CEAC-2020-10-October

Events
2020 Behavior, Energy & Climate
Change
VIRTUAL
Dec. 7-10
The BECC virtual conference will start on Monday, Dec. 7th
and end on Thursday, Dec. 10.
All sessions will be held during normal business hours for
North American time zones. In addition, for registered
attendees, sessions will be available for on-demand viewing
at later times.
The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC)
is the premier international conference focused on understanding
human behavior and decision making and using
that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon
future. Currently in its 14th year, BECC is associated with a
growing set of allied conferences in Europe and Asia.
The BECC Conference is convened by the American Council
for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), California Institute
for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at U.C. Berkeley, and the
Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) at
Stanford University.
“
I would be more likely to attend a
virtual conference than to travel, COVID
or no COVID. So, I think this is great.
Plus, the carbon benefits!
“
— Anonymous survey respondent
BECC’s Mission
Now in its 14th year, the Behavior Energy and Climate
Change conference brings together social scientists, practitioners,
utilities, academics, governments, businesses, and
non-profits to share and disseminate best practices and research
to encourage behavior change for energy and carbon
reduction. Come present your work and learn from others
about innovative methods, practices and technologies, how
to evaluate these programs, understand why individuals
and groups change, and make these transitions in fair and
equitable ways.
Keynote Speaker:
Juliet B. Schor
Author and Sociology Professor at Boston College
The Sharing Economy and Sustainable Consumption?
The sharing economy was launched in the late 2000s with
the promise that it would bring lower eco and carbon
footprints. Consumers would share rides, tools, lodging, and
food. Majorities of Americans believed the promise, which
lent a “green halo” to the sector. A decade later, it’s clear
that the biggest platforms, such as Airbnb and Uber, have
had negative impacts on carbon footprints, by inducing
private transport and additional travel. But what about more
genuine forms of sharing? If consumers did deploy resources
more efficiently and act in more generous ways to others,
can that be a foundation for sustainability? In this talk, Dr.
Schor will report on a decade of research on the “sharing
economy,” including both the large, corporate platforms
and smaller community initiatives, and their implications for
energy and climate.
Juliet B. Schor is a Sociology Professor at Boston College.
She has studied trends in working time, consumerism, the
relationship between work and family, women’s issues and
economic inequality, and concerns about climate change in
the environment.
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