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Academic articles (in order of publication)
Kenny, J., Geese, L., Jordan A., & Lorenzoni, I. (2024), ‘A framework for classifying climate change questions used in public opinion surveys’, Environmental Politics, https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2024.2429264
Geese, L., Sullivan-Thomsett, C., J. Jordan, A., Kenny, J., & Lorenzoni, I. (2024). Measuring climate mitigation policy content in text-as-data: navigating the conceptual challenges. Political Research Exchange, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2024.2387120
Moore, B., Geese, L., Kenny, J., Dudley, H., Jordan, A., Prados Pascual, A., Lorenzoni, I., Schaub, S., Enguer, J., & Tosun, J. (2024). Politicians and climate change: A systematic review of the literature. WIREs Climate Change, e908. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.908
Hoolohan, C. (2024). Shifting air travel demand: a case study on enabling experimentation in surface travel. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2024.2364635
Cherry, C., Verfuerth, C., & Demski, C. (2024). Discourses of climate inaction undermine public support for 1.5 °C lifestyles. Global Environmental Change, 87, 102875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102875
Minas, A. M., García-Freites, S., Walsh, C., Mukoro, V., Aberilla, J. M., April, A., Kuriakose, J., Gaete-Morales, C., Gallego Schmid, A., & Mander, S. (2024). Advancing Sustainable Development Goals through energy access: Lessons from the Global South. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 199, 114457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114457
Chard, E., Bergstad, C. J., Steentjes, K., Poortinga, W., & Demski, C. (2024). Gender and cross-country differences in the determinants of sustainable diet intentions: A multigroup analysis of the UK, China, Sweden, and Brazil. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1355969
Latter B., Demski C., Capstick S. (2024). Wanting to be part of change but feeling overworked and disempowered: Researchers’ perceptions of climate action in UK universities. PLOS Climate 3(1): e0000322. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000322
Poortinga, W., Whitmarsh, L., Steentjes, K., Gray, E., Thompson, S., & Brisley, R. (2023). Factors and framing effects in support for net zero policies in the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1287188. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1287188
Lee, S., Freer, M., Wood, R., Edelenbosch, O., Sharmina, M., Doelman, J., Van Vuuren, D., & Wilson, C. (2023). From future diets to dishes: Communicating dietary shift associated with a 1.5°C scenario for Brazil, China, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1266708. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1266708
Dupont, C., B. Moore, E. Boasson, V. Gravey and A.J. Jordan et al. (2023) Three decades of EU climate policy: Racing toward climate neutrality? WIRES Climate Change, e863. DOI: 10.1002/wcc.863
Verfuerth, C., Demski, C., Capstick, S., Whitmarsh, L., & Poortinga, W. (2023) A people-centred approach is needed to meet net zero goals, Journal of the British Academy, 11(s4): 97–124.
Haggar, P., Whitmarsh, L., & Nash, N. (2023) A Drop in the Ocean? Fostering Water-Saving Behavior and Spillover Through Information Provision and Feedback. Environment and Behavior, 55(6-7), 520-548. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165231201371
Hampton, S. & Whitmarsh, L. (2023) Choices for climate action: A review of the multiple roles individuals play. One Earth, Volume 6, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 1157-1172, ISSN 2590-3322, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.08.006.
Tosun, J., Geese, L., & Lorenzoni, I. (2023) For Young and Future Generations? Insights from the Web Profiles of European Climate Pact Ambassadors, European Journal of Risk Regulation, 1-13. doi:10.1017/err.2023.53
Verfuerth, C., Sanderson Bellamy, A., Adlerova, B., Dutton, A. (2023) Building relationships back into the food system: addressing food insecurity and food well-being, Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7.
Poortinga, W., Demski, C. & Steentjes K. (2023) Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK, Communications Earth & Environment.
Martin-Kerry, J.M., Graham H.M, & Lampard, P. (2023) ‘I don’t really associate climate change with actual people’s health’: a qualitative study in England of perceptions of climate change and its impacts on health, Public Health, Volume 219, 2023, Pages 85-90.
De Vito, L., Wynne-Jones, S., Heins, E. & Verfuerth, C. (2023) Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government fellowships, Centre for Science and Policy.
Player, L., Prosser M.B., A., Thorman, D., Tirion S.C, A., Whitmarsh L., Kurz, T., & Shah, P. (2023) Quantifying the importance of socio-demographic, travel-related, and psychological predictors of public acceptability of low emission zones, Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Dudley, H., Jordan, A. & Lorenzoni, I. (2022) Advising national climate policy makers: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Climate Change Committee, Global Environmental Change, 76, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102589
Isham, A., Verfuerth, C., Armstrong, A., Elf, P., Gatersleben, B., & Jackson, T. (2022) The problematic role of materialistic values in the pursuit of sustainable well-being, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Jordan A, Lorenzoni I, Tosun J, Enguer Saus J, Geese L, Kenny J, Levario Saad E, Moore B & Schaub S. (2022) The political challenges of deep decarbonisation: towards a more integrated agenda, Climate Action.
