Luis Mundaca
Professor
Luis Mundaca is a Professor at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (Sweden). His research, educational, and outreach activities focus on the intersection of behavioural and environmental economics, particularly in the context of policy experimentation and policy evaluation. Mundaca's primary research areas include behaviour change, energy use, finance, transportation, and climate change mitigation. He served as a Lead Author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change Mitigation and the Global Energy Assessment. He was also a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of Applied Energy, Climate and Development, and Energy, Sustainability and Society.
Link to Luis Mundaca's research profile at Lund University research portal
Publications
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Engaging high-income earners in climate action : Policy insights from survey experiments
Luis Mundaca, Christine Wamsler
(2025) Ecological Economics, 227
Journal articleBanking on ecosystem services
Luis Mundaca, Jan Niklas Heintze
(2024) Ecological Economics, 224
Journal articleHard-to-reach energy users : An ex-post cross-country assessment of behavioural-oriented interventions
Luis Mundaca, Sea Rotmann, Kira Ashby, Beth Karlin, Danielle Butler, et al.
(2023) Energy Research and Social Science, 104
Journal articleFostering collective climate action and leadership : Insights from a pilot experiment involving mindfulness and compassion
Lena Ramstetter, Silke Rupprecht, Luis Mundaca, Walter Osika, Cecilia U.D. Stenfors, et al.
(2023) iScience, 26
Journal articleMeaning-making in a context of climate change : Supporting agency and political engagement
Christine Wamsler, Gustav Osberg, Anna Panagiotou, Beth Smith, Peter Stanbridge, et al.
(2023) Climate Policy, 23 p.829-844
Journal articleDe unga gör helt rätt när de stämmer staten
Christina Moberg, Hervé Corvellec, Anders Lindroth, Manuela Isacson, Linn Nilsson, et al.
(2022) Aftonbladet
Newspaper articleRethinking political agency : The role of individuals’ engagement, perceptions and trust in transitioning to a low-carbon transport system
Christine Wamsler, L. Mundaca, Gustav Osberg
(2022) Journal of Cleaner Production, 360
Journal articleAssessing the impacts of social norms on low-carbon mobility options
Luis Mundaca, Rocío Román-Collado, José M. Cansino
(2022) Energy Policy, 162
Journal articleBehavioural insights for sustainable energy use
L. Mundaca, Xianli Zhu, Markus Hackenfort
(2022) Energy Policy, 171
Journal article (comment)Process matters : Assessing the use of behavioural science methods in applied behavioural programmes
Beth Karlin, Olivia Hamilton, Sea Rotmann, Danielle Butler, Miguel Macias Sequeira, et al.
(2022) Eceee Summer Study Proceedings , p.541-549
Conference paperLinking internal and external transformation for sustainability and climate action : Towards a new research and policy agenda
Christine Wamsler, Gustav Osberg, Walter Osika, Heidi Herndersson, Luis Mundaca
(2021) Global Environmental Change, 71
Journal article reviewAssessing the economic benefits of active transport policy pathways: Opportunities from a local perspective
Natalie Gravett, L. Mundaca
(2021) Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 11
Journal articleTo what extent has COVID-19 impacted hard-to-reach energy audiences?
Sea Rotmann, Aimee Ambrose, Joseph Chambers, L. Mundaca, Kimberley O’Sullivan, et al.
(2021) eceee Summer Study Proceedings , p.355-355
Conference paperNew Perspectives on Green Energy Defaults
L. Mundaca, H. Moncreiff
(2021) Journal of Consumer Policy, 44 p.357-383
Journal articlePhasing out fossil fuel subsidies in the EU? Exploring the role of state aid rules
Julian Nowag, Luis Mundaca, Max Åhman
(2021) Climate Policy, 21 p.1037-1052
Journal articleMy Malmö – Climate Visions for Transforming the Future : Policy report by LUCSUS and Malmö City
Christine Wamsler, Gustav Osberg, L. Mundaca
(2021)
ReportEnergy Efficiency : What Has Research Delivered in the Last 40 Years?
