Building on the Global Psychology Alliance’s (GPA) successful participation in the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the GPA organized a two-day conference on November 18 and 19, 2021, presenting evidence-based psychological contributions to climate change policy and programs.
American Psychological Association. (2022, February 7). Psychology in action: Leading for the climate. https://www.apa.org/international/resources/leading-for-climate
Psychology in action: Leading for climate presentations
The role of leadership and psychology in the fight against climate change
EirGrid CEO Mark Foley, the New Zealand Psychology Society’s Brian Dixon, PhD, and Global Psychology Alliance members discuss how psychologists can impact businesses and communities to oppose climate change.
Proyecto Tití: Motivating community action to protect cotton-top tamarins
Rosamira Guillen and Global Psychology Alliance members discuss how conservationists can use psychological principles to increase buy-in from local communities.
Applying psychological science to reduce energy use in buildings
See Change Institute CEO Beth Karlin, PhD and Global Psychology Alliance members discuss the importance of psychology in encouraging environmentally friendly organizational policies.
Harnessing psychology to address climate change
Susan Clayton, PhD, and Global Psychology Alliance members review psychology’s many contributions to combating climate change.
How psychology associations can educate on climate change: The Ukrainian experience
Valeriia Palii, PhD, and Global Psychology Alliance members explain how the Ukrainian Psychological Association is educating psychologists and others to encourage greener behaviors.
Hopeful narratives for climate action
UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid describes the importance of hope in climate efforts and WHO’s Elena Villalobos Prats reviews health progress at COP26, before APA President Jennifer Kelly explains how climate change impacts health disparities.
