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The climatic changes that have been increasingly observed in recent years are to a large extent driven by human activities linked to resource overconsumption and overreliance on fossil energy sources. Developing a more sustainable lifestyle is one of the most pressing tasks facing our planet and its inhabitants. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines psychology, affective sciences, behavioral economics, and neuroscience, our research group aims to contribute to this challenge by trying to understand the factors and mechanisms that drive decisions and behaviors related to sustainability, and to develop intervention strategies to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.

News:

10-06-2021
New paper out now: The rise of affectivism.

02-06-2021
Come join us: New postdoc position available in our lab.

25-05-2021
Hot off the press: Check out our new paper on the impact of local temperature volatility on climate-related tweets!

22-04-2021
We are hiring! Find the description of our open postdoc position here.

26-02-2021
Out now: New review paper on affect and emotion as drivers of climate change perception and action.

19-01-2021
Check out our new paper on the dynamics of different value types in conflicting choice environments!

12-10-2020
Our new paper on mental accounting mechanisms in energy decision-making and behaviour is out now in Nature Energy!

15-09-2020
New paper out now: Who chooses incentive-based electricity products and why?

17-07-2020
Our new paper on consumer motives for green mobility is online!

31-01-2020
How to improve decisions with attribute translations: New paper out now!

28-01-2020
Join us at the UN Palais des Nations for the official launch event for our policy brief "Behavioral Insights for Climate Action".  

05-12-2019
Congratulations to Dr. Jasmin Mahmoodi for successfully defending her PhD thesis!

15-11-2019
Becoming prosumer: Our new paper on trading preferences and decision-making strategies in peer-to-peer energy communities is online!

18-10-2019
Emotional foundations of the public climate change divide: Our new paper is online!

14-10-2019
We are hiring a PostDoc! Find the description of the position here.

15-07-2019
We are hiring! Find the description of our open PhD position here.

24-06-2019
Congrats to Mario Herberz for publishing his master thesis! Find the paper here.

27-05-2019
Prof. Brosch is consulting the World Economic Forum on how to make the Davos Conference more sustainable.

08-03-2019
"Interventions today for the environment of tomorrow": Prof. Brosch is talking about green nudges at the IPU conference in Zurich today.

05-03-2019
Join us today for a talk by Prof. Sander van der Linden on "The role of warm-glow and intrinsic motivation in sustainable decision-making"! 

04-03-2019
"Beyond nudges: Becoming a better choice architect". Talk by Prof. Eric Johnson today in the Geneva Center for Interdisciplinary Decision Research Series!

27-02-2019
Consumer preferences for electricity-saving programs: New paper out now.

21-02-2019
Prof. Brosch is presenting our work at the UN Perception Change Project.

15-09-2018
Introducing "Environmental Trait Affect": new paper out now!

27-08-2018
Congratulations to Dr. Gilles Chatelain for successfully defending his PhD thesis!

24-08-2018
Carrots and sticks: Our new paper on the role of incentives in electricity tariffs is out now.

23-07-2018
Our new paper on affective dilemmas is online.

13-03-2018
Tonight: Screening of Al Gore's new movie "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power" followed by a discussion with vice-mayor Sandrine Salerno and Prof. Brosch at the Cinelux.

01-03-2018
We are happy to welcome Mario Herberz as a new PhD candidate to our team!

14-02-2018
Feel good, stay green! Our latest paper is online.

21-09-2017
We're hiring: PhD position available within the Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior Lab

01-09-2017
Congratulations to our own Beatrice Conte and Jasmin Mahmoodi for winning the best paper awards at the 2017 International Conference on Environmental Psychology!

05-05-2017
We participated in a very interesting conference by the Cour des Comptes on the role of behavioral insights in public policy. Click here to learn more about the Behavioral Insights Network at UniGE.

31-01-2017
Join us today for an exciting environmental double feature at Campus Biotech: A talk by Linda Steg, then a graduate seminar on Behavioral Insights and Nudges.

01-01-2017
We are happy to welcome Kimberly Doell as a new postdoc to our team!

01-11-2016
We are happy to welcome Stefanie Hille and Goda Perlaviciute as visiting professors and Beatrice Conte as a new PhD Student to our team!

24-10-2016
"Seeing Green" – Our new paper on identity-based climate change judgements is out now!

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