Gonzalo Palomo Vélez
@gpalomovelez.bsky.social
Environmental & Social Psych. Researcher | Postdoc at @epgroningen.bsky.social of the University of Groningen | Adjoint Researcher at Center for Climate and Resilience Research | gpalomovelez.owlstown.net
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I’m especially grateful to José Sandoval-Díaz and Rodolfo Mardones Barrera for the kind invitation and for coordinating the work, and to Laís Pinto de Carvalho for bringing a southern, politically critical, and reflexive perspective to the chapter.
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I’m especially grateful to José Sandoval-Díaz and Rodolfo Mardones Barrera for the kind invitation and for coordinating the work, and to Laís Pinto de Carvalho for bringing a southern, politically critical, and reflexive perspective to the chapter.
🧠 Writing this chapter was a real personal challenge for me, as I usually approach research questions from a (post)positivist and quantitative angle. Yet, this collaboration allowed me to question myself about the different ways of knowing and doing research. 🤝
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🧠 Writing this chapter was a real personal challenge for me, as I usually approach research questions from a (post)positivist and quantitative angle. Yet, this collaboration allowed me to question myself about the different ways of knowing and doing research. 🤝
Reposted by Gonzalo Palomo Vélez
✒️Autores: Rodolfo Sapiains y Gabriela Azócar, #investigadoresCR2 y académicos de la Fac. de Cs. Sociales, @uchile.bsky.social; @gpalomovelez.bsky.social, #investigadorCR2 y postdoctoral de la U. de Groningen; y Roberto Rondanelli, #investigadorCR2 y académico del Depto. de Geofísica, #UCHILE
Análisis CR2 | Ciencia climática y ecoansiedad: Una mirada a la comunidad académica chilena | Centro de Ciencia del Clima y la Resiliencia - CR2
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September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
✒️Autores: Rodolfo Sapiains y Gabriela Azócar, #investigadoresCR2 y académicos de la Fac. de Cs. Sociales, @uchile.bsky.social; @gpalomovelez.bsky.social, #investigadorCR2 y postdoctoral de la U. de Groningen; y Roberto Rondanelli, #investigadorCR2 y académico del Depto. de Geofísica, #UCHILE
We just returned the proofs, but in the meantime, you can check the pre-proof version here (free for everyone):
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#Sustainability #FoodPolicy #PublicTrust #CrossCultural #ClimatePolicy @epgroningen.bsky.social @cr2uchile.bsky.social
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Do you trust your policymakers? Effects of competence- and integrity-based trust on perceptions of sustainable food policies in Chile and Germany
In the global quest for containment of the climate crisis, government incentives and measures play an important role to promote consumers’ preferences…
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August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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✨Takeaway: For sustainability policies to succeed, it’s not just about good design—it’s about whether people trust the institutions behind them, which partly determines how they perceive and support these policies.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
✨Takeaway: For sustainability policies to succeed, it’s not just about good design—it’s about whether people trust the institutions behind them, which partly determines how they perceive and support these policies.
- Competence-based trust matters only for policy acceptance in Chile.
- No clear differential patterns emerged as a function of policy type (information-based vs. market-based).
**These results control for general trust in political institutions and perceived corruption.
- No clear differential patterns emerged as a function of policy type (information-based vs. market-based).
**These results control for general trust in political institutions and perceived corruption.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
- Competence-based trust matters only for policy acceptance in Chile.
- No clear differential patterns emerged as a function of policy type (information-based vs. market-based).
**These results control for general trust in political institutions and perceived corruption.
- No clear differential patterns emerged as a function of policy type (information-based vs. market-based).
**These results control for general trust in political institutions and perceived corruption.
🔑 Key insights:
- In Germany, information-based policies were believed to be more effective than market-based policies, while in Chile, the reverse was true.
- Integrity-based trust is central for shaping acceptance in Germany and effectiveness in both countries.
- In Germany, information-based policies were believed to be more effective than market-based policies, while in Chile, the reverse was true.
- Integrity-based trust is central for shaping acceptance in Germany and effectiveness in both countries.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🔑 Key insights:
- In Germany, information-based policies were believed to be more effective than market-based policies, while in Chile, the reverse was true.
- Integrity-based trust is central for shaping acceptance in Germany and effectiveness in both countries.
- In Germany, information-based policies were believed to be more effective than market-based policies, while in Chile, the reverse was true.