Harry D. Saunders, Joyashree Roy, Inês M.L. Azevedo, Debalina Chakravarty, Shyamasree Dasgupta, et al.
(2021) Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 46 p.135-165
Journal article reviewFossil Fuels Subsidies in the EU: EU State Aid Rules as Control and Phase out Tools - Opportunities and Estimates
Julian Nowag, Luis Mundaca, Max Åhman
(2020) , LundLawComp p.1-15
Working paperEnabling new mindsets and transformative skills for negotiating and activating climate action : Lessons from UNFCCC conferences of the parties
Christine Wamsler, Niko Schäpke, Carolin Fraude, Dorota Stasiak, Thomas Bruhn, et al.
(2020) Environmental Science and Policy, 112 p.227-235
Journal articleCar Sharing Services in Sweden and Spain : Market, environmental and behavioural insights
Joseph Reyes, José Manuel Cansino, Rocío Román-Collado, Luis Mundaca
(2020)
ReportCircular Economy in Home Textiles: Motivations of IKEA Consumer in Sweden
Matthias Lehner, Oksana Mont, Giulia Mariani, Luis Mundaca
(2020) Sustainability (Switzerland), 12
Journal articleCollaborative Fashion Consumption in Sweden and Spain : Market, environmental and behavioural insights
Joseph Reyes, Rocio Román, Teresa Sanz-Díaz, Luis Mundaca
(2020)
ReportWhat drives home solar PV uptake? Subsidies, peer effects and visibility in Sweden
Luis Mundaca, Margaret Samahita
(2020) Energy Research and Social Science, 60
Journal articleWho are Hard-to-Reach energy users? Segments, barriers and approaches to engage them
Kira Ashby, Jennifer Smith, Sea Rotmann, Luis Mundaca, Joseph Reyes, et al.
(2020) ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings , p.1-13
Conference paperHTR Characterisation : Hard-to-Reach Energy Users
Kira Ashby, Sea Rotmann, Luis Mundaca, Aimee Ambrose
(2020)
ReportRecalibrating Climate Prospects
Amory Lovins, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Luis Mundaca, Daniel Kammen, Jacob Glassman
(2019) Environmental Research Letters, 14
Journal articleBehavioural economics for energy and climate change policies and the transition to a sustainable energy use — A Scandinavian perspective
Luis Mundaca, Margaret Samahita, Jonas Sonnenschein, Roman Seidl
(2019) Energy and Behaviour : Towards a Low Carbon Future , p.45-87
Book chapterThe global expansion of climate mitigation policy interventions, the Talanoa Dialogue and the role of behavioural insights
Luis Mundaca, Jonas Sonnenschein, Linda Steg, Niklas Höhne, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
(2019) Environmental Research Communications, 1 p.1-14
Journal articleDemand-side approaches for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C
Luis Mundaca, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Charlie Wilson
(2019) Energy Efficiency, 12 p.343-343
Journal articleEnergy justice in the transition to low carbon energy systems : Exploring key themes in interdisciplinary research
Darren McCauley, Vasna Ramasar, Raphael J. Heffron, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Desta Mebratu, et al.
(2019) Applied Energy, 233-234 p.916-921
Journal articleIs one carbon price enough? Assessing the effects of payment vehicle choice on willingness to pay in Sweden
Jonas Sonnenschein, Luis Mundaca
(2019) Energy Research and Social Science, 52 p.30-40
Journal articleVisibility, peer effects and monetary incentive in solar PV adoption in Sweden
Margaret Samahita, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts , p.296-297
Conference paperOmstilling til vedvarende energi bør inddrage lokalbefolkningen fra starten
Sophie Schwer, Henner Busch, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Videnskab.dk
Newspaper articleOn-Bill Financing Programs to Support Low-Carbon Energy Technologies : An Agent-Oriented Assessment
Luis Mundaca, Sarah Kloke
(2018) Review of Policy Research, 35 p.502-534
Journal articleHas electricity turned green or black in Chile? A structural decomposition analysis of energy consumption
Rocío Román-Collado, Manuel Ordoñez, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Energy, 162 p.282-298
Journal articlePower to the people - How to make the low-carbon energy transition work
Sophie Schwer, Henner Busch, Luis Mundaca
(2018) Science Nordic
Journal article‘Successful’ low-carbon energy transitions at the community level? An energy justice perspective
Luis Mundaca, Henner Busch, Sophie Schwer
(2018) Applied Energy, 218 p.292-303
Journal articleMitigation pathways compatible with 1.5°C in the context of sustainable development
Joeri Rogelj, Drew Shindell, Kejun Jiang, Solomone Fifita, Piers Foster, et al.
