Nature and Nurture: Understanding the Psychology of Pro-Environmental Behavior, with Susan Clayton

Published: July 2, 2019, midnight

Host Kristin Hayes talks with Susan Clayton, the Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology and Chair of Environmental Studies at the College of Wooster. They discuss questions such as: why do some people care about environmental conservation more than others? How can policymakers and other decisionmakers encourage pro-environmental behavior? And how do we wrestle with our own human limitations in processing and trying to address climate change?\n\nReferences and Recommendations: \n"Rising" by Elizabeth Rush; https://milkweed.org/book/rising\n"The Psychology of Climate Change Communication" by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University; http://guide.cred.columbia.edu/