The Climate Briefing: We need to talk about… behaviour change

Ruth Townend is joined by three guests straight after Chatham House Energy Transitions Conference to discuss why we need to talk about changing behaviour.

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Published 15 March 2024

Updated 17 July 2025 — 35 minute listen

Felix Creutzig

Head of working group, Land Use, Infrastructure and Transport, MCC Berlin

Coming fresh from the Chatham House Energy Transitions Conference, Ruth Townend is joined in the studio by IPCC lead author on demand, Professor Felix Creutzig, Dr Christina Demski, Deputy Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation, and Toby Park, Principle Advisor and Head of Energy, Environment and Sustainability at the Behavioural Insights Team.

Together they discuss why we need to talk about behaviour change, however uncomfortable the conversation, and explore hot topics such as green lash, heat pumps and the future of cities.

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