(2018) Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty , p.93-174
Book chapterMaking ‘Smart Meters’ smarter? Insights from a behavioural economics pilot field experiment in Copenhagen, Denmark
Simon Bager, Luis Mundaca
(2017) Energy Research and Social Science, 28 p.68-76
Journal articleTransitioning to a local sustainable energy system and rapid decarbonisation: A behavioural economics perspective
Luis Mundaca, Jonas Sonnenschein, Sandro Benz, Nicholas Dehod
(2017)
Conference paper: abstractTowards a Green Energy Economy? Assessing policy choices, strategies and transitional pathways
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij, Anil Markandya, Peter Hennicke, Jinyue Yan
(2016) Applied Energy, 179 p.1283-1292
Journal articleAssessing regional progress towards a ‘Green Energy Economy’
Luis Mundaca, Anil Markandya
(2016) Applied Energy, 179 p.1372-1394
Journal articleBehaviour, context and electricity use: Exploring the effects of real-time feedback in the Swedish residential sector
Mats Tedenvall, Luis Mundaca
(2016) 39th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Conference , p.1-1
Conference paperDecarbonization under Green Growth Strategies? The case of South Korea
Jonas Sonnenschein, Luis Mundaca
(2016) Journal of Cleaner Production, 123 p.180-193
Journal articleBuilding local institutions for national conservation programs: lessons for developing Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programs
Wain Anthony Collen, Torsten Krause, Luis Mundaca, Kimberly Nicholas
(2016) Ecology and Society, 21
Journal articleTowards a Green Energy Economy? A macroeconomic-climate evaluation of Sweden’s CO2 emissions
Luis Mundaca, Rocio Román, José M. Cansino
(2015) Applied Energy, 148 p.196-209
Journal articleAssessing ‘Green Energy Economy’ stimulus packages: Evidence from the U.S. programs targeting renewable energy
Luis Mundaca, Jessika Luth Richter
(2015) Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 42 p.1174-1186
Journal article reviewAchieving and maintaining institutional feasibility in emissions trading: the case of New Zealand
Jessika Luth Richter, Luis Mundaca
(2015) Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 20 p.1487-1509
Journal articleHow smart are electricity users with ‘Smart Metering’? A Behavioural Economics experiment
Simon Bager, Luis Mundaca
(2015) 38th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Conference , p.1-1
Conference paperAssessing the effectiveness of the ‘Green Economic Stimulus’ in South Korea: Evidence from the energy sector
Luis Mundaca, Beau Damen
(2015) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperTowards a Green Energy Economy?
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2014) Klimat i Fokus (Climate in focus)
Newspaper articleEconomic incentives – useful, but not sufficient for meaningful mitigation efforts
Luis Mundaca
(2014) Klimat i Fokus (Climate in focus)
Newspaper articleExploring transaction costs in passive house-oriented retrofitting
Bernadett Kiss, Luis Mundaca
(2014) Sustainable Energy Policy and Strategies for Europe : 14th IAEE European Energy Conference
Conference paperMeasuring progress towards a ‘Green Energy Economy’: Who is really winning the race?