Rao, N. D. and C. Wilson (2022) Advancing energy and well-being research. Nature Sustainability. 5(2): 98-103. [DOI.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00775-7]
Hanmer, C., C. Wilson, O. Y. Edelenbosch and D. P. van Vuuren (2022). Translating Global Integrated Assessment Model Output into Lifestyle Change Pathways at the Country and Household Level. Energies 15(5). DOI: 10.3390/en15051650
Verfuerth, C., Gregory-Smith, D., Oates, C. J., Jones, C. R. and Alevizou, P. (2021). Reducing meat consumption at work and at home: facilitators and barriers that influence contextual spillover. Journal of Marketing Management
Latter, B. and Capstick, S. (2021) Climate Emergency: UK Universities’ Declarations and Their Role in Responding to Climate Change. Frontiers in Sustainability.
Steentjes K, Demski C, Poortinga W. (2021). Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil. CAST Briefing Paper 10.
Hoolohan C, Mclachlan C, Jones C, Larkin A, Birch C, Mander S & Broderick J. (2021). Responding to the climate emergency: how are UK universities establishing sustainable workplace routines for flying and food?. Climate Policy.
Britton J, Mae Minas A, Marques A C. Pourmirza Z (2021). Exploring the potential of heat as a service in decarbonization: Evidence needs and research gaps. Energy Sources.
Jordan, A & Moore, B (2021). UK climate policy: For the long haul. IEMA.
Moore, B. & Jordan, A. (2020). Disaggregating the dependent variable in policy feedback research: an analysis of the EU emissions trading system. Policy Sciences.
Moore, B., Verfuerth, C., Minas, A. M., Tipping, C., Mander, S., Lorenzoni, I., Hoolohan, C., Jordan, A. J. & L. Whitmarsh (2021). Transformations for climate change mitigation: A systematic review of terminology, concepts, and characteristics. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change.
Dudley, H., Jordan, A., & Lorenzoni, I. (2021). Independent expert advisory bodies facilitate ambitious climate policy responses. Science Brief.
Jordan A, Moore B, (2020). Durable by design. Policy feedback in a changing climate. Cambridge University Press.
Whitmarsh L, Poortinga W, Capstick S. (2021). Behaviour change to address climate change. Current Opinion in Psychology.
Pohjolainen, P., Kukkonen, I., Jokinen, P., Poortinga, W., Adedayo Ogunbode, C., Böhm, G., … & Umit, R. (2021). The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research.
Demski, C. (2021) Net zero public engagement and participation: Research Note.
Dasandi N, HGraham, Lampard P, & Jankin Mikhaylov S, Intergovernmental engagement on health impacts of climate change (2021), Bulletin of the World Health Organisation.
Whitmarsh, L., (2020). CAST Briefing Paper 05: Tracking the effect of COVID-19 on low-carbon behaviours and attitudes to climate change: results from wave 2 of the CAST COVID-19 Survey.
Whitmarsh, L., Hoolohan, C., Larner, O., McLachlan, C. & Poortinga, W. (2020). CAST Briefing Paper 04: How has COVID-19 Impacted Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Attitudes towards Climate Action?
Capstick S, Demski C, Cherry C, Verfuerth C, Steentjes K. (2020). CAST briefing paper 03: Climate change citizens’ assemblies.
Gill M, Ebi K, Smith K, Whitmarsh L, Haines A. (2020). We need health warning labels on points of sale of fossil fuels. British Medical Journal, in press
Whitmarsh L, Capstick S, Moore I, Köhler J, Le Quéré C. (2020) Use of aviation by climate change researchers: Structural influences, personal attitudes, and information provision. Global Environmental Change
Nash N, Whitmarsh L, Capstick S, Gouveia V, de Carvalho Rodrigues Araújo R, Dos Santos M, … Wang X. (2020). Local climate change cultures: climate-relevant discursive practices in three emerging economies. Climatic change, 163.
Nielsen, K, Capstick S, Whitmarsh L. (2020). How psychology can help limit climate change. American Psychologist, in press,
Thorman D, Whitmarsh L, Demski C. (2020). Policy Acceptance of Low-Consumption Governance Approaches: The Effect of Social Norms and Hypocrisy. Sustainability, (3).
Verfuerth, C., Henn, L., & Becker, S. (2019) Is it up to them? Individual leverages for sufficiency. GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
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). The Pathway toward a Net-Zero-Emissions Future. One Earth, 1(1), pp. 18-20.
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.
Capstick S, Demski C, Poortinga W, Whitmarsh L, Steentjes K, Corner A, Graham H. (2019). CAST briefing paper 02: Public opinion in a time of climate emergency.
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.
Corner A, Graham H, Whitmarsh L. (2019). CAST briefing paper 01: Engaging the public on low-carbon lifestyle change.