Connecting individual energy-related perceptions and behaviors to the larger climate system is a daunting task. What can individuals do to change the system itself? How do we perceive how much energy different activities use? Are there ways to improve our perceptions? How do we use behavioral science to motivate climate mitigation and adaptation policies? In this article, I review a body of work focusing on answering these questions. I discuss perceptions and motivations to transform energy use, and highlight some research projects of interest. In the policy area I discuss how behavioral science has aided and has still to be integrated into decarbonization policies. I end with several open research questions for the field.

将与能源相关的个人观念和行为与更广泛的气候系统联系起来是一项艰巨的任务。个人可以做些什么来改变系统本身？我们如何看待不同活动消耗了多少能量？有什么方法可以改善我们的看法？我们如何利用行为科学来激励气候减缓和适应政策？在本文中，我回顾了专注于回答这些问题的工作。我讨论了改变能源使用的观念和动机，并重点介绍了一些有趣的研究项目。在政策领域，我将讨论行为科学如何帮助并仍然必须纳入脱碳政策。最后，我提出了该领域的一些开放性研究问题。