Claudia Teran-Escobar
@claudiaterane.bsky.social
Associate professor in Psychology| Individual and structural factors on Behavior change for health and sustainability π±π | Transport, nutrition, support for policies|π§π΄Bolivian in π«π·| EHPS Band
The preprint link: osf.io/p4zfm_v1
OSF
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June 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The preprint link: osf.io/p4zfm_v1
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We are currently working to refine our estimates and would love to connect with conference organizers or participants.
Itβs a collective effort to understand how academic travel impacts the planet β and what we can do about it. π±βοΈπ
#ClimateScience #Academia #BehavioralMedicine #Psychology
We are currently working to refine our estimates and would love to connect with conference organizers or participants.
Itβs a collective effort to understand how academic travel impacts the planet β and what we can do about it. π±βοΈπ
#ClimateScience #Academia #BehavioralMedicine #Psychology
doi.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We are currently working to refine our estimates and would love to connect with conference organizers or participants.
Itβs a collective effort to understand how academic travel impacts the planet β and what we can do about it. π±βοΈπ
#ClimateScience #Academia #BehavioralMedicine #Psychology
We are currently working to refine our estimates and would love to connect with conference organizers or participants.
Itβs a collective effort to understand how academic travel impacts the planet β and what we can do about it. π±βοΈπ
#ClimateScience #Academia #BehavioralMedicine #Psychology
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Thatβs why we need your help! π
π Have you organized or attended a large (>1000 participants) conference in psychology or behavioral medicine between 2023β2025?
π Can you help us retrieve missing data or point us to other relevant events?
Please reach out! π
Thatβs why we need your help! π
π Have you organized or attended a large (>1000 participants) conference in psychology or behavioral medicine between 2023β2025?
π Can you help us retrieve missing data or point us to other relevant events?
Please reach out! π
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Thatβs why we need your help! π
π Have you organized or attended a large (>1000 participants) conference in psychology or behavioral medicine between 2023β2025?
π Can you help us retrieve missing data or point us to other relevant events?
Please reach out! π
Thatβs why we need your help! π
π Have you organized or attended a large (>1000 participants) conference in psychology or behavioral medicine between 2023β2025?
π Can you help us retrieve missing data or point us to other relevant events?
Please reach out! π
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We relied on publicly available data from over 20 conferences to estimate travel emissions.
But thereβs a catchβ¦ π΅οΈββοΈ
Some events were hard to identify, and some organizers didnβt reply. So we might be underestimating the actual footprint.
We relied on publicly available data from over 20 conferences to estimate travel emissions.
But thereβs a catchβ¦ π΅οΈββοΈ
Some events were hard to identify, and some organizers didnβt reply. So we might be underestimating the actual footprint.
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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We relied on publicly available data from over 20 conferences to estimate travel emissions.
But thereβs a catchβ¦ π΅οΈββοΈ
Some events were hard to identify, and some organizers didnβt reply. So we might be underestimating the actual footprint.
We relied on publicly available data from over 20 conferences to estimate travel emissions.
But thereβs a catchβ¦ π΅οΈββοΈ
Some events were hard to identify, and some organizers didnβt reply. So we might be underestimating the actual footprint.
2/
On average, one international in-person conference visit emits 1.26 tCO2eq per researcher.
Thatβs 55% of the 2.3 tCO2eq annual carbon budget per person that would keep us on track with the 1.5Β°C target of the Paris Agreement (Gore, 2021). π¬
On average, one international in-person conference visit emits 1.26 tCO2eq per researcher.
Thatβs 55% of the 2.3 tCO2eq annual carbon budget per person that would keep us on track with the 1.5Β°C target of the Paris Agreement (Gore, 2021). π¬
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On average, one international in-person conference visit emits 1.26 tCO2eq per researcher.
Thatβs 55% of the 2.3 tCO2eq annual carbon budget per person that would keep us on track with the 1.5Β°C target of the Paris Agreement (Gore, 2021). π¬
On average, one international in-person conference visit emits 1.26 tCO2eq per researcher.
