Researchers say emotion, imagination needed to reach people in ways information alone cannot. A recent CBC radio broadcast looked at how the arts have a fundamental role in helping us address climate change. How the arts might help us grapple with climate change Information alone hasn't closed the gap between what we know and … Continue reading Climate change: how the arts can help motivate us
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Climate change: delay is the new denial
Denying climate change has taken on a new approach. Stuart Capstick, Research Fellow in Psychology, at Cardiff University with a contribution by Julia K. Steinberger, Professor in Social Ecology and Ecological Economics at University of Leeds write on The Conversation that delay is the new denial and they explain how to spot the arguments. What … Continue reading Climate change: delay is the new denial
The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
It doesn’t come as any surprise that the rich use more energy and emit more GHG emissions than those less affluent but it is good to understand the differences. Recently an analysis took place in the US. Oliver Milman discusses this in an article on The Ecologist website. Affluent households energy intensive Wealthy Americans’ … Continue reading The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis
Understanding how people decide to use less energy at home or at work is crucial to boost virtuous behaviours
Understanding how people decide to use less energy at home or at work is crucial to boost virtuous behaviours. Our reaction to any novelty is so complex that a lot of socio-psychological research has been done to try to make it more predictable. Gianluca Dotti discusses much of this research in an article on the … Continue reading Understanding how people decide to use less energy at home or at work is crucial to boost virtuous behaviours
How people perceive their personal energy use and the decisions they make in their daily lives
Understanding how people view their own energy consumption and how this impacts on reducing GHG emissions is crucial if we are to achieve our long-term objectives. Academic Shahzeen Attari studies the psychology behind energy use and our views of the climate problem. Chris Mooney interviewed her in an article on the Washington Post website. … Continue reading How people perceive their personal energy use and the decisions they make in their daily lives
Just how ready is each of us to undertake radical steps in our own lives to address climate change?
There’s overwhelming public acknowledgement that action has to be taken on climate change. But only a minority want to make changes to our lifestyle. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation provided his views in the February issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry. How Far Are You Prepared To Go? No … Continue reading Just how ready is each of us to undertake radical steps in our own lives to address climate change?
What it would take to motivate people to take practical steps to reduce GHG emissions is where behavioural science comes in
We know we all need to increase our actions to reduce GHG emissions but we simply are not doing enough. David Comerford, Program Director, MSc Behavioural Science at the University of Stirling provides his views on the use of behavioural science in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? How behavioural … Continue reading What it would take to motivate people to take practical steps to reduce GHG emissions is where behavioural science comes in
Leveraging the link between human and planetary well-being could be key to shifting our economies away from consumption and tackling the climate crisis
Less is more, according to a growing movement of minimalists. They say a clean space can clear the head, but could it also draw a link between personal and planetary well-being? Loveday Wright explains in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. Can a minimalist mindset help save the planet? If everybody lived in … Continue reading Leveraging the link between human and planetary well-being could be key to shifting our economies away from consumption and tackling the climate crisis
People still don’t realise how bad the world’s climate and natural environment have become
Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, atKing's College London writes on The Conversation website about how ordinary people underestimate the seriousness of climate change. He states that climate campaigners have to realise that it’s not enough to just provide more facts and expect people to hear them and act. … Continue reading People still don’t realise how bad the world’s climate and natural environment have become
Trump’s feud: “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind . . .”
Even Bob Dylan was ahead of his time. Well, we knew that at the time. But we never imagined that any President of the United States had such strong feelings about the wind. Obviously, the blowing of the wind is no comfort for Trump. You should enjoy this article by Karen Heller in the Washington … Continue reading Trump’s feud: “The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind . . .”
