december, 2020
Event Details
BECC Panels – Insights, Information, and Ideas
Discount Registration Ends November 15
Reimagining Creativity and Inspiring Behavior Change
| Moderator: Marda Kirn, EcoArts Connections Monday, 1:15 pm EST and 10:15 am PST |
| Images and storytelling are increasingly used to improve climate change communication‚ often without the recognition that both of these tools have their foundations in the arts. Other helpful tools that have their roots in the arts include “inviting people in” instead of “pushing information out” to inspire successful attitudinal and behavior change. Learn about ways you might ally with the arts to more efficiently and effectively shift people from awareness to action. Panelists:
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Future Framing: Considering the Future Today for Tomorrow
| Moderator: Katelyn Stenger, University of Virginia Monday 2:30 pm EST and 11:30 am PST |
| Why should we envision the future of climate change? What works? Envisioning how current conditions will play out in the future can be a powerful tool for addressing climate change by revealing various pathways to action. Panelists will discuss research investigating how we can frame decisions about the future in a way that influences climate action and how we can expand who gets to envision these futures. They will also discuss applications that align short-term action with long-term climate goals.
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How Should We Talk About Climate Change to Motivate Behavior Change? New Insights from Social Science
| Moderator: Cynthia Frantz, Oberlin College Tuesday, Noon and 9:00 am PST |
| How we talk about climate change—and its solutions—matters for policy support and behavior. Panel members will briefly present new psychological research on 1) focusing on the collective nature of climate change, 2) thinking about the future, 3) emphasizing structural change, and 4) creating a bipartisan vision of decarbonization. Presentations will be followed by a solutions-focused discussion among all attendees about how to use these findings best.
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How to Reach the Hard-to-Reach Around the World
| Moderator: Sea Rotmann, Users Technology Collaboration Program by International Energy Agency Tuesday, 1:15 pm EST and 10:15 am PST |
| An international research collaboration investigated hard-to-reach (HTR) audiences in the residential and non-residential sectors, focusing on five countries (the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). We found that this HTR audience included more than 50% of energy users – and it is growing fast due to COVID-19. This session will provide insights into the HTR in different parts of the world, their broader contexts and barriers, and why we need to work harder to engage them.
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Energy Behavior with Smart Thermostats: Reduced Energy and Improved Comfort
| Therese Peffer, University of California, Berkeley Tuesday, 3:30 pm EST and 12:30 pm PST |
| The panelists will explore findings from several field evaluations of smart thermostats in low-income and senior households. They will discuss new design concepts, installation and operation barriers, typical issues (e.g., language), and tested interventions. Their research reveals how users can be motivated to reduce energy consumption. They also explore whether it is necessary to use tailored applications that employ gamification and serious-game techniques.
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Behavioral Strategies and Deep Measures—Enemies or Friends?
| Moderator: Mary Sprayregen, Oracle/Opower Wednesday noon and 9:00 am PST |
| Many states are looking to leverage energy efficiency to meet aggressive GHG reduction goals. But which approaches work best? Can changing human behavior drive significant emissions reductions, or do states need to focus on the built environment? New research and program approaches help illuminate the answer: We must do both. And even better: The two combined are greater than the sum of their parts.
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Meeting the Call: Decision-making and Demand Response
| Moderator: Margaret Taylor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Stanford
University’s Precourt Energy Efficiency Center |
| This session focuses on the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural decision-making needed to unlock the potential of demand response (DR) to balance deeply renewable grids. Panel members will discuss (1) enrollment and participation assumptions underlying the modeling of DR potential; (2) commercial building participation planning that incorporates operator and occupant preferences; and (3) sub-daily, intra-annual, and interannual visions for aligning farm irrigation with climate change adaptation and grid needs.
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Maximizing Energy Savings and Mitigating Climate Change through Building Policies and Programs
| Moderator: Adam Guzzo, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Thursday noon and 9:00 PST am |
| Cities are implementing innovative policies and programs to save energy and reduce emissions in the building sector. Local leaders will share successful strategies, discuss lessons learned, and talk next steps as they work to implement these policies and programs in their communities. Participants will also get a preview of the Department of Energy’s State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform, a tool to enable more data-driven energy planning and decision making.
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