Thatβs 55% of the 2.3 tCO2eq annual carbon budget per person that would keep us on track with the 1.5Β°C target of the Paris Agreement (Gore, 2021). π¬
1/ π¨ New preprint alert!
We (@lisawarner.bsky.social @ajamesgreen.bsky.social and myself) estimated the carbon footprint of air travel associated with >20 international conferences (2023β2025) in psychology & behavioral medicine.
Spoiler: itβs a lot. π«ππ§
Preprint π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
π§΅
We (@lisawarner.bsky.social @ajamesgreen.bsky.social and myself) estimated the carbon footprint of air travel associated with >20 international conferences (2023β2025) in psychology & behavioral medicine.
Spoiler: itβs a lot. π«ππ§
Preprint π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
π§΅
doi.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
1/ π¨ New preprint alert!
We (@lisawarner.bsky.social @ajamesgreen.bsky.social and myself) estimated the carbon footprint of air travel associated with >20 international conferences (2023β2025) in psychology & behavioral medicine.
Spoiler: itβs a lot. π«ππ§
Preprint π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
π§΅
We (@lisawarner.bsky.social @ajamesgreen.bsky.social and myself) estimated the carbon footprint of air travel associated with >20 international conferences (2023β2025) in psychology & behavioral medicine.
Spoiler: itβs a lot. π«ππ§
Preprint π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
π§΅
Pouvez-vous nous aider...
en rΓ©pondant Γ cette enquΓͺte en ligne ? π
en diffusant une maximum ? π»
Nous avons besoin d'au moins une centaine de rΓ©ponses...
A vous claviers et merci !
en rΓ©pondant Γ cette enquΓͺte en ligne ? π
en diffusant une maximum ? π»
Nous avons besoin d'au moins une centaine de rΓ©ponses...
A vous claviers et merci !
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Pouvez-vous nous aider...
en rΓ©pondant Γ cette enquΓͺte en ligne ? π
en diffusant une maximum ? π»
Nous avons besoin d'au moins une centaine de rΓ©ponses...
A vous claviers et merci !
en rΓ©pondant Γ cette enquΓͺte en ligne ? π
en diffusant une maximum ? π»
Nous avons besoin d'au moins une centaine de rΓ©ponses...
A vous claviers et merci !
π 5/ Curious? You can read the full preprint here:
π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thanks to my amazing co-authors Alexandre Maisonneuve, Anthony Lantian & @cbadea.bsky.social !
#EnvironmentalPsychology #SocialPsychology #ClimateAction #Identity #Research
π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thanks to my amazing co-authors Alexandre Maisonneuve, Anthony Lantian & @cbadea.bsky.social !
#EnvironmentalPsychology #SocialPsychology #ClimateAction #Identity #Research
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
π 5/ Curious? You can read the full preprint here:
π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thanks to my amazing co-authors Alexandre Maisonneuve, Anthony Lantian & @cbadea.bsky.social !
#EnvironmentalPsychology #SocialPsychology #ClimateAction #Identity #Research
π doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Thanks to my amazing co-authors Alexandre Maisonneuve, Anthony Lantian & @cbadea.bsky.social !
#EnvironmentalPsychology #SocialPsychology #ClimateAction #Identity #Research
π 4/ Bottom line:
Feeling deeply connected to nature helps people stay committed to the environment, beyond political games.
In times of polarization, nurturing ecological identity might be key to stronger climate action... πΏ
Feeling deeply connected to nature helps people stay committed to the environment, beyond political games.
In times of polarization, nurturing ecological identity might be key to stronger climate action... πΏ
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
π 4/ Bottom line:
Feeling deeply connected to nature helps people stay committed to the environment, beyond political games.
In times of polarization, nurturing ecological identity might be key to stronger climate action... πΏ
Feeling deeply connected to nature helps people stay committed to the environment, beyond political games.
