Steffen Kallbekken

Steffens is a research fellow at CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research- Oslo. Currently he is working as CEO for GreeNudge, an organisation which initiates, finances and promotes research project that combine behavioural research with climate measures.  His main research interests is the intersection between behavioural economics and climate policy instruments – which he explores using lab and field experiments, and surveys. In addition to this he work with international climate agreements, emissions trading, Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM), and climate targets.

What role can citizens play in creating an effective climate policy?

What role can citizens play in creating an effective climate policy? - Steffen Kallbekken, CICERO from UArctic on Vimeo.

Despite the fact that most governments and their citizens acknowledge climate change as a serious challenge that needs to be dealt with through adequate actions, we have failed to implement sufficiently ambitious actions. As climate science becomes ever more certain, and the climate projections more threatening, citizen concern is declining, and government action at best sluggish. What is the potential to engage the citizens in order to create a more effective climate policy?

In my presentation I will review research on how to build public support for effective climate policies, as well as on how citizens can be involved directly in pro-climate action. I will draw heavily on recent insights from behavioural economics.