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Lorraine Whitmarsh

Cardiff University

Current Position

Faculty.

Role at Tyndall

Chair in Environmental Psychology - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Visiting Research Fellow - Department of Psychology, University of Bath
Partner Coordinator for Cardiff University.

Role at Council

Partner Representative.

Research Interests

I am interested in the psychological and social dimensions of environmental, risk and sustainability issues. My research, which employs both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, focuses on three main areas: (a) public engagement with climate change, carbon literacy, carbon offsetting, and low-carbon lifestyles; (b) public/stakeholder participation in sustainability science and policy; and (c) innovation, perceived risk and behaviour change with respect to sustainable transport and consumption.

Personal website

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/psych/whitmarsh

Research areas
Energy & emissions
Governance & behaviour

Contact information

Phone

+44 (0)29 2087 6972.

Fax

+44 (0)29 2087 4858.

Postal Address

School of Psychology,
Cardiff University,
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
United Kingdom.

Related projects

Towards a culture of low-carbon research for the 21st Century

The research community has highlighted for several decades the implications of greenhouse gas emissions for climate change. In response, world governments have agreed to limit global temperature change to 2°C, which requires drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In advanced economies, a commitment to a 2°C limit generally represents a reduction of emissions of between 80-95% from the 1990 baseline. Despite this, emissions from international aviation increased by 53 % between 1990 and 2011 in those countries.

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Carbon Capability: what does it mean, how prevalent is it, and how can we promote it?

This Working Paper introduces the concept of ‘carbon capability’, provides initial empirical evidence of levels of carbon capability amongst the UK public, and suggests ways in which carbon capability might be promoted. ‘Carbon capability’ captures the contextual meanings associated with carbon, whilst also referring to an individual’s ability and motivation to reduce emissions within the broader institutional and social context.

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A Dynamic Typology of Stakeholder Engagement within Climate Change Research

This paper offers a descriptive overview of Stakeholder Engagement (ShE) within climate change research at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.

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Transition to sustainable development in the UK housing sector: from case study to model implementation

There is evidence that the housing and community sector in the UK is unsustainable, in CO2 emissions, overuse of land and other resources, social and economic indicators such as a lack of good quality housing, and institutional problems of a conservative building system and a planning and regulatory system that is slow to respond to changing needs and demands.

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‘Great British Energy’ could fuel conservatives’ passion for climate change action

6th February, 2017

New peer-reviewed study pinpoints climate language that appeals to centre-right voters.

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