Date: 14th & 15th February 2026 | Time: 9.00 am – 1:00 pm (IST) | Location: Online

Overview:

This conference explores the complexities of intertemporal choice—how individuals and societies make decisions involving trade-offs across time—especially in the context of the urgent climate emergency. Integrating insights from economics, psychology, and neuroscience, the event investigates how discounting future risks, self-control struggles, and cognitive biases affect climate-related behaviors and policy responses. Participants examine the neuroeconomic mechanisms behind urgency and procrastination, evaluate strategies to enhance long-term decision-making, and discuss interventions to align individual and collective incentives with climate action.

Structure and Sessions (Who Does What):

• Organizing Committee: Develops agenda, coordinates speakers, and manages the online platform.
• Keynote Speakers: Prominent behavioral economists, neuroscientists, and climate policy experts present foundational theories and applied research.
• Session Chairs: Guide session proceedings, facilitate Q&A, and encourage active participant engagement.
• Presenters: Academics and practitioners present empirical studies, behavioral models, and intervention assessments.
• Participants: Engage in interactive panels, workshops, and networking.
• Technical Review Committee: Reviews and selects abstracts for thematic relevance and scholarly rigor.

Participate and Contribute (Who Benefits):

• Behavioral Economists and Neuroscientists: Advance understanding of how temporal decision processes influence climate behavior.
• Policy Makers and Climate Strategists: Gain tools for designing interventions that overcome discounting and promote sustainable long-term choices.
• Environmental Psychologists and Social Scientists: Explore cognitive and emotional barriers to climate action.
• Financial Planners and Analysts: Understand implications of intertemporal preferences on green investments and risk management.
• Academics and Students: Present research, contribute to knowledge exchange, and publish in indexed journals.

Benefits:

1. Certificate of Participation upon feedback submission.
2. Commemorative momento honoring participant contributions.
3. Abstracts and selected papers published in top academic journals such as Scopus, CrossRef, Web of Science (WoS), Elsevier, and SCI-indexed outlets.

Abstract Topics / Call for Papers (CFP) Tracks:

• Models of Intertemporal Discounting and Climate Decision-Making
• Self-Control Mechanisms and Procrastination in Environmental Actions
• Neuroeconomic Insights into Temporal Preferences and Climate Risk Perception
• Behavioral Interventions to Promote Long-Term Climate Commitments
• Time Inconsistency and Collective Action Problems in Climate Policy
• Measuring the Impact of Cognitive Biases on Financial and Environmental Choices
• Integrating Neuroscience and Economics for Climate Behavior Models
• Communication Strategies to Alter Temporal Discounting Effects
• Policy Applications: Incentives, Nudges, and Boosts for Climate Action
• Comparative Cultural Perspectives on Time Preferences and Sustainability

Registration:

• Online registration open for researchers, professionals, and students.
• Abstract submission details with clear guidelines and deadlines.
• Full access to live sessions, recordings, certificate issuance, and publication opportunities.

Detailed Program Grid (2 Half Days, 9 AM to 1 PM)

This conference merges behavioral economics with neuroscience to tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time—the temporal dimensions of climate decision-making. Attendees benefit from certification, academic publication, and interaction with leading experts.