In times of polarization, nurturing ecological identity might be key to stronger climate action... πΏ
π 3/ Across two studies, we found:
No environmental policy was perceived as equally likely and credible when proposed by left- or right-wing parties.
People with a πͺ ecological identity supported pro-environmental policies even when they perceived them as politically opposed to their own views.
No environmental policy was perceived as equally likely and credible when proposed by left- or right-wing parties.
People with a πͺ ecological identity supported pro-environmental policies even when they perceived them as politically opposed to their own views.
April 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
π 3/ Across two studies, we found:
No environmental policy was perceived as equally likely and credible when proposed by left- or right-wing parties.
People with a πͺ ecological identity supported pro-environmental policies even when they perceived them as politically opposed to their own views.
No environmental policy was perceived as equally likely and credible when proposed by left- or right-wing parties.
People with a πͺ ecological identity supported pro-environmental policies even when they perceived them as politically opposed to their own views.
π 2/ We studied how political orientation and ecological identity interact to shape support for environmental policies.
β‘οΈ Do people reject good some policies because they come from the "wrong" party?
β‘οΈ Can a strong ecological identity to overcome this?
β‘οΈ Do people reject good some policies because they come from the "wrong" party?
β‘οΈ Can a strong ecological identity to overcome this?
April 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
π 2/ We studied how political orientation and ecological identity interact to shape support for environmental policies.
β‘οΈ Do people reject good some policies because they come from the "wrong" party?
β‘οΈ Can a strong ecological identity to overcome this?
β‘οΈ Do people reject good some policies because they come from the "wrong" party?
β‘οΈ Can a strong ecological identity to overcome this?
βοΈ 1/ Excited to share our new research:
"Right, left or green: what matters the most for supporting environmental policies?"
We asked: Is it your politics, or how political you think a policy is, that drives your support for environmental policies? π±π΅π΄
"Right, left or green: what matters the most for supporting environmental policies?"
We asked: Is it your politics, or how political you think a policy is, that drives your support for environmental policies? π±π΅π΄
April 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
βοΈ 1/ Excited to share our new research:
"Right, left or green: what matters the most for supporting environmental policies?"
We asked: Is it your politics, or how political you think a policy is, that drives your support for environmental policies? π±π΅π΄
"Right, left or green: what matters the most for supporting environmental policies?"
We asked: Is it your politics, or how political you think a policy is, that drives your support for environmental policies? π±π΅π΄
Our walking/bluetooth meeting was lovely @lauramkoenig.bsky.social despite my less sunny environment π! #Paris
The sun was finally back for one day, so I decided to move (pun intended) a meeting outside - powered by bluetooth headphones. Still had to bundle up because it was freezing. Thank you for joining me on my walk @claudiaterane.bsky.social! #AcademicSky
February 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our walking/bluetooth meeting was lovely @lauramkoenig.bsky.social despite my less sunny environment π! #Paris
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! π₯³
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic ππ§΅https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic ππ§΅https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! π₯³
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic ππ§΅https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic ππ§΅https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
This new publication is very close to my green heart πΏ
It shows estimates of greenhouse gas emissions caused by travel to @European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conferences, and offers two solutions for preserving not only human health, but also the health of the planet: (π§΅1/4)
It shows estimates of greenhouse gas emissions caused by travel to @European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conferences, and offers two solutions for preserving not only human health, but also the health of the planet: (π§΅1/4)
January 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This new publication is very close to my green heart πΏ
It shows estimates of greenhouse gas emissions caused by travel to @European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conferences, and offers two solutions for preserving not only human health, but also the health of the planet: (π§΅1/4)
It shows estimates of greenhouse gas emissions caused by travel to @European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conferences, and offers two solutions for preserving not only human health, but also the health of the planet: (π§΅1/4)
What a great way to start 2025 by promoting more conversation and more action about scientists' carbon footprint!
