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Team Energy Behaviour

«Technology alone is not enough to solve the major social challenges in the areas of energy, the environment and climate change.

We are researching human thinking and behaviour as key factors for a successful sustainability transformation - and how change can be shaped together.»

Dr Bernadette Sütterlin and Evelyn Lobsiger, Co-Head of the Energy Behaviour Team

Thematic and Methodological Focal Points

A successful transition to a more sustainable society requires more than the provision of innovative technologies - it requires a change in human perception, behaviour and lifestyle. 

The Energy Behaviour Team investigates the drivers and motivations for environmentally relevant behaviour and the underlying mechanisms and develops effective, socially accepted interventions to promote sustainable behaviours and lifestyles. These findings guide policy makers, municipalities and cities, property managers, developers and non-governmental organisations in their sustainability efforts.
Our research covers a broad spectrum of sustainability-relevant behaviours - from sufficiency and efficiency to the application of new technologies and policy support - and relates to different areas (housing/energy, mobility, food) and contexts (everyday life, work, leisure). We focus on individuals, households and middle actors (e.g. cooperatives, administrations, municipalities) and apply a living lab approach to jointly develop successful, targeted solutions to promote sustainable behaviour.

We support you in the development, implementation and evaluation of projects to promote sustainable lifestyles and behaviours.

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