Event Agenda
12/11/2025
10:30
10:30 - 11:15
Plenary Session 1
Welcome and Introduction - Sylvain Waserman, Chairman, ADEME - Agency for Ecological Transition, France
EnR Presidency - William Walsh, CEO, SEAI - Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Keynote speech - Tadhg O’Briain, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Energy covering Consumers, Local Initiatives and Just transition, European Commission
11:30
11:30 - 12:45
Challenges and ownership by stakeholders
Chair : Solange Martin
- Guidelines for just participation in energy social housing renovations - Natalia Romero Herrera
- Enabling socially just energy communities - Joy Clancy
- From energy efficiency to (self-)sufficiency in agriculture: A systemic approach - Marta Lopes
11:30 - 12:45
Contributions of multidisciplinary approaches to behaviour and social practices
Chair : Tiago Vicente
- Closing the Green Gap with social comparison nudge ? A lab-in-the-field experiment on energy conservation - Johanne Trotin
- Smart systems and household energy behaviour: A systematic literature review using the motivation, opportunity, & ability framework - Robert Goedegebure
- Flexibility in the Domestic Energy Sector: Insights from Hybrid Working Patterns - Marina Topouzi
- The double-edged nature of ambivalence: evidence from a field experiment on car use among Dutch car owners - Marije van Gent
11:30 - 12:45
Empowering SMEs on the Road to Net Zero: Barriers, Enablers, and the Role of Business Associations
Chair : Enrico Biele
AGENDA
11:30 – 11:35 Welcome & Introduction Enrico Biele, ENEA
11:35 – 11:45 Highlights EnR Analysis report - Supporting SMEs in reaching net zero – insights from business associations, Rebecca van Leeuwen, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
11.45 – 11.55 Experiences from a National Energy Agency Charles Buttigieg, the Energy and Water Agency, Malta
11.55 – 12.05 Experiences from Innovation Clusters & Centres in France, Yvan Deloche, CRITT-Innovalliance, France
12.05 – 12.40 Round table - Energy efficiency in European SMEs: barriers, enablers, and new roles for multipliers
Panellists:
· Declan Meally, SEAI, EnR Presidency
· Emma Mooney, International Energy Agency
· Rod Janssen, Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes
12.40 – 12.45 Wrap-Up & Closing, Enrico Biele, ENEA and Rebecca van Leeuwen, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
11:30 - 12:45
Energy poverty and vulnerable consumers
Chair : Caroline Nwafor
- Systemic discrimination and housing (in)equality: A mix-method analysis in four European countries - Hannah Janßen
- A typology of marginalized energy transition target groups through the lens of intersectionality - Christian Pfeiffer
- Bridging Individual and Social Identity Gaps: A Three-Level Identity Work Framework for Energy Transition - Diana Perra
- Understanding energy poverty: the lived experiences and policy preferences of affected households in the Netherlands - Batoul Mesdaghi
11:30 - 12:45
Infrastructures, enabling conditions, social dynamics and collective practices favoring sufficiency
Chair : Laney Sullivan
- Sustainable video streaming: Investigating sufficient use practices among Dutch citizens - Melanie Klösters
- Neighbourhood Patterns in Home Retrofit Uptake: Evidence of Spatial Clustering in Scotland’s Energy Performance Data - Sahar Mirzaie
- From Perception to Participation: How Intergroup Dynamics Drive Local Energy Collaboration - Charlie John Walker Clarke
- Domestic EV Charging and Energy Technology Co-Adoption - Hannah Budnitz
11:30 - 12:45
Stakeholder and public acceptability and ownership of low-carbon projects and technologies
Chair : Nathalie Ricaille
- Understanding The Factorial Structure of Attitudes Towards Renewable Energy Community Configurations - Maksymilian Bielecki
- Co-Transforming Regional Energy Landscapes – The Spatial-Narrative Turn in Participatory Energy Governance - Melanie Mbah
- What matters for heat pump adoption? Results from diagnostic surveys - Shane Timmons
- Not All Flexibility Is Equal: Empirical evidence how context and technology shape acceptability of household flexibility provision - Selin Yilmaz
14:00
14:00 - 15:15
Acceptability and ownership of public policies by stakeholders and the public
Chair : Abigail Ward
- The Interplay of Fear Appeals and Policy Framing in Shaping Climate Policy Support - Luise Schlindwein
- Public acceptability of digital personal carbon trading: a technology acceptance perspective from UK households - Leandra Scharnhorst
- The role of electric vehicle ownership and earmarking for the acceptability of charging infrastructure projects in France and Germany - Leonie Wagner
14:00 - 15:15
Choice and impact of public policies
Chair : Didier Bosseboeuf
- From Wonder to Decision: Using Behavioural Science as a cost-effective tool for Policy - Alain Grignon
- Power of cities to act for cycle logistics - Gaétan Piegay
- Sufficiency and Universal Basic Needs in Low-Carbon Transitions: What Structural Changes and Macroeconomic Impacts? - Meriem Hamdi-Cherif
- Breaking Barriers: Rethinking Policy Instruments for Voluntary Climate-Friendly Behavioural Change - Thomas Delahais
14:00 - 15:15
Energy transition at the local level
Chair : Amandine Richaud-Crambes
- The "Espaços Energia / Energy Spaces" Initiative: Fostering Behavioural Change and Energy Efficiency at the Local Level in Portugal - Patrícia Corigo
