Environmental Psychology Groningen
@epgroningen.bsky.social
Environmental Psychology department at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen 🍃
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Here's a quick (re)introduction: We're researchers at @unigroningen.bsky.social studying the role of #behavior in #climate change!
You can find our papers, news and blogs right here:
epgroningen.nl
Here's a quick (re)introduction: We're researchers at @unigroningen.bsky.social studying the role of #behavior in #climate change!
You can find our papers, news and blogs right here:
epgroningen.nl
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Vandaag denkt PBL-directeur Marko Hekkert mee met Henri Bontenbal en @Rob Jetten over klimaatbeleid in de kabinetsformatie. Samen met Jan Willem Erisman van de WKR en Kees Vendrik van het NKP schuift hij aan bij informateur Sybrand Buma. (1/2)
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Vandaag denkt PBL-directeur Marko Hekkert mee met Henri Bontenbal en @Rob Jetten over klimaatbeleid in de kabinetsformatie. Samen met Jan Willem Erisman van de WKR en Kees Vendrik van het NKP schuift hij aan bij informateur Sybrand Buma. (1/2)
Whether sustainability is your job, or you want to do your job more sustainably or want your employer to be as sustainable as possible: our colleagues Brian Wagner and Ellen van der Werff are co-organising an online course all about environmental behavior at work: www.soscisurvey.de/env_sus_regi...
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Whether sustainability is your job, or you want to do your job more sustainably or want your employer to be as sustainable as possible: our colleagues Brian Wagner and Ellen van der Werff are co-organising an online course all about environmental behavior at work: www.soscisurvey.de/env_sus_regi...
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“The younger generation is the most ecologically informed ever."
They are also “the most emotionally involved in [nature loss], have contributed the least to [its] causing, and are going to suffer most as a result.”
The power of rewilding to transform our own lives, as well as nature.
They are also “the most emotionally involved in [nature loss], have contributed the least to [its] causing, and are going to suffer most as a result.”
The power of rewilding to transform our own lives, as well as nature.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
“The younger generation is the most ecologically informed ever."
They are also “the most emotionally involved in [nature loss], have contributed the least to [its] causing, and are going to suffer most as a result.”
The power of rewilding to transform our own lives, as well as nature.
They are also “the most emotionally involved in [nature loss], have contributed the least to [its] causing, and are going to suffer most as a result.”
The power of rewilding to transform our own lives, as well as nature.
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A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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We are recruiting a PhD researcher to study how flushed/poured medicines affect our water systems, and how to shift those behaviours.
🔗 Full project details & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
🔗 Full project details & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Flushed pharmaceuticals: understanding behaviours to reduce environmental impact. at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Flushed pharmaceuticals: understanding behaviours to reduce environmental impact. at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are recruiting a PhD researcher to study how flushed/poured medicines affect our water systems, and how to shift those behaviours.
🔗 Full project details & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
🔗 Full project details & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
New research recap: creative capital in energy governance
Citizens are increasingly impacted by #climatechange yet average people aren't included in governance of the #energytransition. What would energy policy look like if we were all included in decisions about energy matters? @rug.nl
Citizens are increasingly impacted by #climatechange yet average people aren't included in governance of the #energytransition. What would energy policy look like if we were all included in decisions about energy matters? @rug.nl
Research recap: creative capital in energy governance
YouTube video by Environmental Psychology Groningen
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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New research recap: creative capital in energy governance
Citizens are increasingly impacted by #climatechange yet average people aren't included in governance of the #energytransition. What would energy policy look like if we were all included in decisions about energy matters? @rug.nl
Citizens are increasingly impacted by #climatechange yet average people aren't included in governance of the #energytransition. What would energy policy look like if we were all included in decisions about energy matters? @rug.nl
Are you interested in what motivates people to collaborate on #sustainability issues? Passionate about social sciences/interdisciplinary research? We have a vacancy for a #postdoc on interpersonal/group dynamics affecting collaborations in sustainable transitions/(flexible) energy communities:
Postdoc Social Dynamics in Sustainable (Energy) Collaborations - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
werkenbij.rug.nl
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Are you interested in what motivates people to collaborate on #sustainability issues? Passionate about social sciences/interdisciplinary research? We have a vacancy for a #postdoc on interpersonal/group dynamics affecting collaborations in sustainable transitions/(flexible) energy communities:
Researchers are invited to sign IAMC statement on mitigation & adaptation benchmarks during #COP30:
1) reduce global greenhouse gas #emissions by ~50% compared to 2024
2) increase contribution of #solar/wind 5 to 6x
3) cut #fossilfuel production/use by 25 to 50%
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1) reduce global greenhouse gas #emissions by ~50% compared to 2024
2) increase contribution of #solar/wind 5 to 6x
3) cut #fossilfuel production/use by 25 to 50%
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Statement from members of the scientific community - Búzios, RJ, Brazil
Full statement is available here
Please sign up below
docs.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Researchers are invited to sign IAMC statement on mitigation & adaptation benchmarks during #COP30:
1) reduce global greenhouse gas #emissions by ~50% compared to 2024
2) increase contribution of #solar/wind 5 to 6x
3) cut #fossilfuel production/use by 25 to 50%
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1) reduce global greenhouse gas #emissions by ~50% compared to 2024
2) increase contribution of #solar/wind 5 to 6x
3) cut #fossilfuel production/use by 25 to 50%
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Research Fellow post on UKRI-funded interdisciplinary project on enhancing climate resilience among farming and pastoralist communities in eastern Africa
Come and work with us!
