Cork City Council to hire behavioural scientist as part of bid to become climate neutral city 

Scientist to 'assist staff in applying behavioural insights to various policy areas, including active travel, service design, housing, and energy use', council said

Cork is part of a Europe-wide project to achieve 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. Picture: Denis Minihane

Cork City Council is set to recruit a behavioural scientist to work on projects such as pedestrianisation in the city as it works to achieve its greenhouse gas emission goals.

City Hall said it wanted to embed “behavioural science principles into policy and service design” in Cork, as it seeks to change its organisation as part of its overall plan to reach net zero emissions by 2030.