the green transition

Feature / Governments need to allocate funds for culture in a way that helps the sector become more sustainable.

24 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Household energy and Sustainable lifestyles

Airport staff wearing face mask collecting garbage on plane, Belo Horizonte International Airport, Confins, Brazil

The impact of COVID-19 related regulations and restrictions on mobility and potential for sustained climate mitigation across the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK: a data-based commentary

Journal article / This article describes changes in data on transportation behaviours related to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Sweden and UK.

22 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice

Data and code availability statements in systematic reviews of interventions were often missing or inaccurate: a content analysis

Journal article / How frequent are data and code availability statements in a random sample of systematic reviews? The article estimates the frequency of data with meta-analysis.

17 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice and Wellbeing

Can labels shift our food consumption patterns?

Feature / The CANDIES research project is conducting in-store experiments to see if and how consumers can be supported to choose food with a lower CO₂ footprint.

7 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles