The Energy Cultures research programme has been awarded 'gold status' by its funder, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This status means 'performing above expectations' based on MBIE's evaluation of the team's annual report [link to annual report – see attached]. Highlights included (a) the widespread adoption, in New Zealand and internationally, of the Energy Cultures framework as a way of understanding behavior, (b) the development of an empirical measure of the dimensions of energy culture, (c) new insights into efficient driving, (d) contributions to electric vehicle policy, and (e) a system dynamics model of electric vehicle uptake.
Congratulations to the Energy Cultures team for this stellar result.