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The Fight for Life on Earth Is Regaining Momentum

From collective efficacy to AI governance, Climate Week revealed signs that the climate movement is rebuilding momentum and expanding the possibilities for meaningful action.

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“Claims that wildfires can be prevented by [forest management] are not only inaccurate, but they’re also part of a broader pattern of disinformation in response to climate-fueled extreme weather… deflecting from what experts say is the biggest driver of worsening fires: the rapidly warming climate.”

Trump and Republicans Peddle False Claims About Wildfires

It’s part of an ongoing pattern of disinformation spreading in response to climate-fueled extreme weather

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Fatalism is psychologically powerful and extremely damaging, because when people conclude that no response will meaningfully alter outcomes disengagement becomes the rational response. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

What beliefs can catalyze climate action? Our new research, led by @dgoldwert.bsky.social and @anasabherwal.bsky.social, published today [https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03743-1] shows the importance of beliefs about the efficacy of solutions. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/clim...

Do you think negative emotions about climate change hamper climate-friendly beliefs and behaviors? 🚨 Our newly published paper might be for you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/6

What motivates collective action, political participation, or civic engagement? Stop by our symposium at #APS26BCN with talks from @dgoldwert.bsky.social, @anasabherwal.bsky.social, @smconstantino.bsky.social, and me. 🗓 May 29 | 12:30 PM 🌐 Room 129, (P1 Level, CCIB) Hope to see you there!

What makes behavioral interventions work beyond the psychological theory they implement? Their format, level of engagement, delivery modality? In a new paper analyzing 274 interventions from 15 megastudies (4.1M+ participants), we tested 19 features: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/2

How to Advance Climate Solutions Despite Political Setbacks | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/clim...

How to Advance Climate Solutions Despite Political Setbacks

Climate setbacks aren’t fate; they’re signals to mobilize visible public will, pairing credible hope with concrete action to turn widespread concern into sustained political power.

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New study finds that emphasizing collective efficacy (people's ability to catalyze large-scale change) is very effective in catalyzing behavioural change. As you can see from my pinned post, I'm a big fan of simple messages that can mobilize public support for climate action!

A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy

Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou

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What motivates people to engage in climate advocacy? In a new PNAS Nexus megastudy [https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf400] led by @dgoldwert.bsky.social we tested 17 theoretical interventions on a large US sample (N=31,324) to increase public, political, and financial climate advocacy. 1/5