Climate change and behavioural change: what will it take?

Climate change is on and off the political agenda in Australia. Whether an emissions trading system or a carbon tax win the day, one big barrier stands in the way of change: human nature. How we think about the problem can trump what we actually do -- right down to shorter showers and turning off the lights. Leading environmental psychologists are now taking on the climate change challenge.

Guests

Professor Robert Gifford
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria, Canada
http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/gifford/

Professor Joseph Reser
School of Psychology
Griffith University, Australia
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-psychology/staff/dr-joseph-reser

Professor Linda Steg
School of Environmental Psychology
University of Groningen
Holland
http://www.rug.nl/staff/e.m.steg/index

Reuven Sussman
Research Assistant
School of Psychology
Victoria University, Canada
http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/gifford/Sussman.html

Christine Kormos
Graduate Student
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria, Canada
http://web.uvic.ca/psyc/people/graduate_students/kormos.php