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jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/181bad99...
Come and work with us!
Please share
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/181bad99...
Research Fellow Ref 42079 (Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Research Fellow post on UKRI-funded interdisciplinary project on enhancing climate resilience among farming and pastoralist communities in eastern Africa
Come and work with us!
Please share
jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/181bad99...
Come and work with us!
Please share
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A decade on from the #ParisAgreement, how has it shaped global climate action? Would progress have been the same without it?
A new OECD report shares insights from a survey of 250+ experts in more than 60 countries.
Read more: oecd.org/en/publicati... | #OECDatCOP30
A new OECD report shares insights from a survey of 250+ experts in more than 60 countries.
Read more: oecd.org/en/publicati... | #OECDatCOP30
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A decade on from the #ParisAgreement, how has it shaped global climate action? Would progress have been the same without it?
A new OECD report shares insights from a survey of 250+ experts in more than 60 countries.
Read more: oecd.org/en/publicati... | #OECDatCOP30
A new OECD report shares insights from a survey of 250+ experts in more than 60 countries.
Read more: oecd.org/en/publicati... | #OECDatCOP30
Last Friday our "vrijmibo" was more of a "byemibo" (pardon the pun, we couldn't resist) at BOEL, an indoor jeu de boel bar here in #Groningen, where we bid farewell to two talented colleagues: Anne van Valkengoed and Carina Havenga de Poel 🫂
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last Friday our "vrijmibo" was more of a "byemibo" (pardon the pun, we couldn't resist) at BOEL, an indoor jeu de boel bar here in #Groningen, where we bid farewell to two talented colleagues: Anne van Valkengoed and Carina Havenga de Poel 🫂
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‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed #Climate
‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed
A new study suggests heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least 1,000 years after emissions target reached
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed #Climate
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New environmental psychology jobs: 1 full professor, 2 postdocs:
Lüneburg, Germany is hiring a Full Professor in “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation”. www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
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Lüneburg, Germany is hiring a Full Professor in “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation”. www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
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Full Professorship “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation” (W2/W3)
THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY AT LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY LÜNEBURG INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FULL PROFESSORSHIP:
www.leuphana.de
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New environmental psychology jobs: 1 full professor, 2 postdocs:
Lüneburg, Germany is hiring a Full Professor in “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation”. www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
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Lüneburg, Germany is hiring a Full Professor in “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation”. www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
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Congratulations to our colleague prof. Linda Steg for once again being a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Social Sciences!
Professor Steg has been recognized as a highly cited researcher every year since 2016 & is one among 12 researchers from @rug.nl in the list in 2025
#HighlyCited2025
Professor Steg has been recognized as a highly cited researcher every year since 2016 & is one among 12 researchers from @rug.nl in the list in 2025
#HighlyCited2025
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Congratulations to our colleague prof. Linda Steg for once again being a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Social Sciences!
Professor Steg has been recognized as a highly cited researcher every year since 2016 & is one among 12 researchers from @rug.nl in the list in 2025
#HighlyCited2025
Professor Steg has been recognized as a highly cited researcher every year since 2016 & is one among 12 researchers from @rug.nl in the list in 2025
#HighlyCited2025
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It’s amazing how quickly the global narrative has shifted; renewables now outcompete fossil fuels on cost, growth and jobs.
If governments get the policy right, the green transition could reduce inequality rather than repeat the mistakes of the fossil fuel era.
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
If governments get the policy right, the green transition could reduce inequality rather than repeat the mistakes of the fossil fuel era.
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
Renewable energy is reshaping the global economy – new report
The energy transition is often painted as a jobs killer, but the evidence says otherwise.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It’s amazing how quickly the global narrative has shifted; renewables now outcompete fossil fuels on cost, growth and jobs.
If governments get the policy right, the green transition could reduce inequality rather than repeat the mistakes of the fossil fuel era.
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
If governments get the policy right, the green transition could reduce inequality rather than repeat the mistakes of the fossil fuel era.
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
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Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social!
