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Academic Articles Categorie: Public perceptions

Parenting and climate change: assessing carbon capability in early parenthood

Hampton, S., Taylor, E. & Whitmarsh, L. Parenting and climate change: assessing carbon capability in early parenthood. Popul Environ 47, 34 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-025-00506-6

Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions

Kenny, J., Geese, L. Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions. Commun Earth Environ 6, 747 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02655-w

Driving carbon offset donations: Evaluating the effectiveness of nudging, framing, and Nudge+ techniques

Effendy, C., Hampton, S. & Whitmarsh, L. (2025) Driving carbon offset donations: Evaluating the effectiveness of nudging, framing, and nudge+ techniques, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, p. 102758. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102758.

Exploring public discourse about new cycle lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods using Twitter/X data

Malet Lambert, I., Poortinga, W., Potoglou, D., & Xenias, D. Exploring public discourse about new cycle lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods using Twitter/X data, Travel Behaviour and Society, Volume 42, 2026, 101128, ISSN 2214-367X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101128.

The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK

Poortinga, W. (2025). The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK. Climate Policy, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2539977

Living with extreme heat: perceptions and experiences

King, L. and Demski, C. (2025) ‘Living with extreme heat: perceptions and experiences’, Buildings and Cities, 6(1), p. 527–543. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.541.

Climate change and wealth: understanding and improving the carbon capability of the wealthiest people in the UK

Moorcroft H, Hampton S, Whitmarsh L (2025) Climate change and wealth: understanding and improving the carbon capability of the wealthiest people in the UK. PLOS Clim 4(3): e0000573. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000573

Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Nash N, Haggar P, Lord J. (2019). Compensatory and Catalyzing Beliefs: Their Relationship to Pro-environmental Behavior and Behavioral Spillover in Seven Countries. Frontiers in psychology, 10, pp. 963.

Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Nash N, Haggar P, Lord J. (2019). Compensatory and Catalyzing Beliefs: Their Relationship to Pro-environmental Behavior and Behavioral Spillover in Seven Countries. Frontiers in psychology, 10, pp. 963.

Nash N, Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Chaudhary I, Manandhar R. (2019). Perceptions of Local Environmental Issues and the Relevance of Climate Change in Nepal’s Terai: Perspectives From Two Communities. Frontiers in Sociology.

Nash N, Capstick S, Whitmarsh L, Chaudhary I, Manandhar R. (2019). Perceptions of Local Environmental Issues and the Relevance of Climate Change in Nepal’s Terai: Perspectives From Two Communities. Frontiers in Sociology.

Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019) Building a Social Mandate for Climate Action: Lessons from COVID-19

Howarth C, Bryant P, Corner A, Fankhauser S, Gouldson A, Whitmarsh L & Willis R. (2019) Building a Social Mandate for Climate Action: Lessons from COVID-19
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