Which normalised behaviours must we change to save the planet?
In our latest meeting, Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE spoke about how social transformation will be essential to deal with climate change.

Het effect van de omgeving op ons duurzame gedrag – Linda Steg ter gast in de Decide op Impact podcast met Erno Hannink 🎙️

decideforimpact.com/show434-het-ef…

🚨🥳 Introducing a new IAPSAssociation network! IAPS Qual aims to support and amplify qualitative research in people-environment studies. We will officially launch at IAPS 2024 Conference in Barcelona. Until then, please follow us here or join our mailing list: mailchi.mp/69a1ca59687e/i…

Gonna try this question again now that is a reasonable time in the north.

P.S1 please note that I know how to descriptively explore country as a random term but that does not give me any statistical test.

P.S2: any resources & ideas are much welcome.

P.S3: n is no problem.

Our new research suggests that finding #climate actions with bipartisan support is already possible–even in a country as politically polarized as the United States.

In a new paper in Nature Communications we tested 11 interventions (N=51,224) in 60 countries: osf.io/preprints/psya…

People care more about #climatechange than you think:

People think climate change is a serious threat, and humans are the cause. Concern was high across countries: even in the country with the lowest agreement, 73% agreed.

89% wanted to see more political action. 86% think…

Introducing our new baby; The Climate Voices Podcast, that I will be hosting for Nation Africa's Sustainability Hub.
Here's our first episode
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The nominees for the Ben Feringa Impact Award are here! 🤩 We will introduce them in the coming weeks.

Starting off: Goda Perlaviciute (Faculteit GMW - University of Groningen), nominated for her research on the public perception and acceptability of sustainable transitions 🌱👇
rug.nl/about-ug/lates…

💡 Two reports about climate change in the Netherlands came out last week: one focused on behaviour change, the other on technological change. but if tech is unappealing, it won’t be adopted and may ultimately inhibit implementation.
epgroningen.nl/behavior-chang…

Professor Linda Steg will be giving a keynote speech about encouraging #climateaction during the Overcoming Obstacles to Climate Change Mitigation conference in Belgium in May 🌍 The (hybrid) conference is free of charge, but registration is required! change4climate.eu/registration/

Our colleague associate professor Goda Perlaviciute (University of Groningen Faculteit GMW - University of Groningen) is a finalist for the Ben Feringa Impact Award 2024 for her work in the field of public participation and the energy transition! 🏆

epgroningen.nl/goda-perlavici…

🌎 Don’t forget to submit your abstract to the Soc. Environmental, Population, Conservation Psych virtual conference: “Psychology for a Resilient Future: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Coping in a Changing World”. Bookmark this page to submit by May 31: sites.google.com/sepcp.org/virt…

💡Podcast highlight: Environmental Psychology Groningen post doc Lisa Novoradovskaya explains what we actually mean by 'the grid'.
Find the full episode here:
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/74uo6q…
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=QIEzF7…
University of Groningen Faculteit GMW - University of Groningen Lisa Novoradovskaya, PhD

#EarthDay2024
'We are facing environmental crises, but pro-environmental action is seriously lagging behind. This is not caused by people undervaluing the environment but rather by people structurally underestimating how much others care' 💔 Steg, Bouman: research.rug.nl/nl/publication…

☀️ Experts in the field of solar radiation modification ( #SRM ) are well versed with the pros and cons of the technology, but what does the general public think about this sci-fi-sounding tech? Read our full blog post here:

epgroningen.nl/what-does-the-…

(Apocalyptic) optimism is a growing concept within #climatechange discourse, focusing on the potentially positive transformations the world can (and must) make. Here's what #environmentalpsychology has to say: epgroningen.nl/climate-optimi…

nytimes.com/2024/04/21/art…

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