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Dealing with Climate Anxiety: Studium Generale event featuring EP researcher Valentina Lozano Nasi

Studium Generale Groningen hosted an urgent conversation about climate anxiety and how to cope with it on Tuesday, 10 October. The event – “Dealing with Climate Anxiety” – hosted by Meriam Tuinhof and held in the aula of the Academy Building at the University of Groningen – featured speakers Ernst-Jan Kuiper, professor Peter de Jonge and EP Groningen PhD candidate Valentina Lozano Nasi.

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What kind of climate policies do environmental psychologists want from the new Dutch government?

Climate policy must play a prominent and urgent role in the upcoming Dutch elections and new session of parliament. Researchers from the Environmental Psychology Groningen expert group at the University of Groningen – Professor Linda Steg and associate professors Goda Perlaviciute and Ellen van der Werff – share some thoughts about what they would most like to hear from political parties as they release their election platforms, and more importantly what they want to see action taken on:

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TEDxUniversity of Groningen: Promoting collaboration to reduce climate change

Contrary to belief, people are generally intrinsically motivated to act sustainably because they care about the environment. Linda Steg explains why promoting a sustainable society requires transdisciplinary collaboration, with active involvement of different scientific disciplines, practitioners, and the general public.

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