Bibliograph

What we think about when we try not to think about global warming, toward a new psychology of climate action, Per Espen Stoknes ; foreword by Jorgen Randers

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What we think about when we try not to think about global warming, toward a new psychology of climate action, Per Espen Stoknes ; foreword by Jorgen Randers

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What we think about when we try not to think about global warming

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893453728

Responsibility statement

Per Espen Stoknes ; foreword by Jorgen Randers

Sub title

toward a new psychology of climate action

Table Of Contents

Introduction: battering one another -- Thinking: understanding the climate paradox. They psychology of climate paradox ; "Climate is the new Marx": the many faces of skepticism and denial ; The human animal, as seen by evolutionary psychology ; How climate facts and risks are perceived: cognitive psychology ; What others are saying: social psychology ; The roots of denial: the psychology of identity ; The five psychological barriers to climate action -- Doing: if it doesn't work, do something else. From barriors to solutions ; The power of social networks ; Reframing the climate messages ; Make it simple to choose right ; Use the power of stories to re-story climate ; New signals of progress -- Being: inside the living air. The air's way of being ; Stand up for your depression! ; Climate disruption as symptom: what is it trying to tell us? ; Re-imagining climate as the living air ; It's hopeless and I'll give it my all

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