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Feeling stuck on climate change? Here's what to do
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The surprising way small actions shift beliefs
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DG ENV: Money is not the problem in solving climate change. Then what is?
DG ENV: Money is not the problem in solving climate change. Then what is? - Friends of Europe
Driving transformation: the acceleration potential of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
Driving transformation: the acceleration potential of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities - Friends of Europe
The land of climate action: five things that would be different there
The land of climate action: five things that would be different there - Friends of Europe
The EU on a mission: rethinking governance and policymaking
The EU on a mission: rethinking governance and policymaking - Friends of Europe
COP26 Universities Climate Risk Summit Blog: How scientists can help decision-makers ‘get’ climate risk
It’s undeniable that climate action is urgently needed. The risks of climate change are well evidenced. And yet somehow it can seem as though scientists’ warnings are falling on deaf ears. So what can researchers do about it? As part of a workshop on 1 October 2021, the UCL Climate Action Unit shared some brain hacks on how to help decision-makers to ‘get’ the issue. Our brains think in two qualitatively different ways: intuitive thinking and deliberative reasoning.
Transforming the stories we tell about climate change: from 'issue' to 'action'
By some counts, up to 98% of environmental news stories are negative in nature. Implicit in this number is the conventional wisdom among many communicators that increasing people's understanding, awareness, concern or even fear of climate change are necessary precursors for action and behavior change. In this article we review scientific theories of mind and brain that explain why this conventional view is flawed.
The Science Of How We Become Entrenched In Our Views
Finally a new year is here after the most politically divisive 12 months in a very long time. In the UK, Brexit shattered dreams and friendships. In the US, the polarisation was already huge, but a bitter election campaign made the divisions even deeper. Political rhetoric doesn’t persuade evenly. It splits and polarises public opinion. As a citizen, the growing divisions trouble me. As a neuroscientist, it intrigues me.
the science of how we become entrenched in our views
Finally a new year is here after the most politically divisive 12 months in a very long time. In the UK, Brexit shattered dreams and friendships. In the US, the polarisation was already huge, but a bitter election campaign made the divisions even deeper. Political rhetoric doesn’t persuade evenly. It splits and polarises public opinion. As a citizen, the growing divisions trouble me. As a neuroscientist, it intrigues me.
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