Net zero: How much will people need to change their behaviour?

Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 11:48 a.m.

The government has downplayed the role of behaviour change in net zero. But will people really be able to fly \u2018guilt free\u2019, or should they be expected to make modest changes to their diets and lifestyles? And how would a Labour government encourage behavioural change? \n\nWe will discussed with:\nKerry McCarthy MP, Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)\nDarren Jones MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee\nDr Laure de Preux Gallone, Assistant Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School\u2019s Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation (CHEPI)\nLorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) at the University of Bath.\n\nThe event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.\n\nThis event was recorded at the 2022 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.