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Psychology of Climate Change

Psychology of Climate Change Seminar Series

The climate crisis poses an existential threat to the natural environment and human societies alike. It is fundamentally a problem of human psychology and behaviour, with profound consequences for future wellbeing. We run a seminar series to discuss this momentous issue from a variety of perspectivs. The online seminars will be given by external speakers from disciplines such as climate science, economics, politics, psychology and  behaviour change.

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Psychology of Climate Change

Guest Speaker: Bill McKibben 24 Jan 13:00-14:00
Time: Jan 24, 2023 01:00 PM London

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. 

https://350.org/
http://billmckibben.com/

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/undergraduates/psychology-climate-change