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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 12h

Our colleagues Brian A. Wagner and Isabel Pacheco were on hand to let attendees test out their game, EmPOWer: Play Your Part (developed through @circeular.bsky.social) during De Nationale Wetenschapscommunicatiedag! Find out more about the game on the CircEUlar site: circeular.org/play-your-pa...

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🎃 Booing Burbs 👻 @blooming-burbs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"Of the 13,000 people surveyed, 87% said watching the film made them more motivated to act. Watching the film is associated with a “substantial shift” in environmental understanding and concern."

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here’s a recap video where Pacheco explains the potential of tapping into circular citizenship behavior, and you can find all of Pacheco’s papers (and all of our group’s publications) at our website: epgroningen.nl/publicaties/

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Research recap: circular citizenship behaviors can accelerate the transition

There's plenty we can do to make a circular economy a reality. Our colleague Isabel Pacheco explains three ways in this video about her research into circular citizenship behaviors: 1. Promote…

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Circular without rebounds: Enable informed consumer and investor choices through methodologies like Life Cycle Assessment and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and constrain virgin resource use and high-rebound activities through stronger Natura 2000 protections & durability requirements

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Circular without rebounds: Embed rebound mitigation in corporate governance by strengthening the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Align economic incentives with circular outcomes through Extended Producer Responsibility schemes

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Circular consumption: Govern digitalisation for circular outcomes by developing standards for simple, trustworthy and inclusive digital platforms, and make rightsizing a realistic housing option through rent-retention schemes, tax incentives and shared housing matching services

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Circular consumption: Make circular choices the easiest choices by shifting responsibility for circularity upstream and strengthening policy coherence and improved implementation, and reduce dependence on private car ownership by supporting compact neighbourhoods and mixed-use buildings

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The briefs that are most closely related to the themes that our group studies are circular consumption and circular without rebounds. Here are their policy recommendations:

🔄 Circular without rebounds:

🏢 Embed rebound mitigation in corporate governance by strengthening the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

🏭 Align economic incentives with circular outcomes through Extended Producer Responsibility schemes

💼 Enable informed consumer and investor choices through methodologies like Life Cycle Assessment and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

🌴 Constrain virgin resource use and high-rebound activities through stronger Natura 2000 protections and durability requirements under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

🔄 Circular consumption:

⬆️ Make circular choices the easiest choices by shifying responsibility for circularity upstream and strengthening policy coherence and improved implementation.

⬆️ Reduce dependence on private car ownership by supporting compact neighbourhoods, mixed-use buildings, 15-minute cities, and reforming incentives that favour car ownership

🧑‍💻 Govern digitalisation for circular outcomes by developing standards for simple, trustworthy and inclusive digital platforms

🏠 Make rightsizing a realistic housing option through rent-retention schemes, tax incentives and shared housing matching services

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🔄 The five briefs address complementary and deliberately cross-cutting policy questions: 🟢 circular economy modelling for EU decision-making 🟢 pathways to climate neutrality 🟢 circular consumption 🟢 circular without rebounds 🟢 urban planning and data-driven approached enable low-carbon cities

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What kind of policy do we need to create a circular economy & transition to a net-zero emissions future? Our colleague Isabel Pacheco's PhD research has been within @circeular.bsky.social, and all of the contributing researchers have created five policy briefs: a thread!

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Policy Briefs | CircEUlar

The policy briefs translate evidence generated through the project’s modelling, pathway development, empirical and social research, and stakeholder engagement into concise policy-oriented outputs…

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In case you missed it last week, here's our latest quarterly newsletter! Our group members (co)-authored nearly a dozen papers, so there's plenty to get caught up on: mailchi.mp/4011c1b28639...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This great conference is happening tomorrow here in Groningen! If you're in town and want to learn more about how governments and citizens can work together more effectively on community solutions, be sure to get a ticket and join us at the Forum

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The immediate danger of climate change has become increasingly visible in recent months, from devastation caused by melting glaciers in Nepal to historic wildfires in France. Adaptation and mitigation policies are both urgently needed to prevent these disasters from becoming ever more common.

