Alarmed by how important messages about the urgency of climate policy seem to barely get through to the public and government, the Dutch IPCC authors (including EP Groningen’s professor Linda Steg, wrote an open letter to the Dutch Cabinet in October.
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A visiting researcher wants to get to the bottom of the yuck factor: Does framing the benefits of the use of recycled water increase acceptance of its use?
Guest researcher Estefanya Vazquez Casaubon: overcoming the yuck factor Read More »
We are looking for a PhD candidate on an interdisciplinary project on Climate Advocacy. The aim is to understand how climate advocates contribute to community-based climate adaptation and which psychological, socio-spatial and institutional conditions enhance their ability to mobilise fellow community members and realise change.
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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.
The latest edition of De Psycholoog (published by the Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen), focused on the theme of climate and behaviour, features three articles with staff and former students from Environmental Psychology Groningen.
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:
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.
TEDxUniversity of Groningen: Promoting collaboration to reduce climate change Read More »
