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What’s in a name? Motive matters more when it comes to concern over extreme weather
Does naming extreme weather actually influence what precautions people take? Research from the University of Leeds finds that naming heat waves only accounts for a small difference in how concerned people are.
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).
‘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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.