Ondine Berland

Ondine Berland is a Fellow in Environmental Economics at the London School of Economics and an Affiliate Researcher at Grantham Research Institute. Her work focuses on the intersection of environmental economics, microeconomics, and inequality.

Her educational background includes:

• BSc in Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure France
• MSc in Economics from Paris School of Economics
• PhD from Paris-Saclay University (dissertation on household food choices reacting to purchasing power shocks)

Dr. Berland's research examines how socioeconomic factors, biological differences, and gender-specific consumption patterns shape environmental impact. Her recent work demonstrates that women emit 26% less carbon than men in food and transport sectors, with red meat consumption and car usage accounting for significant portions of this disparity. She employs econometric methods to analyze household carbon footprints and reactions to price shocks, with implications for equitable climate policy design.

Her 2025 working paper on gender disparities in carbon footprints represents a significant contribution to understanding how demographic factors influence environmental impact. The research analyzed consumption patterns from 15,000 people in France, revealing that while socioeconomic factors explain part of the gap, up to 38% remains unexplained by traditional variables.

Dr. Berland actively disseminates her findings through academic channels, including presentations at the Grantham Workshop series. Her work has received media coverage highlighting how car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gaps.