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- 11-09-2024
A social network approach to community energy initiative participation
This perspective paper argues how a social network approach can contribute to creating a more comprehensive picture of how individual and community characteristics influence participation in community energy initiatives (CEIs).
- 09-09-2024
Moral hypocrisy and the hedonic shift: A goal-framing approach
We find that there is such a thing as hedonic moral hypocrisy and that it is indeed brought about by hedonic shifts from cues in the environment. This seriously undermines the meaning of a normative consensus for norm conformity.
- 09-09-2024
‘Towards Net-Zero through a Circular Economy: the consumer and business perspectives’ Stakeholder Workshop
The CircEUlar and CIRCOMOD teams are delighted to announce an opportunity to hear about their latest research and contribute to shaping the next phases of work. A stakeholder workshop will take place on Tuesday, September 17th in Groningen.
- 03-09-2024
Lisa Novoradovskaya: Can paying people to turn off their solar panels affect behavioural change?
We often assume that money motivates people, but in psychological research, it has been demonstrated again and again that offering people financial incentives only works short term.
- 02-09-2024
Editorial in ROmagazine September edition: How to increase citizen engagement in climate policy
Many people do not feel sufficiently involved and heard in climate policy development, which is why including the perspectives of all groups in policy development is crucial. How can we increase citizen involvement and include all perspectives?
- 15-08-2024
Are we on the same page? Understanding value similarity and its impact on public trust in institutions of the energy sector
Perceived value similarity and trust in institutions are higher when people perceive institutions to have stronger biospheric values than themselves and when they expect institutions to be less egoistic than themselves.
- 24-07-2024
The Next Step: the after movie
The Next Step summer school after movie is here! Thank you to all our participants, sponsors, speakers, supervisors and organisers, and a huge thank you to our communications intern Li for this beautiful video that really captures the "work hard, play hard" balance of this special week.
- 19-07-2024
Citizen assemblies should involve citizens as experts on their own values
Associate professor Goda Perlaviciute proposes a paradigm shift that creates explicit room for citizens’ values in citizen assemblies (CAs). Using concrete examples, she illustrates how every step of CAs could be transformed to elicit citizens’ values: from citizen selection, to setting the remit, facilitating the discussion, and shaping and institutionalizing policy recommendations.
- 15-07-2024
Green hydrogen consortium with key roles for University of Groningen researchers receives 13 million euros
A consortium to study the socio-economic impact of green hydrogen, including our colleagues Linda Steg and Goda Perlaviciute, has been granted 13 million euros in total funding.
- 15-07-2024
“It’s not my place as a scientist to also play the part of politician”
Professor Linda Steg has co-written numerous alarming reports on climate change, but in a recent interview with the Dutch Research Council, she explains why she does not choose to be an activist herself.
- 15-07-2024
Podcast episode: climate adaptation and anxiety (with Anne van Valkengoed)
Are climate adaptation and mitigation mutually exclusive? Does climate anxiety play a role in how willing – or able – people are to pursue adaption measures? Can environmental psychology help overcome resistance to adaptation?
- 10-07-2024
Dutch Scientific Climate Council advises government to act decisively with policy on CO2 removal to meet climate goals
The Dutch Scientific Climate Council (WKR), of which our colleague professor Linda Steg is a member, advises the new government cabinet to urgently focus on policy for permanent CO2 removal om their just released advisory report, "Clearing the Air?".
Who we are and what we do
The Environmental Psychology Groningen expertise group investigates how willing people are to make a personal contribution to the cause of combating climate change and which policies can effectively encourage sustainable behaviour.