ksnmsc

Department of Management, Society and Communication

  • Centre for Sustainability
Kristian Steensen
Nielsen
Assistant professor


Room: DH.Ø.2.60
Tel:
+4538153294
E-mail: ksn.msc@cbs.dk
Kristian Steensen Nielsen
Presentation

My research focuses on the role of behavior change in mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. I’m particularly interested in identifying effective and scalable initiatives to change behavior, understanding how individual behavior changes can contribute to limiting climate change, and in understanding how to increase the feasibility of transformative climate initiatives. My research is rooted in quantitative environmental psychology and behavioral science but with an interdisciplinary outlook. Before joining Copenhagen Business School I was a postdoc in the Department of Psychology and Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

Primary research areas
  • Behavior change
  • Environmental psychology
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Behavioral science
Curriculum Vitae
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Supervision

I can supervise bachelor and masters students interested in my area of research. Write me an email or drop by my office to discuss your ideas.

Selected publications
Nielsen, K. S., Nicholas, K., Creutzig, F, Dietz, T., & Stern, P.C. (2021). The role of high socioeconomic status people in locking-in or rapidly reducing energy-driven greenhouse gas emissions. Nature Energy, 6, 1011-1016.
 
Nielsen, K. S., Brick, C., Hofmann, W., Joanes, T., Lange, F., & Gwozdz, W. (2022). The motivation-impact gap in pro-environmental clothing consumption. Nature Sustainability, 5, 665-668.
 
Nielsen, K. S., Clayton, S., Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., Capstick, S., & Whitmarsh, L. (2021). How Psychology Can Help Limit Climate Change. American Psychologist, 76, 130- 144.
 
Nielsen, K. S., Marteau, T. M., Bradbury, R., Burgess, G., Trevelyan, R., Bauer, J. M., Burgman, M., Broad, S., Byerly, H., Clayton, S., Clements, T., Espelosin, D., Ferraro, P., Fisher, B., Garnett, E., Jones, J. P. G., Otieno, M., Polasky, S., Ricketts, T., Sandbrook, C., van der Linden, S., Verissimo, D, & Balmford, A. (2021). Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science. Nature Human Behaviour, 5, 550-555.
 
Nielsen, K. S., Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., Gilligan, J. M., van Vuuren, D., Figueroa, M., Folke, C., Gwozdz, W., Ivanova, D., Reisch, L., Vandenbergh, M. P., Wolske, K., Wood, R. (2020). Improving Climate Change Mitigation Analysis: A Framework for Examining Feasibility. One Earth, 3, 325-336.

 

Publications sorted by:
2024
Esther K. Papies; Kristian S. Nielsen; Vera Araújo Soares / Health Psychology and Climate Change : Time to Address Humanity’s Most Existential Crisis.
In: Health Psychology Review, 6.2.2024
Journal article > peer review
Michael P. Vandenbergh; Kristian S. Nielsen / Information Disclosure as Climate Policy
In: Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy. ed. / Daniel J. Fiorino; Todd A. Eisenstadt; Manjyot Kaur Ahluwalia. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. 333–337 (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
Book chapter
Kristian S. Nielsen; Michael P. Vandenbergh / Product Labels and Individual Carbon Footprints
In: Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy. ed. / Daniel J. Fiorino; Todd A. Eisenstadt; Manjyot Kaur Ahluwalia. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. 352–355 (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
Book chapter
Kristian S. Nielsen; Viktoria Cologna; Jan M. Bauer; Sebastian Berger; Cameron Brick; Thomas Dietz; Ulf J. J. Hahnel; Laura Henn; Florian Lange; Paul C. Stern; Kimberly S. Wolske / Realizing the Full Potential of Behavioural Science for Climate Change Mitigation
In: Nature Climate Change, 15.3.2024
Journal article > peer review
2023
Florian Lange; Sebastian Berger; Katarzyna Byrka; Adrian Brügger; Laura Henn; Aaron C. Sparks; Kristian S. Nielsen; Jan Urban / Beyond Self-reports : A Call for More Behavior in Environmental Psychology.
In: Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 86, 2023, 3 p.
Letter > peer review
Kristian S. Nielsen; Tina Joanes; Dave Webb; Shipra Gupta; Wencke Gwozdz / Exploring the Psychological Characteristics of Style and Fashion Clothing Orientations
In: Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 40, No. 7, 2023, p. 897-910
Journal article > peer review
Paul C. Stern; Thomas Dietz; Kristian S. Nielsen; Wei Peng; Michael P. Vandenbergh / Feasible Climate Mitigation
In: Nature Climate Change, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1.2023, p. 6–8
Comment/debate > peer review
Cameron Brick; Kristian S. Nielsen; Wilhelm Hofmann / Opportunities for Emotion Research on Biodiversity
In: Emotion Review, Vol. 15, No. 4, 10.2023, p. 263-266
Journal article > peer review
Kristian Steensen Nielsen / Organizational Change for Biodiversity
In: Nature Food, Vol. 4, No. 1, 12.1.2023, p. 15-16
Comment/debate > peer review
Charlotte A. Kukowski; Katharina Bernecker; Kristian S. Nielsen; Wilhelm Hofmann; Veronika Brandstätter / Regulate Me! : Self-control Dissatisfaction in Meat Reduction Success Relates to Stronger Support for Behavior-regulating Policy.
In: Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 85, 2.2023
Journal article > peer review
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Outside activities

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