- FAIRlagern – Transforming Mobility through Situational Behavioural Interventions in Rural Communities - Kerstin Schilcher
- Reducing Barriers to Heat Pump Uptake: A Cost and Choice Comparison Tool - Louise Meister
- Electric vehicle smart charging: consumer behaviours and message development - Alice Rayner
14:00 - 15:15
Engaging Vulnerable Consumers Through Trust-Based Approaches to Tackle Energy Poverty
Chair : Rene Schellekens
- The Lend Trust Model - René Schellekens
- Building Trust, Enabling Renovation: Reaching Vulnerable Households - Kerstin Schilcher
- Building Trust Together: Using Participatory Research to Tackle Fuel Poverty - Lory Barile
14:00 - 15:15
Initiatives led by civil society groups, community involvement
Chair : Lisa Ryan
- The Energy Behaviour Forum - Erika Meynaerts
- Between Optimizarion and Self-Limitation: Social Practices and the Politics of Urban Energy Communities - Marta Tramezzani
- Stakeholder complexity in energy community projects: Insights from co-creation workshops across four EU countries - Anne Kesselring
14:00 - 15:15
Integrating social science knowledge into energy and material modelling for the development of ecological policies
Chair : Nathalie Ortar
- Lifestyle change modelling for climate change mitigation: complementary strengths, policy support, and research avenues - Mariësse van Sluisveld
- A socio-technical model coupling to identify transition pathways and policies towards self-sufficiency prosumers - Mart van der Kam
- Translating and Operationalizing the Stage Model of Self-Regulated Behaviour Change for Renewable Technology Adoption: A systems thinking and modelling perspective - Theresa Liegl
14:00 - 15:15
Norms, standards and strategies in determining decarbonisation decisions in businesses
Chair : Babette Never
- Economics of sufficiency: A mixed methods study on sufficiency-oriented strategies in business - Maike Gossen
- Main lessons from energy performance contracting projects - Frédéric Bougrain
- Building a sustainable future: Predicting innovation capability in SMEs in the construction sector through company-level and individual factors - Emma Martens
- Could Voluntary Adoption of Workplace Travel Plans Lead to Tipping Points in Transport Decarbonisation? - Jesse Wise
15:45
15:45 - 17:00
Choice and impact of public policies
Chair : Mariagiovanna Gaglione
- From innovation to overshoot: How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals - Anastasia Tsougka
- Global Patterns of Behavioural Adaptation to the Energy Crisis: Evidence from Eight European Countries - Anna Conzatti
- Addressing energy poverty for persons with disabilities: a policy tracking tool for inclusive transition in Mediterranean countries - Ioannis Papagiannopoulos
- Quantifying Demand-Side Flexibility and it's limiting factors: A Modelling Approach - Regina Hemm
15:45 - 17:00
Ecological transition at the local level
Chair : Nathalie Ricaille
- Presenting the methodological guide "Giving impetus to a sufficiency policy in your area" -Marie Hervier Collas
- Operationalising the Energy Efficiency First Principle through Local Campaigns: Insights from SaveEnergyTogether - Altan Sahin
- Citizen support services for the low-carbon energy transition: a social practice approach - Ana Margarida Vales
15:45 - 17:00
Economics of behavioural interventions
Chair : Gerdien de Vries
- Welfare and behavioural effects of energy transition in homes: Impact assessment using 2 million individual linked data of Dutch households - Ioulia Ossokina
- Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Consumption: Insights from a choice-based conjoint experiment on eco-attributes in apple purchase decisions - Pia Drechsel
- Resource efficiency audits: methodology development and application to pilots - Ana Cardoso
15:45 - 17:00
Initiatives led by civil society groups, community involvement
Chair : Solange Martin
- Mapping Unintended Consequences in Energy Transition: Beyond Good Intentions and Towards Just Outcomes - Ann-Sophie Kall
- Elevating Indigenous Voices in the Just Energy Transition - Kira Ashby
- Unravelling Behavioural Complexities in Dutch Homeowner Associations: A Systems Approach to Energy-Efficient Renovations - Ladislav N. Krutisch
- Empowering Communities through Participation: Collaborative Visioning and Literacy Building in Energy Communities - Tasniva Rahman Mumu
15:45 - 17:00
Instruments used by public authorities to promote and develop sufficiency practices at different territorial levels
Chair : Didier Bosseboeuf
- Toward eco-sufficientarianism: merging distributive justice and ecological boundaries - Pauline Bucciarelli
- Towards sufficient holidays: Promoting closer destinations and travelling on the ground via an app-based artificial intelligence tool - Leonardo Ventimiglia
- Sufficiency policies in the Global South: What predicts support for a public transport subsidy in Mumbai and Delhi ? - Sabine Preuß
- When Words Save Watts: Government Communication and Household Electricity Use - Marie Bruguet
15:45 - 17:00
The role of scenarios and foresight exercises for carbon neutrality
Chair : Ainslee Emerson
- Minimum viable energy - Perceived minimum electricity needs in energy crisis scenarios - Britt Stikvoort
- Material choices and lifestyle shifts for a low-carbon Swedish building sector - Erika Mata
- From energy sufficiency to material sufficiency: interdependencies, inertias, and organizational challenges in planning energy transition with raw materials policies - Hugo Vacus

