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It’s not that people doubt biodiversity is declining—it’s 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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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....

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.

Why Do (Or Don’t) 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.

Denying responsibility, shifting blame to individuals, and promoting weak, nontransformative solutions—just some of the tactics fossil fuel companies use to confuse the public and delay climate action.

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

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.

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

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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1️⃣ 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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Just wondering - Does anyone here study the overlap between climate change and biodiversity loss? Would love to connect :)

Ironic indeed. 98% of Saudi Aramco exports, as well as Rotterdam, Houston, Galveston, Singapore, Shanghai in danger zones.
“This analysis shows that relying on fossil fuels in a warming world is a path to disaster, not energy security."
🌏 @iccinet.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #sealevelrise

New from me, Samantha Stanley, and @mentaloose.bsky.social, study on Australians’ 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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Happy to share our new paper published in BJSP. We found that individuals assigned moral value to both biodiversity and cultural diversity independent from instrumental or individual-centric concerns. 1/6 bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Excited to share our new research! We investigated how social class shapes attitudes toward philanthropy and found that individuals from higher social classes view charitable giving more favourably and view it as a solution to societal issues. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...