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A summer of fire and ice: climate change is now - Environment Psychology Groningen

Adaptation and mitigation policies are both urgently needed, and must be implemented now to prevent the scenes in Nepal, Switzerland and France from becoming ever more common.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wie iets goeds doet voor het milieu, kan zich daar ook beter door voelen. Zo kan fietsen bijvoorbeeld bijdragen aan een positief gevoel, terwijl dat positieve gevoel vervolgens kan motiveren om vaker de fiets te pakken. Zo schrijven onze collega's in een nieuw theoretisch kader:

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Wie goed doet voor het klimaat, voelt zich soms ook beter

Wie iets goeds doet voor het milieu, kan zich daar ook beter door voelen. Fietsen, energie besparen of minder vlees eten kan mensen een gevoel van...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's not all work and no play over here in the Environmental Psychology Groningen group. Thanks so much to our colleagues who organised two fun and fulfilling days in the province of Groningen for us, from kayaking (and a swim) to vegan catering to a guided city tour and even our own "music awards".

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We Don't Have Time @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

"We have a sick patient, but she's still standing." 🤒 - Johan Rockström at #ClimateWeekNYC. Science says that Earth sits at the edge of the danger zone, with 7 of 9 boundaries already breached. The safe operating space is still reachable, but the window is closing. Watch more: wedonthavetime.org

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came by all the EP-connected events at the Eureka! festival at the Groningen Forum on Friday!

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Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

El Niño preparations were a consistent theme throughout all of my engagements at UNGA & Climate Week. This piece provides a great list of concrete actions govts should take to prepare.

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Opinion | The Super El Niño Is About to Unleash Weather Chaos. Get Ready Now. (Gift Article)

There’s still time to prepare.

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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

500 may refer to the study, but since the start some 23 million tiles have been lifted in the Nls. We even have a national competition 'tegelwippen' (lifting the tiles) www.nk-tegelwippen.nl/wippen-2026/

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NK Tegelwippen 2026

Tot en met 31 oktober spelen we het NK Tegelwippen. Iedereen kan meedoen door tegels te wippen in z’n eigen voor-, achter-, of geveltuin. Wip je mee?

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The study has already replaced over 500 tiles of varying sizes, and a scaled-up study could amplify this impact further and yield additional long-term benefits.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Their data provides tentative evidence that the signs helped spread green front yards further, mainly by sparking conversations between neighbors.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Most of us support greener yards, but that support rarely shows up on the street. EP Post doc Tabea Hoffmann (+ @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social, Jan Willem Bolderdijk & Ward Rauws) tested a "norm-seeding" intervention: residents who signed up to replace tiles with plants could put up a yard sign:

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How do dynamic norms impact environmental behavior? By helping us anticipate behaviour will become common in the future, showing that it matters to others, and strengthening our belief that we can change our own behaviour when we see others changing theirs. @rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social

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Research recap: How do dynamic norms impact pro-environmental behaviour?

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the paper also highlights the concept of comprehensive disaster and climate risk management (CRM), developed by @undrr.bsky.social -integrated risk assessment -anticipatory and adaptive action -resilient systems and societies -equity and inclusion -reduced losses, suffering and inequality

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Crucially, the paper also proposes pathways forward: -create a disaster risk observatory -develop new risk behaviour theory -use dynamic multi-risk models -polycentric governance -knowledge co-production and translation

five interconnected challenges limiting actionable knowledge

1. data and observations
2. behavioural understanding
3. modelling and simulation
4. governance and institutions
5. science-policy-practice interface

pathways forward:

1. disaster risk observatory
2. new risk behaviour theory
3. dynamic multi-risk models
4. polycentric governance
5. knowledge co-production and translation

comprehensive disaster and climate risk management (CRM)

1. integrated risk assessment
2. anticipatory and adaptive action
3. resilient systems and societies
4. equity and inclusion
5. reduced losses, suffering and inequality

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Professors Linda Steg & Goda Perlaviciute are part of a new paper on 5 issues facing climate risk management: -lack of comprehensive/quality data -limited understanding of preparedness (or lack thereof) -limited capacity to simulate risk reduction -knowledge silos -knowledge exchange barriers

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Invited Perspectives: Science for Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management

Abstract. In this paper, we explore five core challenges that need to be addressed in order to move towards the Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management approach, which has been proposed wit...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Bewonersinitiatieven & gemeenten hebben geen cynische houding tegenover elkaar, maar echt de meerwaarde van de samenwerking zien. Tegelijkertijd is het wederzijds vertrouwen klein... [en] krijgen bewoners niet altijd het gevoel dat de gemeente hun passie deelt."

