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Research
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, ecosystem services, 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.
Free keywords
- Behavioural economics
- Climate policy
- Development
- Environmental economics
- Energy policy
- Policy evaluation
- Policy experimentation
- Resource efficiency
- Transport policy
- Equity
- Finance
- Behaviour change
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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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations the last five years
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Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services
Rotmann, S., Ashby, K. & Mundaca, L., 2025 Dec, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 15, 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nature connectedness and other transformative qualities associated with pro-environmental attitudes, behaviors, and engagement across scales: the direction of compassion matters
Stenfors, C. U. D., Osika, W., Mundaca, L., Ruprecht, S., Ramstetter, L. & Wamsler, C., 2025 Apr, In: Global Sustainability. 8, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engaging high-income earners in climate action: Policy insights from survey experiments
Mundaca, L. & Wamsler, C., 2025 Jan 31, 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
Open Access
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BEHAVE: Behavioural Finance of Climate Investments among High-Income Earners
Mundaca, L. (PI), Leire, C. (Researcher), Dalhammar, C. (Researcher), Stenfors, C. (Researcher) & Hörnlein, T. (Researcher)
2025/12/01 → 2030/11/30
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 → 2026/12/31
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 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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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
Activities
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PhD defence: 'Aligning Governmental Policy Interventions Gaps with Citizen Consumption Actions'
Mundaca, L. (Examiner)
2026 Feb 10Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis
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PhD defence: 'From lock-in to phase-out - Pathways towards fossil fuel subsidy reform'
Mundaca, L. (Examiner)
2025 Oct 10Activity: Examination and supervision › External Reviewer of PhD thesis
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External Reviewer, Promotion to Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University.
Mundaca, L. (External reviewer)
2025 Aug 22Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination
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Financing the 1.5C Target - Myths and Realities
Mundaca, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2025 May 6Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Behavioural Economics of Sustainable Energy Use
Mundaca, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2025 Feb 14Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk