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Residential building energy use is a critical sector in decarbonizing, as it makes up about 20% of total GHG emissions in the United States. Electrification, replacing …
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Many of you know that social norms influence behavior in powerful ways. If you would like to harness the power of social norms in your campaigns, try to avoid applying …
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In the Agriculture section of the forums, I wrote about Medellín, Colombia’s green corridors, and the international recognition they garnered from that project. In this …
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If you’d like to learn about inspiring examples of sustainable cities, look no further than Medellín, Colombia. Medellín is the second largest city in the nation, and a…
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The short answer is...they are relatively effective.
Let’s start with what fear-based messages are. They are messages that are designed to instil strong negative emoti…
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Rare’s Centre for Behavior & the Environment has published a framework that includes six behavioural levers to apply when leading behaviour change campaigns.
They exp…
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When leading a behaviour change program that includes multiple non-divisible behaviours, memory shortcuts can be helpful. Take, for example, the EPA’s Sprinkler Spruce-U…
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If you’ve ever attended or organized a clothing swap, you might find GrowNYC’s “Hosting your own swap” DIY guide interesting. As a reminder, a ‘swap’ is an event where a…
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A recent study published by Energy Policy has found that people’s concerns about climate change shape their support for various energy sources, from renewable energy to …
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Shorelines are known as the ‘ribbon of life’ due to the critical role they play in supporting wildlife, filtering out pollutants, decreasing soil erosion, and mitigating…