- Integrity-based trust is central for shaping acceptance in Germany and effectiveness in both countries.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Our pre-registered analysis didn’t go exactly as planned, so the following findings should be seen as exploratory.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
⚠️ Disclaimer: Our pre-registered analysis didn’t go exactly as planned, so the following findings should be seen as exploratory.
either honest vs. dishonest conduct. Afterwards, participants rated both market- and information-based policies suggested by the expert group in terms of acceptance and perceived effectiveness.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
either honest vs. dishonest conduct. Afterwards, participants rated both market- and information-based policies suggested by the expert group in terms of acceptance and perceived effectiveness.
Participants read about an expert group, presented as being responsible, on behalf of the central government, for designing sustainable food policies. The group’s competence and integrity were manipulated through short descriptions highlighting either high vs. low expertise and...
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Participants read about an expert group, presented as being responsible, on behalf of the central government, for designing sustainable food policies. The group’s competence and integrity were manipulated through short descriptions highlighting either high vs. low expertise and...
In our new paper, we experimentally explored how integrity-based vs. competence-based trust influence acceptance and perceived effectiveness of market-based (e.g., taxes) and information-based (e.g., carbon labels) sustainable food policies in Chile and Germany.
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In our new paper, we experimentally explored how integrity-based vs. competence-based trust influence acceptance and perceived effectiveness of market-based (e.g., taxes) and information-based (e.g., carbon labels) sustainable food policies in Chile and Germany.
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How company history and hydrogen type shape public trust and acceptability: A reputation management perspective
Hydrogen is gaining interest as a clean energy source from both governments and fossil fuel companies. For hydrogen projects to succeed, securing publ…
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August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Why (we think) this matters:
For hydrogen projects to succeed, it’s not enough to focus on the technology. The public is paying attention to who is behind the project, why they might be doing it, and what kind of hydrogen is planned to be produced.
For hydrogen projects to succeed, it’s not enough to focus on the technology. The public is paying attention to who is behind the project, why they might be doing it, and what kind of hydrogen is planned to be produced.
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Why (we think) this matters:
For hydrogen projects to succeed, it’s not enough to focus on the technology. The public is paying attention to who is behind the project, why they might be doing it, and what kind of hydrogen is planned to be produced.
For hydrogen projects to succeed, it’s not enough to focus on the technology. The public is paying attention to who is behind the project, why they might be doing it, and what kind of hydrogen is planned to be produced.
Overall, we found:
🛢️Fossil fuel (vs. renewables) companies were less trusted, mainly because people saw them as doing hydrogen to polish their image.
🌱 Green hydrogen was more acceptable than blue, regardless of company history.
🔄 Company history shaped trust but not acceptability
🛢️Fossil fuel (vs. renewables) companies were less trusted, mainly because people saw them as doing hydrogen to polish their image.
🌱 Green hydrogen was more acceptable than blue, regardless of company history.
🔄 Company history shaped trust but not acceptability
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Overall, we found:
🛢️Fossil fuel (vs. renewables) companies were less trusted, mainly because people saw them as doing hydrogen to polish their image.
🌱 Green hydrogen was more acceptable than blue, regardless of company history.
🔄 Company history shaped trust but not acceptability
🛢️Fossil fuel (vs. renewables) companies were less trusted, mainly because people saw them as doing hydrogen to polish their image.
🌱 Green hydrogen was more acceptable than blue, regardless of company history.
🔄 Company history shaped trust but not acceptability
🎯 Perceived motives (whether people believe the company wants to start producing hydrogen mainly to improve its image) 🤝 Trust in the company (overall, integrity-based, competence-based) ✅ Acceptability of hydrogen production (in general, and the specific case)
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🎯 Perceived motives (whether people believe the company wants to start producing hydrogen mainly to improve its image) 🤝 Trust in the company (overall, integrity-based, competence-based) ✅ Acceptability of hydrogen production (in general, and the specific case)
We tested these ideas in a pre-registered experiment, examining whether both the type of hydrogen to be produced and the company’s history influenced:
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
We tested these ideas in a pre-registered experiment, examining whether both the type of hydrogen to be produced and the company’s history influenced:
🌱 What kind of hydrogen is to be produced (green vs. blue)
🏭 Who wants to start producing it (a company with a history of working with renewables vs. fossil fuels)
🏭 Who wants to start producing it (a company with a history of working with renewables vs. fossil fuels)
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🌱 What kind of hydrogen is to be produced (green vs. blue)
🏭 Who wants to start producing it (a company with a history of working with renewables vs. fossil fuels)
🏭 Who wants to start producing it (a company with a history of working with renewables vs. fossil fuels)
🔎In this study, we proposed that public trust in institutions behind hydrogen production (and in turn, the acceptability of their projects) may depend on two key factors:
August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🔎In this study, we proposed that public trust in institutions behind hydrogen production (and in turn, the acceptability of their projects) may depend on two key factors: