IPPR event on personal carbon trading - 12th June

Guy S

website team CRAGger Islington

Please see below details of what looks to be a very interesting event. I’m not sure if I can make it, but it’d be great if some Craggers could. Perhaps we could provide evidence to support / counter the contention that personal allowances help change behaviour!

Will personal carbon trading change behaviour? IPPR Seminar

12 June, 3-5pm, Ippr, 30-32 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7RA

The Institute for Public Policy Research www.ippr.org is holding a seminar on personal carbon trading and behaviour change. One of the key arguments made by proponents of personal carbon trading (PCT) in favour of introducing a scheme is its potential efficacy in changing individuals’ behaviour compared with other measures such as carbon taxation or upstream trading schemes. The rationale is that PCT encourages individuals to engage more closely with their carbon emissions than policies which produce only a price signal. However, to date, there has been little evidence to back up this claim. This seminar aims to examine the potential impact of PCT on behaviour by presenting some of the latest research from economics, behavioural economics, social psychology and economic psychology. Alan Lewis and Stuart Capstick from Bath University will present the result of a review, commissioned by ippr, entitled ‘Personal Carbon Trading: Perspectives from Psychology and Behavioural Economics’. Steve Elderkin, Defra, will present his findings in this area as part of his recent assessment of the potential effectiveness of PCT. Please RSVP by Friday 30 May to Jennifer O’Brien at j.obrien@ippr.org or 020 7470 0020.