Luis Mundaca
(2014) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperAssessing ‘Green Energy Economy’ policies for transforming the building stock in Shanghai
Luis Mundaca, Lin Na, Nora Smedby
(2014) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperSocial, Economic and Ethical Concepts and Methods
C. Kolstad, K. Urama, J. Broome, A. Bruvoll, M. Cariño-Olvera, et al.
(2014) Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change , p.173-248
Book chapterThe Integrated NORDIC Power Market and the Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies: Key Lessons and Potential Implications for the Future ASEAN Integrated Power Market
Luis Mundaca, Carl Dalhammar, David Harnesk
(2013) Energy Market Integration in East Asia : Renewable Energy and its Deployment into the Power System , p.25-97
Book chapterTransaction Costs of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: An Overview
Bernadett Kiss, Luis Mundaca
(2013) IAEE Energy Forum, Volume 22, Second Quarter 2013 , p.31-32
Newspaper articleClimate change and energy policy in Chile: Up in smoke?
Luis Mundaca
(2013) Energy Policy, 52 p.235-248
Journal articleWalking away from a low-carbon economy? Recent and historical trends using a regional decomposition analysis
Luis Mundaca, Anil Markandya, Jorgen Norgaard
(2013) Energy Policy, 61 p.1471-1480
Journal articleTransaction costs analysis of low-carbon technologies
Luis Mundaca, Mathilde Mansoz, Lena Neij, Govinda R. Timilsina
(2013) Climate Policy, 13 p.490-513
Journal articleMarket behavior under the New Zealand ETS
Jessika Luth Richter, Luis Mundaca
(2013) Carbon Management, 4 p.423-438
Journal articleChallenges for New Zealand's Carbon Market
Luis Mundaca, Jessika Luth Richter
(2013) Nature Climate Change, 3 p.1006-1008
Journal articleExploring the effects of ‘Green Energy Economy’ policies for transforming the Swedish building stock
Luis Mundaca, Johanna Generosi
(2013) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperWalking away from a low-carbon economy?
Luis Mundaca, Anil Markandya, Jorgen Norgaard
(2013) ISSF
Conference paperTransaction Costs of Low-Carbon Technologies and Policies : The Diverging Literature
Luis Mundaca, Mathilde Mansoz, Lena Neij, Govinda R. Timilsina
(2013) Policy Research Working Paper
Working paperReducing energy-related negative externalities with market-based instruments
Luis Mundaca
(2012) Externality : Economics, Management and Outcomes , p.39-65
Book chapterA decomposition approach to evaluating the progress of the New Green Economy
Luis Mundaca, Brian Cloughley
(2012) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperMeasuring progress towards a ‘Green Energy Economy’: Proposing and scrutinising a multi-level evaluation framework for policy instruments
Luis Mundaca, Brian Cloughley
(2012) [Host publication title missing]
Conference paperEnvironmental leadership through public procurement? The Swedish Experience
Carl Dalhammar, Luis Mundaca
(2012) Environmental Leadership: A Reference Handbook, 2 p.737-745
Book chapterEnergy Primer
Arnulf Grubler, Thomas B Johansson, Luis Mundaca, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Shonali Pachauri, et al.
(2012) Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future , p.99-150
Book chapterClimate change and energy policy efforts in Chile: Up in smoke?
Luis Mundaca
(2011) IAEE Latin American Meetings on Energy Economics , p.1-17
Conference paperExploring policy evaluation approaches addressing micro-economic decisions to improve energy efficiency in the residential sector
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2011) IIIEE Reports
ReportAn implementation guide for the use and development of the EEB_Sweden Model v1.0
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2010) IIIEE Reports
ReportEvaluating energy efficiency policies with energy-economy models
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij, E. Worell, M. McNeil
(2010) Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 35 p.305-344
Journal articleA Meta-Analysis of Bottom-Up Ex-Ante Energy Efficiency Policy Evaluation Studies
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2010) International Energy Program Evaluation Conferences
Conference paperEnergy use and carbon emissions: From decoupling and transitions to sufficiency?
