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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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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

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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

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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).

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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

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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... 📊

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects - Nature Communications

Carbon markets are key in climate strategies, but only 16% of carbon credits represent real emission reductions, based on a study of 2,346 projects. Reforms are needed to improve the effectiveness of ...

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