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology
#AcademicSky
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
There's plenty we can do to make a #circulareconomy a reality:
1. Promote circular behavior by influencing those around us
2. Invest our money in sustainable companies and boycott unsustainable businesses
3. Protest, sign petitions and contact our elected officials for circular policy
1. Promote circular behavior by influencing those around us
2. Invest our money in sustainable companies and boycott unsustainable businesses
3. Protest, sign petitions and contact our elected officials for circular policy
Research recap: circular citizenship behaviors can accelerate the transition
YouTube video by Environmental Psychology Groningen
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
There's plenty we can do to make a #circulareconomy a reality:
1. Promote circular behavior by influencing those around us
2. Invest our money in sustainable companies and boycott unsustainable businesses
3. Protest, sign petitions and contact our elected officials for circular policy
1. Promote circular behavior by influencing those around us
2. Invest our money in sustainable companies and boycott unsustainable businesses
3. Protest, sign petitions and contact our elected officials for circular policy
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Is Nederland te klein om iets aan het klimaat te doen?
Is Nederland te klein om iets aan het klimaat te doen?
www.trouw.nl
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Is Nederland te klein om iets aan het klimaat te doen?
Interesting new paper by our former colleague Audra Balunde in Lithuania: "This study...adds to the growing evidence that eco-anxiety symptoms are prevalent among adult population and are negatively associated with mental health symptoms and positively associated with activism-oriented consumption"
Eco-anxiety: prevalence and association with well-being and environmentally responsible consumption in Lithuania
Since eco-anxiety has been linked to various mental health, well-being, and environmental conservation indicators, this study aims to further explore …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Interesting new paper by our former colleague Audra Balunde in Lithuania: "This study...adds to the growing evidence that eco-anxiety symptoms are prevalent among adult population and are negatively associated with mental health symptoms and positively associated with activism-oriented consumption"
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✈️🥩♻️ How accurately do people perceive the #climate impact of different lifestyles — and how do those perceptions relate to their own behavior and policy preferences?
Our new study investigated exactly this in China, Germany, and the US.🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new study investigated exactly this in China, Germany, and the US.🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Climate impact perceptions and associations with reported behaviors and policy support in three countries
To accelerate climate change mitigation, substantial lifestyle changes and more ambitious climate policies are urgently needed. However, realizing beh…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
✈️🥩♻️ How accurately do people perceive the #climate impact of different lifestyles — and how do those perceptions relate to their own behavior and policy preferences?
Our new study investigated exactly this in China, Germany, and the US.🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new study investigated exactly this in China, Germany, and the US.🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This proposal call from the KIN (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland) invites anyone who wants to connect science and practice to experiment and develop, test or scale up transformative practices and processes for just climate transitions (up to 500,000 euros, deadline is Tuesday, 27 January 2026)
Subsidy Transformative Practices and Processes for Climate Transitions - Het KIN
This subsidy aims to encourage civil society organisations and knowledge institutions to collaborate on developing transformative practices.
hetkin.nl
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This proposal call from the KIN (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland) invites anyone who wants to connect science and practice to experiment and develop, test or scale up transformative practices and processes for just climate transitions (up to 500,000 euros, deadline is Tuesday, 27 January 2026)
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New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Ons voormalig collega @alyndakok.bsky.social (nu werkzaam bij Grunneger Power) gaat spreken over betrokkenheid van j𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲 tijdens de Energieconferentie in Groningen op 12 november!
pepg.nl/energieconfe...
pepg.nl/energieconfe...
Energieconferentie Groningen 2025
De tweede editie van de Energieconferentie Groningen vindt plaats op woensdag 12 november. Zien we je daar? Graag tot dan!
pepg.nl
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ons voormalig collega @alyndakok.bsky.social (nu werkzaam bij Grunneger Power) gaat spreken over betrokkenheid van j𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲 tijdens de Energieconferentie in Groningen op 12 november!
pepg.nl/energieconfe...
pepg.nl/energieconfe...
"Building public trust in #hydrogen is not only about the energy carrier itself, but also about who is producing it and why" - our colleague @gpalomovelez.bsky.social spoke about his recent paper on reputation management and hydrogen, in a nice interview with the Wubbo Ockels School at @rug.nl
It’s not just about the fuel: it also matters who produces hydrogen
Hydrogen is increasingly promoted as a clean energy carrier that could help replace fossil fuels in key sectors. Yet its success depends not only on...
www.rug.nl
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Building public trust in #hydrogen is not only about the energy carrier itself, but also about who is producing it and why" - our colleague @gpalomovelez.bsky.social spoke about his recent paper on reputation management and hydrogen, in a nice interview with the Wubbo Ockels School at @rug.nl
Nice to see our research included as part of the conversation on #tippingpoints in @pbs.org's "Terra"! Our 2023 paper on #psychologicaldistance starts the show, specifically our finding that most Americans feel #climatechange is already affecting their daily lives:
@rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social
@rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social
We Just Crossed Our FIRST Tipping Point… And It’s NOT What You Think
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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November 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Nice to see our research included as part of the conversation on #tippingpoints in @pbs.org's "Terra"! Our 2023 paper on #psychologicaldistance starts the show, specifically our finding that most Americans feel #climatechange is already affecting their daily lives:
@rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social
@rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social