Luis Mundaca
(2010) Biennial International Society for Ecological Economics Conferences
Conference paperPolicy Instruments for Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Experiences and Lessons from the Nordic Countries
Bernadett Kiss, Kes McCormick, Lena Neij, Luis Mundaca
(2010)
Conference paperAdvancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation: considerations for technology orientated agreements promoting energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Carl Dalhammar, Philip Peck, Naoko Tojo, Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2009) IIIEE Reports
ReportChoice-decision determinants for the (non) adoption of energy efficiency technologies in households
Lena Neij, Luis Mundaca, Elvira Moukhametshina
(2009) ECEEE Summer Study , p.687-695
Conference paperA multi-criteria evaluation framework for tradable white certificate schemes
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2009) Energy Policy, 37 p.4557-4573
Journal articleEnergy-economy models and energy efficiency policy evaluation for the household sector
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2009) IIIEE Reports
ReportMarkets for Energy Efficiency - Exploring the new horizons of tradable certificate schemes
Luis Mundaca
(2008) IIIEE Dissertations, 2008
DissertationMarket behaviour and the to-trade-or-not-to-trade dilemma in 'Tradable White Certificate' schemes
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij, Nicola Labanca, Bruno Duplessis, Lorenzo Pagliano
(2008) Energy Efficiency, 1 p.323-347
Journal articleMarkets for energy efficiency: Exploring the implications of an EU-wide 'Tradable White Certificate' scheme
Luis Mundaca
(2008) Energy Economics, 30 p.3016-3043
Journal articleTradable white certificate schemes: what can we learn from tradable green certificate schemes?
Vlasis Oikonomou, Luis Mundaca
(2008) Energy Efficiency, 1 p.211-232
Journal articleTransaction costs of Tradable White Certificate schemes: The Energy Efficiency Commitment as case study
Luis Mundaca
(2007) Energy Policy, 35 p.4340-4354
Journal articleExploring Transaction Costs under the Free-of-Charge Energy Audits Programme in Denmark.
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2007) Task report under Work Package 4
ReportTransaction costs of energy efficiency policy instruments
Luis Mundaca
(2007) ECEEE Summer Study, 1 p.281-291
Conference paperHandbook for the design and evaluation of TWC schemes
Lena Neij, Luis Mundaca
(2007) Task report under Work Package
ReportPolicy recommendations for the assessment, implementation and operation of TWC schemes
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2007) Task report under Work Package
ReportAlternative energy sources in transition countries. The case of bio-energy in the Ukraine
Jean Philippe Boutin, Giulia Gervasoni, Robert Hlep, Kristin Seyboth, Patrick Lamers, et al.
(2006) Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 5 p.471-486
Journal articleMarket mechanisms for White Certificate Trading. IEA-DSM Task XIV Final Report. Based on National and International Studies and Experiences
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2006)
ReportTransaction Costs of Energy Efficiency Projects: A Review of Quantitative Estimations
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2006) Task report under Work Package 3. EuroWhiteCert project.
Report"White and Green": Comparison of market-based instruments to promote energy efficiency
Ugo Farinelli, Thomas B Johansson, Kes McCormick, Luis Mundaca, V. Oikonomou, et al.
(2005) Journal of Cleaner Production, 13 p.1015-1026
Journal article"White and Green": Conclusions and Recommendations
Ugo Farinelli, Thomas B Johansson, Kes McCormick, Luis Mundaca, M. Patel, et al.
(2005)
ReportCDM wind-energy projects: exploring small capacity thresholds and low performances
Luis Mundaca, Håkan Rodhe
(2005) Climate Policy, 4 p.399-418
Journal articleWhite Certificate Schemes: Potential implications and early lessons learnt
Luis Mundaca, Lena Neij
(2005) Proceedings of the 28th International Association for Energy Economics Conference, 3-6 June 2005, Taipei, Taiwan
Conference paperEnergy Policy Instruments and Innovation: How can tradable permit schemes influence innovation processes?
Luis Mundaca, Kes McCormick
(2004) Proceedings for the International Conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Policy, 23 to 25 May 2004, Kloster, Germany.
Conference paperQuantitative assessment of selected policy instruments using the Western European MARKAL model
Luis Mundaca, Federico Santi
(2004) IIIEE Reports
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