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Jonn Axsen employs interdisciplinary mixed-method research approaches to identify solutions to today’s enormous environmental challenge: mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a quarter of which arise from road transportation. His research demonstrates that these solutions require understanding of individual decision-making, social systems and culture, technology development, and public policy. At Simon Fraser University, Axsen directs the Sustainable Transportation Research Team (START) and applies a rigorous, comprehensive perspective to provide policy-relevant insights into sustainable transportation technologies and practices, electric vehicles, and alternative forms of mobility. In 2021, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Canada and has authored 90 peer-reviewed journal articles since 2009, with an emphasis on sustainable transportation. His citation metrics place him among the top five most-cited scholars in this field globally. Axsen publishes in high-impact journals such as Nature Climate Change and serves as a Senior Associate Editor for Energy Research & Social Science. He collaborates regularly with stakeholders including the United Nations and Transport Canada, securing significant funding for his research program.
Department of Philosophy