Publications in peer-reviewed journals
van der Kam, M., Lagomarsino, M., Azar, E., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Parra, D. (in press). An empirical agent-based model of consumer co-adoption of low-carbon technologies to inform energy policy. Cell Reports Sustainability |
Spampatti, T., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch (2024). Conservatives are less accurate than liberals at recognizing false climate statements, and disinformation makes conservatives less discerning: Evidence from 12 countries.Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 5(5). https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-160 |
| Frings, N. L., Helm, J. F., Hahnel, U. J. J. (2024).The energy crisis differentially impacted Swiss and German citizens’ energy literacy and efficiency preferences but not their support for climate policies. Communications Earth & Environment, 5, 544. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01719-7 |
Nielsen, K. S., Bauer, J. M., Debnath, R., Emogor, C. A., Geiger, S. M., Ghai, S., Gwozdz, W. & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2024). Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four socio-economically diverse countries. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02130-y |
Hahnel, U. J. J. & Frings, N. L. (2024). Misestimations as barrier to climate action. Nature Climate Change, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02045-8 |
Spampatti, T., Brosch, T., Trutnevyte, E., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2024). A trust inoculation to protect public support of governmentally mandated actions to mitigate climate change. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2024.104656 |
Nielsen, K., Bauer, J. M., Berger, S., Brick, C., Dietz, T., Hahnel, U. J. J., Henn, L., Lange, F., Stern, P., & Wolske, K. (2024). Realizing the full potential of behavioral science for climate change mitigation. Nature Climate Change, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01951-1 |
Lagomarsino, M., Herrmann, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2024). New markets for local, renewable or affordable energy? A segmentation analysis to identify consumer preferences for decentralized energy markets. Cleaner Energy Systems, 7(4) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cles.2024.100109 |
Vlasceanu, M., Doell, K. C., Bak-Coleman, J. B., […] Hahnel, U. J. J., et al. (2024). Addressing Climate Change with Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries. Science Advances, 10(6) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj5778 |
| Spampatti, T., Hahnel, U. J. J., Trutnevyte, E., & Brosch, T. (2024). Psychological inoculation strategies to fight climate disinformation across 12 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(2) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01736-0 |
| Spampatti, T., Brosch, T., Trutnevyte, E., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (in press). A preregistered field study of the trust inoculation against a negative event involving geothermal energy systems. Collabra: Psychology, 9(1) https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.98755 |
| Lagomarsino, M., van der Kam, M., Rahmani Azad, Z., Parra, D., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2023). Co-adoption pathways toward a low-carbon energy system. iScience, 26, 107815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107815 |
| Conte, B., Brosch, T., & Hahnel, U. J. J.(2023). Initial evidence for a systematic link between core values and emotional experienced in environmental situations. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 88, 1-6.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102026 |
| Herberz, M., Brosch, T., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2023). The impact of perceived partisanship on climate policy support: A conceptual replication and extension of the temporal framing effect. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 86, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.101972 |
| Brückmann, G., Berger, S., Caviola, H., Hahnel, U. J. J., Piana, V., Sahakian, M., & Stadelmann-Steffen (2023). Towards more impactful energy research: the salient role of social sciences and humanities. Plos Climate, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000132 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J.(2022). Consumer awareness of load shapes. Nature Energy, 7(12), 1122-1123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01161-z |
| Mertens, S., Herberz, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., Brosch, T. (2022). Reply to Maier et al., Szaszi et al., and Bakdash and Marusich: The present and future of choice architecture research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 119(31), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2202928119 |
| Spampatti, T., Hahnel, U. J. J., Trutnevyte, E., & Brosch, T. (2022). Short and long-term dominance of negative information in shaping public energy perceptions: the case of shallow geothermal systems. Energy Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113070 |
Herberz, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., Brosch, T. (2022). Counteracting electric vehicle range concern with a scalable behavioral intervention. Nature Energy, 7(6). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01028-3 For coverage in Nature Behavioural and Social Sciences Portfolio see: Link |
Hahnel, U. J. J. & Fell, M. J. (2022). Pricing decisions in peer-to-peer and prosumer-centred electricity markets: Experimental analysis in Germany and the United Kingdom. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 162, 112419.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112419 |
| Conte, B., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2022). Cognitive appraisal mediates the impact of core values on emotional experience. Emotion https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001083 |
| Graton, A., Mailliez, M., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2022). Can reference to COVID-19 improve climate change communication? Investigating the influence of emotions and uncertainty in persuasion messages. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2021.2018932 |
| Lagomarsino, M., van der Kam, M., Parra, D., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2022). Do I need to charge right now? Tailored choice architecture design can increase preferences for electric vehicle smart charging. Energy Policy, 162, 112818.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112818 |
Mertens, S., Herberz, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., Brosch, T. (2022). The effectiveness of nudging: A meta-analysis of choice architecture interventions across behavioral domains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 119(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107346118 For coverage in Behavioural Public Policy Blog see: Link |
| Pena-Bello, A., Parra, D., Herberz, M., Tiefenbeck, V., Patel, M., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2022). Integration of prosumer peer-to-peer trading decisions into energy community modelling. Nature Energy, 7(1), 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00950-2 |
| Adams, S., Brown, D., Cárdenas Álvarez, J., P., Chitchyan, R., Fell, M. J., Hahnel, U. J. J., Hojckova, K., Johnson, C., Klein, L., Montakhabi, M., Say, K., Singh, A., Watson, N. (2021). Social and Economic Value in Emerging Decentralized Energy Business Models: A Critical Review. Energies, 14, 7864. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237864 |
