Richard Carmichael Email & Phone Number

Perth, Gb

Centre For Environmental Policy/Energy Futures Lab, South Kensington Campus

Co-Leader of the 'Behaviour change in Energy and Environment Policy' (‘BEEP’) Research Network (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/behaviour-change-energy-environment-policy/) which brings together research on behaviour change within Imperial College.Co-Investigator on UKERC Flexible Fund project to develop a climate Co-benefits Tracker (Win-Window: Tracking the co-benefits of a green recovery - https://ukerc.ac.uk/project/win-window/)I have authored several high-impact briefing papers on energy policy areas including:- Measuring the real-world performance of heat pumps and buildings to support peer-to-peer learning among adopters and installers. These recommendations are now being developed by the 'GLOW Heat Pump Community' Project, led by Hildebrand and funded by BEIS under the Heat Pump Ready Programme.- Residential consumer engagement with demand response services and technologies (presented at House of Commons, BEIS, Ofgem, Smart Energy GB). Recommendations for smarter price comparison tools for energy services and technologies was pursued by the BEIS-funded Smarter Tariffs-Smarter Comparisons project.- Smart and Flexible Electric Heat. - A policy briefing note with recommendations for HM Treasury’s review into the cost of Net Zero. Also exploring the potential of various digital tools for behaviour change and system change for Net Zero, including: Project Advisor on BEIS 'Net Zero Societal Change Evidence and Analysis' (led by Energy Systems Catapult).

Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Provides insight, strategy and research services in the following areas related to sustainability and delivery of Net Zero goals: behavioural, societal and system change; consumer engagement and technology adoption; policy. Particular strengths in energy and flexibility; co-benefits; peer-to-peer approaches; diet. Clients/partners include: DESNZ; Energy Systems Catapult; IFF Research.

The Clean Growth Leadership Network (CGLN) is a network of pan-sector business leaders, scientists, academics + policy makers uniting to fast-track to a clean economy. I have participated in CGLN panel event and podcast.

London, United Kingdom

Working on secondment within the central analytical team in the CCC secretariat providing social science analysis and policy recommendations (behaviour and lifestyle change) to support the Committee’s advice on the UK’s long-term targets for very deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Authored the independent report, 'Behaviour Change, Public Engagement and Net Zero', which sets out a range of policy interventions that could unlock greater public engagement with climate action and deliver high-impact shifts in behaviours across surface transport, aviation, heating, and diet. his high-impact report received considerable media attention and the work helped to inform the Committee’s report on 'Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming' (May 2019) and demand-side recommendations in their 'Letter: International aviation and shipping and net zero' (Sept 2019) and 'Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK' report (Jan 2020).

South Kensington

Led trial design, data collection, analysis and reporting on consumer engagement, for the first UK trial of a dynamic pricing for household electricity (the LCNF-supported Low Carbon London project). Conducted extensive interview and survey work on trialists' engagement, attitudes and behaviour change on the trial. Also collaborated on multi-partner project investigating how engagement and impact can be maximised on community energy initiatives (FP7 'CIVIS project'). Initiated and collaborated on developing and writing proposals for several FP7 and H2020 funding bids.

London, United Kingdom

Part of a small team that successfully tendered for and delivered a project for OFGEM on the distributional impacts of Time-of-Use (TOU) electricity tariffs. Responsible for providing insight, primary research, analysis, and authoring report sections on household engagement and behaviour change: 'Distributional Impacts of Time of Use Tariffs' (May 2017).

London, United Kingdom

Joint author of report on consumer attitudes to changes in supply voltage for Top and Tail project (topandtail.org.uk). http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/asset/F29D3208-8D46-46EF-A984268873293D50

New Cross, London

Responsible for technology uptake, user experience and industry research across three European Commission-funded digital media technology (ICT) research projects: qualitative and quantitative research with target users; user/market segmentations; market research; industry stakeholder consultations; business and exploitation planning.

London

Start-up that aimed to cut carbon and protect habitats by developing a national network of carbon-neutral black cabs and minicabs/PHVs through brand licensing and certification of a sustainable supply chain for biodiesel. Shortlisted for RSA Onians Fellowship Award 2006 for original business innovation (green transport). Quite rightly, the RSA saw electric vehicles as the future.

Sub-editing, editing and commissioning travel guide books. Managing editor for 'Indian Wildlife' title for which wrote a new introductory chapter.

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Fieldwork and project management of a wildlife (elephant and chimpanzee) conservation and fair-trade coffee project including: conducting wildlife censuses; assessing local population’s attitudes to wildlife and bushmeat; stakeholder management and negotiation (in French) with local, regional and national authorities at Ministerial level; training personnel; report-writing; overseeing coffee export; gathering anti-poaching intelligence; supervising care of orphan chimpanzees; forest camp management. Participated in rescue of three orphaned chimpanzees - now living in a wildlife orphanage in Zambia.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Psychology/Social Sciences

PhD within the Department of Social Sciences on topic of self-narrative, rhetorical and discursive approaches to changing dietary.

Pg Cert. Career Coaching & Coaching Psychology, Psychology, Distinction

Coaching psychology and evidence based coaching practice. Career coaching theory and practice. Elective course in wellbeing.

Master'S Degree, Critical Social Psychology, Distinction

Dissertation: a critical visual-textual qualitative analysis comparing the consumer identities constructed by TV adverts for meat.

Master'S Degree, Psychology, First

Thesis in psycholinguistics, drawing on the natural language philosophy of Wittgenstein, looked at how object-specific world knowledge.