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Luis Mundaca is a Professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (Sweden). His research, educational, and outreach activities focus on the intersection of behavioural and environmental economics, particularly in the context of policy experimentation and policy evaluation. Mundaca's primary research areas include behaviour change, energy use, finance, transportation, and climate change mitigation. He served as a Lead Author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change Mitigation and the Global Energy Assessment. He was also a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of Applied Energy, Climate and Development, and Energy, Sustainability and Society.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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- Behavioural economics
- Climate policy
- Development
- Environmental economics
- Energy policy
- Policy evaluation
- Policy experimentation
- Resource efficiency
- Transport policy
- Equity
- Finance
- Behaviour change
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Engaging high-income earners in climate action: Policy insights from survey experiments
Mundaca, L. & Wamsler, C., 2025 Jan, In: Ecological Economics. 227, 108387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Banking on ecosystem services
Mundaca, L. & Heintze, J. N., 2024 Oct, In: Ecological Economics. 224, 108284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hard-to-reach energy users: An ex-post cross-country assessment of behavioural-oriented interventions
Mundaca, L., Rotmann, S., Ashby, K., Karlin, B., Butler, D., Sequeira, M. M., Gouveia, J. P., Palma, P., Realini, A., Maggiore, S. & Feenstra, M., 2023 Oct, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 104, 103205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fostering collective climate action and leadership: Insights from a pilot experiment involving mindfulness and compassion
Ramstetter, L., Rupprecht, S., Mundaca, L., Osika, W., Stenfors, C. U. D., Klackl, J. & Wamsler, C., 2023 Mar 17, In: iScience. 26, 3, 106191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Meaning-making in a context of climate change: Supporting agency and political engagement
Wamsler, C., Osberg, G., Panagiotou, A., Smith, B., Stanbridge, P., Osika, W. & Mundaca, L., 2023, In: Climate Policy. 23, 7, p. 829-844 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Mapping out and overcoming barriers for circular products: the policy context for corporations that want to “go circular”
Dalhammar, C. (Researcher), Richter, J. (Researcher) & Mundaca, L. (Researcher)
2022/12/01 → 2025/11/30
Project: Research
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Energy Justice 2.0: Justice in Sustainability Transitions - Theme Pufendorf IAS
Busch, H. (PI), Ramasar, V. (Researcher), Islar, M. (Researcher), Brogaard, S. (Researcher), Mundaca, L. (Researcher), Uvo, C. B. (Researcher), Nowag, J. (Researcher), Åhman, M. (Researcher) & Hornborg, A. (Researcher)
2021/09/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
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TransVision: Transition Visions: Coupling society, well-being and energy systems for transitioning to a fossil-free society
Wamsler, C. (PI), Mundaca, L. (Researcher), Kjell, O. (Researcher), Osberg, G. (Research assistant) & Osika, W. (Researcher)
FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
2020/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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Mind4Change: Agents of Change - Mind, cognitive bias and decision-making in a context of social and climate change
Wamsler, C. (PI), Mundaca, L. (Researcher), Kjell, O. (Researcher), Osberg, G. (Researcher) & Osika, W. (Researcher)
FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
2020/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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Activities
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Behavioural economics and sustainable energy use: Evidence and lessons from four decades
Mundaca, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2024 Nov 17Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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PhD defence: 'Decarbonising plastics: On the technologies and framings of carbon capture and utilisation'
Mundaca, L. (Examiner)
2024 Apr 5Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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PhD defence: 'On the Road to Climate Neutral Swedish Transportation: Energy system modelling to support the transition at national, regional, and local levels'
Mundaca, L. (Examiner)
2024 Jan 26Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis/Opponent
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BEHAVE 2023: 7th European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Behaviour Change
Mundaca, L. (Member of programme committee)
2023 Nov 29Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Behavioural Energy Economics: Promises, Lessons and Challenges for Sustainable Energy Use
Mundaca, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2023 Nov 15Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk