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Simon Montfort
ETH Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, University of Bern
Research areas: Environmental Science · Global and Planetary Change · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Climate Change and Sustainable Development
0000-0003-2072-7226
Employment
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ETH Zürich Postdoc2026 - Present
- 2024 - Present
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Universität Bern Doctoral Candidate2020 - 2024
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EAWAG Zivildienst2020 - 2020
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Graduate Institute Geneva Research Assistant2019 - 2020
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University of Basel Research Assistant2016 - 2017
Education
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Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Research stay during PhD2023 - 2023
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University of Bern PhD: Dr. rer. soc.2020 - 2024
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ETH Zürich Exchange semester during the Master degree at IHEID2018 - 2019
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IHEID Master of Arts2017 - 2019
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University of Basel Bachelor of Arts2013 - 2017
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Gynasium Leonard High School2009 - 2012
Projects & Funding
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GloType: Extending the global urban typology supporting coordinated climate action Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction2027 - 2028
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Pathways to Ambitious Climate Policies Swiss National Science Foundation2022 - 2024
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Grant for young researchers with outstanding scientific qualifications University of Bern2022 - 2022
Publications (21)
- What comes after social tipping? Perspectives from transitions towards net-zero Save
- Agrivoltaics can reduce political polarization and local opposition to solar energy on land Save
- Climate mitigation and adaptation strategies tailored for different types of European cities: a typology and associated systematic review Save
- Own trade-off and synergy beliefs, not others’, drive public acceptance of energy technologies Save
- A global typology of cities supporting coordinated climate action Save
- Employing Bayesian networks for energy transition pathways across Swiss Cities, Midlands, and Alps Save
- Participatory processes and local project leadership can decrease perceived trade-offs of renewable energy projects Save
- Do Climate Extremes Result in More Ambitious Mitigation and Adaptation Climate Policy? Save
- Participatory processes and local project leadership can decrease perceived trade-offs of renewable energy projects Save
- Hijacking or helping?—How political actors use the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate discourse to advocate their policy beliefs and preferences Save
- Systematic global stocktake of over 50,000 urban climate change studies Save
- The Rising Importance of Distributional Barriers to the Adoption of Climate Change Mitigation Policies Save
- Political enablers of ambitious climate policies: a framework and thematic review Save
- International climate adaptation assistance: Assessing public support in Switzerland Save
- A Comparative Study on Carbon Tax Resistance: Mitigating the Impact of Job Risk Beliefs through Information and Worker Compensation Save
- Persistent Climate Policy Opinion Despite Corrected Job Risk Misconceptions Save
- Policy sequencing can increase public support for ambitious climate policy Save
- Design paths of federal intergovernmental cooperation Save
- Key predictors for climate policy support and political mobilization: The role of beliefs and preferences Save
- Key predictors for climate policy support and political mobilization: The role of beliefs and preferences Save