| Cousse, J., Trutnevyte, E., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2021). Tell me how you feel about it: Affect as a revealing factor for seismic risk perception and public acceptance of geothermal energy. Energy Policy, 158, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112547 |
| Conte, B., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2021). The dynamics of humanistic and biospheric altruism in conflicting choice environments. Personality and Individual Differences, 173, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110599 |
| Herberz, M., Brosch, T., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2020).Kilo What? Default units increase value sensitivity in joint evaluations of energy efficiency. Judgment and Decision Making, 15(6), 972-988. |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Chatelain, G., Conte, B., Piana, V., & Brosch, T. (2020). Mental accounting mechanisms in energy decision-making and behaviour. Nature Energy, 5, 952-958. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00704-6 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Mumenthaler, C., Spampatti, T., & Brosch, T. (2020). Ideology as filter: Motivated information processing and decision-making in the energy domain. Sustainability, 12(20), 8429. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208429 |
| Fell, M. J., Pagel, L., Chen, C., Goldberg, M. H., Herberz, M., Huebner, G., Sareen, S., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2020). Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses. Energy Research & Social Science, 68, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101646 |
| Herberz, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2020).The importance of consumer motives for green mobility: A multi-modal perspective. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 139, 102-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2020.06.021 |
Hahnel, U. J. J., Mumenthaler, C., & Brosch, T. (2020) Emotional Foundations of the Public Climate Change Divide. Climatic Change, 161(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10584-019-02552-0 For editorial on article by Tom Dietz see: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02791-6 |
Tarditi, C1., Hahnel, U. J. J.1, Jeanmonod, N., Sander, D., & Brosch, T. (2020). Affective dilemmas: The impact of trait affect and state emotion on decision-making in a social dilemma task. Environment and Behavior, 52(1), 33-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916518787590 1Shared first authorship |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Herberz, M., Pena-Bello, A., Parra, D., & Brosch, T. (2020). Becoming prosumer: Revealing trading preferences and decision-making strategies in peer-to-peer energy communities. Energy Policy, 137, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111098 |
| Mertens, S., Hahnel, U. J. J., Brosch, T. (2020). This Way, Please: Uncovering the Directional Effects of Attribute Translations on Decision Making. Judgment and Decision Making, 15(1), 25-46. |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2018). Environmental trait affect. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 59, 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.08.015 |
| Ecker, F., Spada, H., & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2018). Independence without control: Autarky outperforms autonomy benefits in the adoption of private energy storage systems. Energy Policy, 122, 214-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.028 |
| Curtius, H., Hille, S. L., Berger, C., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Wüstenhagen, R. (2018). Shotgun or snowball approach? Accelerating the diffusion of rooftop solar photovoltaics through peer effects and social norms. Energy Policy, 118, 596-602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.005 |
| Chatelain, G., Hille, S. L., Sander, D., Patel, M., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2018). Feel good, stay green: Positive affect promotes pro-environmental behaviors and mitigates compensatory “mental bookkeeping” effects. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 56, 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.02.002 |
| Ecker, F. Hahnel, U. J. J., & Spada, H. (2017). Promoting decentralized sustainable energy systems in different supply scenarios: The role of autarky aspiration. Frontiers in Energy Research, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2017.00014 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., & Brosch, T. (2016). Seeing green: A perceptual model of identity-based climate change judgments. Psychological Inquiry, 27(4), 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2016.1215205 |
| Gölz, S. & Hahnel, U. J. J. (2016). What motivates people to use energy feedback systems? A multiple goal approach to predict long-term usage behaviour in daily life. Energy Research & Social Science, 21, 155-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.07.006 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Arnold, O., Waschto, M., Korcaj, L., Hillmann, K., Roser, D., & Spada, H. (2015). The power of putting a label on it: Green labels weigh heavier than contradicting product information for consumers’ purchase decisions and post-purchase behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:1392. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01392 |
| Korcaj, L., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Spada, H. (2015). Adoption of residential PV depends on behavior of peers and expected personal gains: A study of German homeowners. Renewable Energy, 75, 407-415. http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.007 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Ortmann, C., Korcaj, L., & Spada, H. (2014). What is green worth to you? Activating environmental values lowers price sensitivity towards electric vehicles. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 40, 306-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.08.002 |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Gölz, S., & Spada, H. (2014). How does green suit me? Consumers mentally match perceived product attributes with their domain-specific motives when making green purchase decisions. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 13, 317-327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cb.1471 |
| Fleissner, D., Hahnel, U. J. J., & Gölz, S. (2014). Auswirkungen eines zeitvariablen Tarifes auf Verhalten und Einstellungen von Energiekonsumenten.[The impact of a time-variant tariff on energy consumers’ behavior and attitudes]. Umweltpsychologie18 (1), 20-41. |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., Gölz, S., & Spada, H. (2013). How accurate are drivers’ predictions of their own mobility? Accounting for psychological factors in the development of intelligent charging technology for electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 48, 123-131.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.011 |
| Rohbogner, G., Hahnel, U. J. J., Benoit, P., & Fey, S. (2013). Multi-Agent Systems’ Asset for Smart Grid Applications. Computer Science and Information Systems, 10(4), 1799-1822. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/CSIS130224072R |
| Hahnel, U. J. J., & Hecht, H. (2012). The impact of rear-view mirror distance and curvature on judgements relevant to road safety. Ergonomics, 55(1), 23-36. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/00140139.2011.638402 |