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.
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?
Congratulations to our colleague associate professor Goda Perlaviciute for being chosen as an Embassy Science Fellow for public support of future-proof energy systems with the French embassy in the Netherlands!
NWO Goda Perlaviciute chosen as Embassy Science Fellow Read More »
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.
The Next Step: the after movie Read More »
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.
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.
“It’s not my place as a scientist to also play the part of politician” Read More »
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?
Podcast episode: climate adaptation and anxiety (with Anne van Valkengoed) Read More »
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?”.
Despite its comparative ease of use, recycling is actually the least impactful behavior when you look at waste.
Recycling matters, but consuming less matters more Read More »
The suggestion that groups advocating for faster climate action are on the fringes of society is completely false. Many people, worldwide and in the Netherlands, are concerned about the consequences of climate change, not only in the future, but right here, right now.
Climate action isn’t niche. Suggesting otherwise is undemocratic. Read More »
