Psychology and Global Climate Change

Psychology and Global Climate Change: Addressing a ...

American Psychological Association

The APA Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change met in 2008-09 to examine the role of psychology in understanding and ...

Psychology and global climate change: Addressing a multi- Mar 10, 2016 — A report by the American Psychological Association's task force on the interface between psychology and global climate change. January 2009 ...

The psychology of climate anxietyThis paper focuses on climate anxiety and its role in the psychology of climate change, compared with responses to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Four psychological hypotheses for why we do not act on climate change will be reviewed, and the role of anxiety ...

How Psychology Can Help Fight Climate Change—And Climate AnxietyExperts at the American Psychological Association's meeting explain how psychology can change minds about climate crises

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American Psychological Association

Research on the psychological dimensions of climate change can guide action to mitigate and promote human adaptation to climate change.

Psychology stands ready to help society respond to climate ...American Psychological Association

Mar 1, 2022 — APA and psychology have long worked on issues related to climate change. The APA Task Force on Climate Change released a report, “Addressing the ...

Most people feel “psychologically close” to climate changeWhen spurring action against climate change, NGOs and governmental agencies frequently operate on the assumption that people are unmotivated to act because they view climate change as a problem that affects distant regions far in the future. While this concept, known as psychological distance, seems intuitive, researchers report in the journal One Earth on April 21 that most people see climate change as an important and timely issue even if its impacts are not immediately noticeable.

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Climate Change in the American Mind

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

This project provided a baseline assessment for climate change educators across the United States and an evaluation tool for educators to assess and track ...

Why Talk About Climate Change?Credits Dr. Don Haas. Most of the content of this chapter is derived from Chapter 1 of The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change, published by the Paleontological Research Institution (2017). Page first publicly shared on April 14, 2021; last updated April 21, 2021. Image above: Students at the 2019 Western New York Youth Climate Action Summit at Buffalo State College. ... Read More

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicatedDespite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it

Do Something Important on Climate: Talk about It

How and why to have climate change conversationsOne of the most important things you can do about climate change is talk about it. Learn how to discuss it in ways that bring people together!

Are We More Afraid of Climate Catastrophe —or Losing Our Cushy Lives?

What the data says about Americans’ views of climate changeTwo-thirds of Americans say the United States should prioritize developing renewable energy sources over expanding the production of fossil fuels.

Why aren’t we more afraid of global warming? The psychology of procrastinating on climate changeUnlike reports of a stabbing or terror incident, information about the dangers of the climate crisis can leave some of us cold. Natasha Preskey asks climate psychologists why

Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicatedDespite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs and Attitudes, Spring 2023Public understanding of global warming has increased since last fall.