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Onderzoek naar gemeenten en bewonersinitiatieven: ‘Korte lijnen… Please!’’

Gemeenten en bewonersinitiatieven vinden het van behoorlijke meerwaarde dat ze samenwerken, en zijn over die samenwerking voldoende tevreden. Tegelijkertijd zijn ambtenaren negatief gestemd over het o...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Does how physically close people are to other members, or how socially close they feel to them, affect whether they want to get involved in community energy initiatives? Our colleague Charlie Walker Clarke explains his recent findings: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Research recap: How much does closeness matter in community energy initiatives?

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Gonzalo Palomo Vélez @gpalomovelez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here to spam a bit more about this position below :)

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This suggests that there is much more room for collaboration and common ground at the fundamental value level. You can read the paper in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For example, people who identify as being on the political left care more about nature and equality than those on the political right, but there is only a small difference in how much they care. Both sides value these things a lot, and the difference doesn't reflect the assumed ideological gap.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Zhao et. al found that while there are differences in what the left and the right care about, these differences are much less substantial and fundamental than is often implied.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ideological self-placement (a self-ascribed ideological position) is a commonly used shortcut to infer what people care about (i.e., basic values) and where people stand on specific societal issues (i.e., issue positions).

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

👈👉 It's often assumed that the values and issue preferences of left- & right-leaning people differ greatly. But is that true? PhD candidate Luyang Zhao (with Thijs Bouman and Gabriel Muinos) found that differences are much less fundamental than is often implied. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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What does ideological self-placement manifest? Structural associations with basic values and issue positions - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - What does ideological self-placement manifest? Structural associations with basic values and issue positions

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From conversation cards on public participation to a board game about circular behaviour, our colleagues Bram Burgerhof, Brian A. Wagner and Isabel Pacheco have created fun ways to engage in environmental psychology epgroningen.nl/playing-for-...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our quarterly newsletter will be sent out next week on Monday, with all our latest research (and there's a lot), upcoming events, blog posts, media appearances, introducing new staff members and looking back on recent PhD defenses by members of our group Sign up here: epgroningen.nl/sign-up-for-...

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 08/09/2026

Global crises are piling up these days. In these times, our world seems to be collapsing, but formed UG PhD student Valentina Lozano Nasi emphasizes they are opportunities for positive change as well 📈 At science festival Eureka! (25 Sep.) she will talk more about it 👇 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The authors propose that this framework could help define a research agenda to better understand how, why and when PEB and MWB are related, and how we can foster positive feedback loops from more PEB to higher MWB. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🫂 comfort cycle: from less PEB towards higher MWB, and vice versa. Consider individuals taking an intercontinental flight: they may experience higher well-being by being able to meet with their families and relatives far away, and in order to maintain this positive feeling, they will keep flying.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🫥 vicious cycle: a cycle of mutual negative reinforcement between PEB and MWB, this may occur when a person with lower MWB does not engage in PEB because they feel helpless or paralysed, and not engaging in PEB will worsen their well-being even further in turn.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

✊🏽 perseverance cycle: from more PEB towards lower MWB and vice versa, for example when a person engages in PEB that might result in feelings of being forced, dissatisfaction, inconvenience or discomfort that leads to lower MWB. In turn, this lower MWB drives the individual to keep engaging in PEB.

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Environmental Psychology Groningen @epgroningen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

💚 virtuous cycle: a positive reinforcement loop between PEB and MWB that occurs when an individual engages in PEB that results in a higher MWB, while this higher MWB in turn encourages the individual to keep engaging in PEB

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