Zoe Leviston

@zlevo.bsky.social

2.8K followers 460 following 36 posts

Applying social and environmental psychology to human-environment interactions and attitudes to climate change, environmental change.

Living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

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Environmental science 24%

Sociology 24%

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Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Feb 26

Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences (and avoid critical media coverage from the usual suspects!)... new from Jamin Wang, Kelly Fielding, Bec Colvin, Robin Gulliver, and @winnifredlouis.bsky.social

Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences

About 40% of Australians don’t believe humans are a major cause of climate change. Reaching these sceptic holdout groups may require unconventional approaches.

theconversation.com

Reposted by Zoe Leviston

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Feb 5

This is fantastic: a 68 country data set with perceptions of science, science communication and climate attitudes. Featured in @nature.com Led by the formidable @nielsmede.bsky.social

What a resource!

Now we ‘just’ need a 2025/26 update given how it’s all changing.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset

www.nature.com

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · Feb 5

🔥 Hot Take: What’s holding back behavioral research on climate change mitigation? 🌍

Behavioral science has substantial potential for contributing to solving the climate crisis, but I see two critical challenges limiting its impact🧵👇

#ClimateAction #BehavioralScience #Sustainability

Reposted by Zoe Leviston

Aparna Lal @aparna-lal.bsky.social · Feb 4

Would you pay to protect koala habitats or blue-green spaces like your local lake? Led by @zlevo.bsky.social, we examined whether thinking about high-impact #health or #climate events would make someone more willing to financially support these areas. Read here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Image: photocomposite of imagery on unsplash.com by Vlad Kutepov (Koala), Neil Mark Thomas (bushfire), and Anousha A (mask).

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Jan 25

Such an interesting talk, thanks for sharing.

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Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · Jan 23

Discover the #TISP Dataset now out in #ScientificData! The open access dataset includes responses from 71,922 people in 68 countries on their perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes. 🌍🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset

www.nature.com

Reposted by Emily K. Vraga, Julia Metag, John R. Kerr , and 1 more Emily K. Vraga, Julia Metag, John R. Kerr, Zoe Leviston

Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · Jan 22

Now publicly available: the #TISP dataset. It contains 71,922 survey responses on public perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries. Published in @natureportfolio.bsky.social’s #ScientificData: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 📊

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Jan 20

📣 *New science alert*

🌏Global trust in scientists project led by @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and @nielsmede.bsky.social is out today in Nature Human Behaviour: go.nature.com/40pox5P

🦘Some interesting Australia-specific results in our Conversation piece below, led by @mdmarques.com

Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide

A global new survey shows there’s no crisis of trust in scientists, as some might claim. But there are some nuances.

theconversation.com

Reposted by Diarmid Campbell‐Lendrum, Olivier Klein, Mike S. Schäfer , and 8 more Diarmid Campbell‐Lendrum, Olivier Klein, Mike S. Schäfer, Robert M. Ross, Philipp Schmid, Niclas Berggren, Sabina Mihelj, Sanne Kruikemeier, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Linards Udris, Zoe Leviston

Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · Jan 20

Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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Reposted by David Lusseau, Robert M. Ross, Janne Tukiainen , and 8 more David Lusseau, Robert M. Ross, Janne Tukiainen, Mathieu Hainselin, Raphaël Suire, Tom Broekel, Emma L. Tompkins, Ramit Debnath, Julia Metag, John R. Kerr, Zoe Leviston

Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳

With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 20

I feel seen.

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 20

It begs the question, what did she think PHON stands for?

Reposted by Aparna Lal

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 19

📢New research alert

We know many are angry about climate change. But precisely WHAT they’re angry about matters, for action and wellbeing.

Original open-access article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@mentaloose.bsky.social #climatesky

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Dec 19

Almost half of us are now angry about climate change. But who we’re angry can change whether we turn anger into action – or despair

Climate anger can lead to action – or curdle into despair. We found out why

Almost half of us are now angry about climate change. But who we’re angry can change whether we turn anger into action – or despair

theconversation.com

Reposted by Jakob Zscheischler, Andrea Manca, Karin Wahl‐Jorgensen , and 2 more Jakob Zscheischler, Andrea Manca, Karin Wahl‐Jorgensen, Jodi Lane, Zoe Leviston

Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 19

THREAD

This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact

An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
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Adam Curtis Title Card: We Too Are Trapped In A System. Text over a background of a large office building

Reposted by Aparna Lal, Zoe Leviston

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Dec 19

Almost half of us are now angry about climate change. But who we’re angry can change whether we turn anger into action – or despair

Climate anger can lead to action – or curdle into despair. We found out why

Almost half of us are now angry about climate change. But who we’re angry can change whether we turn anger into action – or despair

theconversation.com

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 16

I don’t think (unfortunately) it will play much part, whether people see it for its mirage or as a viable alternative. Even the people with big systems already on their roofs.

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Climate Outreach @climateoutreach.bsky.social · Dec 16

Hello! We're Climate Outreach - helping everyone from charities to governments to business navigate difficult climate conversations and unlock more ambitious climate action!

Interested? Then give us a follow ☺️

Find out more about us on our website: climateoutreach.org

Climate Outreach

Climate Outreach works with people and organisations to help create new climate stories. Every year, we work with hundreds of partners - from charities to governments to business - to help them naviga...

climateoutreach.org

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 12

To gain the most impact, you should submit the article to the journal with the highest ‘Impact Factor’
❌ To gain the most impact, you should submit to the (reputable) journal whose readership is most likely to be stimulated by your findings

Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · Dec 12

‘Person’ doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · Dec 11

Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds #Climate

Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by John M. Meyer, Zoe Leviston

Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · Dec 10

Hi, BlueSky! Delighted to📣 Decolonizing Environmentalism (bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social) is hitting the virtual book-shelf later this month & the bookstores in the new year. We wrote it esp. for the youth environmental & climate activists. Plz help spread the word. www.bloomsbury.com/us/decoloniz...

Decolonizing Environmentalism

We live in a moment rife with mixed emotions-existential anxieties about catastrophic climate change, presumptuous confidence in planet-hacking geoengineering t…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Dec 10

Major investigation of offsets projects ('carbon markets') shows only 16% of carbon credits issued constitute real emission reductions

Yet countries agreed major new C markets at #COP29 with no obvious tightening of standards

Vast majority of offsetting is a scam

www.nature.com/articles/s41...