This year’s BECC Conference theme is “Reimagining the Future.” The submission deadline for abstracts is April 1, 2021. The length of abstracts should be 300 words.
In this time of uncertainty, global threats, and transition, humanity has a singular opportunity to reimagine our collective future. For the past 15 years, the Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) conference has presented behavioral research and practice to foster individual and organizational change. At this year’s virtual conference, we want to showcase your ideas for reimagining and realizing an equitable, low carbon future.
BECC invites you to present your work and learn from others about how to encourage behavior change that reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions, evaluate behavior-change programs, understand why individuals and groups change, and make transitions in fair and equitable ways. BECC participants and presenters represent a variety of backgrounds and communities: research, academia, business, utilities, government, and the nonprofit sector. All come together to learn and network at this unique conference.
Review: Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of experts. Authors will be notified of acceptance in early summer 2021. Priority will be given to new work with original findings.
Who should submit:
- Researchers
- Academics
- Commercial businesses
- Utilities
- Government policy & research labs
- For-profit & non-profit organizations
- Sustainability organizations
- Program designers and implementers
Issue Areas
Social Science Insights
- Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology
- Organizational and Institutional Behavior
- Marketing and Communications
Behavior-Based Programs
- Commercial and Industrial Programs
- Residential Programs
- Sustainability Programs and Strategies
- Program Design
- Evaluation
Technology
- Technology and Innovation
- Renewables
- Electrification
Climate Change
- Resilience and Adaptation
- Models and Metrics
Policy
- Federal, State, and Local Government Policy
- Utility policy
Sectoral Approaches
- Transportation, including New Mobility, EV adoption…
- Food, Water, Waste
Equity & Empowerment
- Equity, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Populations
- Social Movements and Culture Change
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ABOUT BECC
The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. Since 2007, BECC has fostered understanding individual and organizational behavior and decision making related to energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and sustainability.
The BECC Conference is convened by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) / CITRIS and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at UC Berkeley, and the Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center (SEEPAC) at Stanford University.