Overall, the findings suggest that perceived fossil fuel reliance can act as a psychological constraint on support for system-level climate action, even when actual reliance is low. (4/4)
12.01.2026 10:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Overall, the findings suggest that perceived fossil fuel reliance can act as a psychological constraint on support for system-level climate action, even when actual reliance is low. (4/4)
12.01.2026 10:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0These associations remain when controlling for political orientation, income, and perceived personal financial costs of systemic climate policies, suggesting they are not driven only by ideology or self-interest. (3/4)
12.01.2026 10:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Higher perceived fossil fuel reliance is also linked to weaker endorsement of systemic change as the main way to address climate change. There was no association with endorsement of individual-level behaviour change. (2/4)
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Iโm glad to share our new paper on fossil fuel reliance and climate change mitigation. Higher perceived reliance is associated with lower support for systemic climate policies. (1/4)
@jolanda-jetten.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Overall, the findings suggest that perceived fossil fuel reliance can act as a psychological constraint on support for system-level climate action, even when actual reliance is low. (4/4)
12.01.2026 10:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0These associations remain when controlling for political orientation, income, and perceived personal financial costs of systemic climate policies, suggesting they are not driven only by ideology or self-interest. (3/4)
12.01.2026 10:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Higher perceived fossil fuel reliance is also linked to weaker endorsement of systemic change as the main way to address climate change. There was no association with endorsement of individual-level behaviour change. (2/4)
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๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Itโs not that people doubt biodiversity is decliningโitโs that we underestimate how many others already share this concern.
In our new Perspective, we review work on pluralistic ignorance and set out a research agenda to:
Do conservatives oppose all environmentalist initiatives, or does the compatibility of conservatism with environmentalism vary by sociocultural context? (more below!)
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Aoife-Marie Foran, @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social, @kellykirkland.bsky.social, @chrisklebl.bsky.social, and Kim Peters discuss how and why social identities are crucial when it comes to mobilizing social change efforts:
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The most consistent finding? People support helping their own citizens affected by climate change way more than providing international aid. Also, both higher wealth AND emissions increase support for mitigation policies suggesting different psychological drivers for different policies (3/3)
28.05.2025 06:02 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We found that in the UK, people who believe their nation has greater historical responsibility for climate change showed stronger support for climate aid. But in our fictional nation experiment, wealth was the stronger predictor. Real vs. hypothetical contexts matter. (2/3)
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Should wealthy nations provide climate aid because they CAN afford it, or because they CAUSED the problem? In new research with Samantha Stanley, we explored what motivates people more. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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We are excited about next week's #afdhr Australian Festival of Democracy and Human Rights! www.socialchangelab.net/democracy202... (June 1 to 8) This one week period aims to bring together scholars, students, advocates and community groups to celebrate, interogate, and challenge conditions today.
26.05.2025 07:04 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Why Do (Or Donโt) People Protect Nature? Insights From Conservation Practice and Environmental Psychology to Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis | Global Environmental Psychology doi.org/10.5964/gep.... - I have no idea, but we wrote a paper anyway.
24.02.2025 21:11 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Denying responsibility, shifting blame to individuals, and promoting weak, nontransformative solutionsโjust some of the tactics fossil fuel companies use to confuse the public and delay climate action.
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Crisis framing activates fatalism (a sense the world is beyond repair), which makes people apathetic.
A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
A line graph depicting global oil production measured in terawatt-hours (TWh) from 1900 to 2023, highlighting production trends for various countries, including the United States, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The graph shows That the US produces by far more oil than any other country.
The convicted felon Donald Trump plans to declare a "national energy emergency," but there's no emergency. The US produces more oil and fossil gas than any other country. There is, however, a climate emergency.
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New paper in BJSP! We (me, JanetSwim & JohnFraser) explore how social support can promote climate action. We find that those receiving more social support have more hope about taking action, and this action hope predicts more intended and self-reported behavior. Read here: shorturl.at/HiZHt
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a chart showing the total volume of fossil fuel exports measured in their climate impacts - CO2 released when burned in the destination country
cumulative emissions of about 3 gt
The latest data released by the Australian government shows that while the last third of the previous conservative leadership saw a decline in fossil fuel exports, the Labor party has overseen a steady resurgence - and is forecasted to continue that resurgence
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Very interesting paper!
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1๏ธโฃ post here!
Despite decades of research, why is positive pro-environmental behavioral spillover so hard to achieve?
@greggsparkman.bsky.social and my review highlights that social and institutional drivers are needed to spur rapid positive spillover
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Sounds fascinating! I will send you an email if you don't mind!?
07.01.2025 00:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0thank you!
06.01.2025 03:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Just wondering - Does anyone here study the overlap between climate change and biodiversity loss? Would love to connect :)
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Ironic indeed. 98% of Saudi Aramco exports, as well as Rotterdam, Houston, Galveston, Singapore, Shanghai in danger zones.
โThis analysis shows that relying on fossil fuels in a warming world is a path to disaster, not energy security."
๐ @iccinet.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #sealevelrise
Most people call it Stollen but in some regions itโs called eine Stolle :)
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New from me, Samantha Stanley, and @mentaloose.bsky.social, study on Australiansโ perceptions of climate policy support.
Australians underestimate climate policy support, with some fascinating effects based on voting behaviour. More below 1/ #climatesky
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Congrats Charlie!! ๐
30.11.2024 00:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0This has implications for policymakers and organisations working to advocate for diversity conservation. Instead of relying on economic arguments, appealing to the inherent value of diversity may lead to more effective and enduring concern for diversity. 6/6
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