Climate Psychology

On 4th Sept, members of Harborough Climate Action and their guests were treated to a fascinating talk from Dr Emmie Williamson on this topic. The talk was wide-ranging and thought provoking, and led to lots of interesting questions and discussions afterwards.

Dr Williamson's slides can be downloaded here:

Climate Psychology.pptx

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And here are some links to websites and books that she referred to, which many attendees asked for.

• Climate Psychology Alliance https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/

• Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/psychological-roots-of-the-climate-crisis-9781501372865/

• Compulsive Consumption https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29525015-climate-crisis-psychoanalysis-and-radical-ethics

• Don’t Even Think About It https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18594475-don-t-even-think-about-it

• Caroline Hickman https://www.caroline-hickman.com/climate-psychology

• Power Threat Meaning Framework https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360701472_The_Power_Threat_Meaning_Framework_and_the_climate_and_ecological_crises

• Active Hope https://www.activehope.info/ https://workthatreconnects.org/

• Ecopsychology UK https://ecopsychology.org.uk/

• XR Psychologists https://xrpsychologists.co.uk/

CA-WN on-line Climate Cafe is held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month 8:00 - 9:00 pm. More information on the CA-WN website