How can psychology help us understand and solve environmental and energy-related problems?
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When science goes green
Laboratories are some of the most resource-intensive places within universities. Energy and water use, chemical waste, single-use materials and equipment replacement all have a negative environmental impact. How can behavioral interventions help scientists go greener?
A fossil-fuel advertising ban is symbolic, and symbols really matter
The proliferation of ads for cheap air holidays and cruises can lull us into thinking that everyone does it, and can leave people who are trying to live more sustainably feeling like their efforts won’t amount to much against that critical mass of high emissions behavior.
Climate action and the coalition: betting on technology without changing demand or getting citizens involved is a missed opportunity
Insights from environmental psychology research can set up the coalition’s plans for greater acceptability and success, and set up The Netherlands for a more sustainable and just future free from fossil fuels.
Who we are and what we do
The Environmental Psychology Groningen expertise group investigates how willing people are to make a personal contribution to the cause of combating climate change and which policies can effectively encourage sustainable behaviour.