Psychology of Climate Change

This year, the PALS BSc in Psychology is offering a new module, the 'Psychology of Climate Change' (PSYC0286). Among other renown lecturers, we are excited to welcome Bill McKibben to discuss the psychology of destroying a planet. For those of you who do not already know him, Bill is an internationally acclaimed environmentalist and climate activist, currently at Middlebury College in Vermont, USA. Among other books, he wrote The End of Nature (1989), considered the first general audience book on global warming. He also regularly writes for, e.g., the New Yorker and Rolling Stone, is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has honorary degrees from 20 colleges and universities. Bill has been awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize and Right Livelihood Award. He also helped found 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign. 

Bill will talk for about 30 minutes and leave time for ~30 minutes of questions. We ask that the questioning period be left for the students in the module. 

This event will taking place online using Zoom.  To request the Zoom meeting details and joining link please send an email to the event organiser.