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January 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What a great way to start 2025 by promoting more conversation and more action about scientists' carbon footprint!
What did we learned?
- Conferences with online options π» had reduced emissions βοΈ compared to only on-site conferences.
- The choice of venues (e.g., cities well connected by train) can facilitate ground travel π π
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- Conferences with online options π» had reduced emissions βοΈ compared to only on-site conferences.
- The choice of venues (e.g., cities well connected by train) can facilitate ground travel π π
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January 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What did we learned?
- Conferences with online options π» had reduced emissions βοΈ compared to only on-site conferences.
- The choice of venues (e.g., cities well connected by train) can facilitate ground travel π π
3/n
- Conferences with online options π» had reduced emissions βοΈ compared to only on-site conferences.
- The choice of venues (e.g., cities well connected by train) can facilitate ground travel π π
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In our last paper, @lisawarner.bsky.social, Ruvn Fleiner, Gudrun Sproesser, @ajamesgreen.bsky.social, Lucia Rehackova, Jennifer Inauen, Vera AraΓΊjo-Soares and myself, estimated the travel-related CO2eq emissions of the @ehps.bsky.social past conferences and did some projections... 2/n
January 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In our last paper, @lisawarner.bsky.social, Ruvn Fleiner, Gudrun Sproesser, @ajamesgreen.bsky.social, Lucia Rehackova, Jennifer Inauen, Vera AraΓΊjo-Soares and myself, estimated the travel-related CO2eq emissions of the @ehps.bsky.social past conferences and did some projections... 2/n
Travelling βοΈ to #academic #conferences can be an important source of carbon emissions (related to air travel βοΈ ) and a source of inequalities (because of visa requirements for Global South scientists π ). 1/n
Check our last article on this topic: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check our last article on this topic: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A little more conversation, a little more action, please: the carbon footprint of travelling to conferences of the European Health Psychology Society
The environmental impact of on-site conferences, with air travel as the primary contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, has prompted a surge in research in recent years. The objective of this repo...
www.tandfonline.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Travelling βοΈ to #academic #conferences can be an important source of carbon emissions (related to air travel βοΈ ) and a source of inequalities (because of visa requirements for Global South scientists π ). 1/n
Check our last article on this topic: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check our last article on this topic: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
Always lovely to get emails from professors who use my open textbook in their stats course. There are now 17 chapters, explaining on a slightly more conceptual level why we compute statistics and what we learn from them, with self-graded quizzes: lakens.github.io/statistical_...
Improving Your Statistical Inferences - 1Β Using p-values to test a hypothesis
This open educational resource contains information to improve statistical inferences, design better experiments, and report scientific research more transparently.
lakens.github.io
January 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Always lovely to get emails from professors who use my open textbook in their stats course. There are now 17 chapters, explaining on a slightly more conceptual level why we compute statistics and what we learn from them, with self-graded quizzes: lakens.github.io/statistical_...
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
Regarding climate justice, most people underestimate the carbon impacts of the richest www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four diverse countries - Nature Climate Change
Existing studies show carbon footprint inequality between and within countries, but awareness of this inequality is unclear. This study finds widespread underestimation of carbon footprint inequality ...
www.nature.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Regarding climate justice, most people underestimate the carbon impacts of the richest www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I very much enjoyed giving a presentation to @institutducerveau.bsky.social about behaviour change and social psychology for promoting healthier and sustainable lifestyles (reducing π, reducing π₯© and increasing public support for climate policies π³)
December 4, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I very much enjoyed giving a presentation to @institutducerveau.bsky.social about behaviour change and social psychology for promoting healthier and sustainable lifestyles (reducing π, reducing π₯© and increasing public support for climate policies π³)
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
For new people, this is a great way to find environmental social scientists: go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo
November 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM
For new people, this is a great way to find environmental social scientists: go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo
Hello Carlie, can you add me to this list, please?
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Hello Carlie, can you add me to this list, please?
Reposted by Claudia Teran-Escobar
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM