Encouraging cooperation in climate collective action problems

This report examines how behavioural science can help solve the climate collective action problem. Behavioural science studies how people make decisions, such as whether to cooperate or free-ride when faced with collective action dilemmas. The report reviews existing research to find relevant evidence and identify concrete policy implications for Ireland. The report has three aims:

1. To summarise behavioural science research on collective action in a “narrative review” format.
2. To systematically review the evidence from the behavioural science literature on climate collective action in a “scoping review” format.
3. To draw policy implications from the reviews on encouraging climate collective action in Ireland.