“Energy labeling has zero effect on the price. The scheme doesn’t seem to be achieving its intended purpose” says Professor Olaf Olaussen at the NTNU Business School…
Johannes Emmerling
For this article, highly relevant to the topics we tackle in COBHAM, the researchers just received the prestigious Erik Kempe award by EAERE…
Michelle Segar, a faculty associate at the University of Michigan’s Center for Positive Organizations, suggest to first “find the right why” and then proceed to a four action steps to begin applying the changes you want to make in 2017…
In a very recent article, Politico analyses how the projected success of connected vehicles in saving energy will depend on how humans relate to this emerging technology. The potentials are huge and can be effective in a number of domains. For instance eco-driving allows …
Big data already allow utility companies and municipalities to save huge quantities of energy and save lots of carbon emissions. Read more for concrete examples…
This month, Germany started to subsidize electric drive vehicles up to 4,000 EUR for the acquisition of a new car. Aimed at incentivizing emission reductions in the transport sector, the real impact on car sales still has to be assessed, …
Today, the presentation of the new Tesla model once more reveals a great interest of certain consumers to engage in seemingly overly expensive goods such as buying Electric Drive Vechicles, making it perahaps look an irrationale choice. Yet, the price tag …
Trying to explain why people often seem to act against their own (long-term) interest can be a daunting task… Wikipedia actually lists 172 cognitive biases! While we study how they affect human behavior and therefore how policies could be optimally designed …
In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, Richard H. Thaler one of the two authors of the acclaimed book on Nudges, stresses the necessity to persue “Nudge for good”. While he observes that this is indeed the case in …
The recent Volkswagen scandal once more draws attention to the importance of environmental regulation. The strong reaction from the American judiciary and the financial markets, but also from the general public including VW drivers seems to indicate that the valuations …
The analysis of human behaviour across different contexts is at the core of the studies of psychologists and sociologists. On the one hand, psychologists study in great detail how cognitive and emotional perceptions shape our decisions through thoughts and feelings in almost every aspect of our daily lives.
Read more →The innovative company reveals a new product. While very expensive, it yields economic benefits (storing e.g. solar energy, protection from power cuts) plus psychological potential intangible benefits (“independence”, “doing something good”). But can it justify the price? Aspects we look …
Besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions, using potential energy cost saving technologies can bring about additional positive externalities to society as well, leading to more efficient energy use reducing your life cycle energy bills.