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Global Future Council on Human Science of Environmental Action

About the Global Future Council on Human Science of Environmental Action

At the core of all our actions are humans making imperfect, biased decisions. Due to their complexity, scale and time horizon, decisions on how to act to protect nature and climate are particularly prone to such biases which lead to suboptimal decision making and action.

How can we ensure that we apply our best scientific understanding of human behaviours and decision making to support action for the environment?

Co-Chairs

Francis Meyo

Chief Executive Officer, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

Katharine Hayhoe

Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy, Texas Tech University

Members

Adam Kahane

Co-Founder at Reos Partners

Amanda Ellis

Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks at Arizona State University

Antonia Gawel

Global Director, Sustainability and Partnerships at Google Inc.

Brett Jenks

Chief Executive Officer at Rare

Bronwyn Nielsen

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at The Nielsen Network

Elke U. Weber

Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment; Professor of (...) at Princeton University

Francis Meyo

Chief Executive Officer at Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

Gustavo Manrique

Chairman at Premios Verdes

Jan Mertens

Chief Science Officer at ENGIE

Jennifer Lerner

Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy, Decision Science, and Mana(...) at Harvard University

Katharine Hayhoe

Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy at Texas Tech University

Michele Wucker

Chief Executive Officer at Gray Rhino & Company

Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Munoz

Coordinator at Earth Elders

Sheikha Salem Al Dhaheri

Secretary General at The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)

Solitaire Townsend

Chair at Futerra Solutions Union

Tali Sharot

Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL)

Taylor Hawkins

Managing Director at Foundations for Tomorrow

Wang Xianghong

Professor at Renmin University of China

Youssef Nassef

Director, Adaptation Division at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Council Manager

Gill Einhorn

Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Council's Outputs

Forum Agenda

Economic Growth...

Why academia and business are stronger together in a rapidly changing world

Forum Podcasts

Technological Innovation

Is climate denialism on the rise? Prof Katharine Hayhoe on science, faith and algorithms

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The network convenes over 700 experts from academia, business, government, civil society and international organizations, operating as a time-bound think-tank, grouped in expertise-based thematic councils, to identify and disseminate transformative ideas with the potential for positive global impact.

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Global Future Council on Human Science of Environmental Action