Chris Mooney writes an important article in the Washington Post about what type of message it takes to convince conservatives to take action to save energy. It is an important article for all of us to reflect on. This is part of a series in the Washington Post on “Your Brain on Energy.” Want … Continue reading How to get conservatives to save energy
Category: behaviour/attitudes
Reflecting on the role of behaviour change
Increasingly we are reading about the importance of behaviour change and energy efficiency. NestLee Lupkin writes an important article on the energyefficiencymarkets.com website on insights from a recent conference of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy conference. This must be music to the ears of the members of Task 24 of the IEA Demand … Continue reading Reflecting on the role of behaviour change
Brain power key to our sustainable energy future
Chris Mooney writes an important column in the Washington Post about how our brains will lead our transition to a low carbon energy system. The next energy revolution won’t be in wind or solar. It will be in our brains In the arid lands of the Mojave Desert, Marine regimental commander Jim Caley traveled … Continue reading Brain power key to our sustainable energy future
No laughing matter but there is a time for everything
Sometimes it takes humour to make us fully appreciate the seriousness of certain issues. Adam Corner, Research Director for the Climate Outreach & Information Network (COIN) and an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, writes a valuable article on humour and climate change. As he writes, “while climate change itself is … Continue reading No laughing matter but there is a time for everything
Educating people how to understand energy saving features in buildings increases the impact
The Green Building Elements website writes an important article on the importance of the behaviour of people in maximising energy savings. Those savings, however, come through good education. People Are the Key to Energy Efficiency Click Green reports that research conducted by Washington State University shows people are key to energy efficiency and that … Continue reading Educating people how to understand energy saving features in buildings increases the impact
Neuroscience and climate change
Greg Harman writes an interesting article in The Guardian about why many people are not responding to the mounting evidence of the huge impacts of climate change. Your brain on climate change: why the threat produces apathy, not action Voter behavior has long held mysteries for both politicians and psychologists. Why do poor and … Continue reading Neuroscience and climate change
Trying to kick the carbon habit
Andrew Simms, a well known author and Fellow at the New Economics Foundation, recently wrote an interesting column in The Guardian that we need to kick the carbon habit and shift to benign sources before our life support systems are ruined. Like Daedalus, we should use our judgment to thrive within limits “I would … Continue reading Trying to kick the carbon habit
Surveying what the British know about saving energy
Kieran Cooke, for the Climate News Network, that is part of the Guardian Environment Network, writes about a new survey on what the British know about saving energy. It is valuable reading for all of you. And how would this compare to other countries? Britons ill-informed on energy saving, survey finds Housing in the … Continue reading Surveying what the British know about saving energy
Coming to grips with how we feel about climate change
This article was written by George Marshall on the eve of the climate summit this week. He assesses how we internalise climate change and one of his points is particularly important: “So if we are to really mobilise action on climate change it is vital that we recognise that it exists in two forms: the … Continue reading Coming to grips with how we feel about climate change
Many in the American religious community supporting Obama’s environment programme
It is always fascinating to who is an environmentalist and who is a “denier.” While this is true globally, it is particularly true in the US where many conservatives are opposed to any effort to address climate change. Theodore Schleifer writes in the New York Times about a group of conservative faith leaders who have … Continue reading Many in the American religious community supporting Obama’s environment programme
