Professor Irene Lorenzoni is based at the University of East Anglia. In CAST, she contributes to the research on learning from transformations (Theme 2) and exploring how to accelerate these, with a focus on government-led change (within Theme 3), in collaboration with Prof. Andrew Jordan and Dr. Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett at UEA, as well as with Prof. Olga Tregaskis and CAST partners.
Irene is an environmental social scientist whose research focuses on societal understandings of, and responses to, climate change. In relation to CAST, she brings to bear her expertise on individual perceptions and understandings of climate change (both in relation to mitigation and adaptation), policy development and change, understandings of transformative proposals and actions, conceptualisations of sustainability. She offers interdisciplinary contributions drawing from environmental psychology, environmental politics and environmental sciences, as well as expertise in engagement with publics and stakeholders, and coproduction of visual communications.
For more information, including Lorraine’s research outputs, view her University of East Anglia profile.