Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Excited to learn about energy economics at the British Institute for Energy Economics Policy conference today! #BIEE 010
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can football help drive the behavioural shift to sustainable travel? 🚴 Our new CAST report on #BiketoBrentford, one of several initiatives by Brentford FC to encourage fans to travel sustainably to games, suggests that it can. ⚽ Read the report: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Key findings thread 🧵cast.ac.ukBike to Brentford - Evaluating the impact of Brentford FC's initiative to encourage fans to cycle to football matchesThis report presents key findings from Bike to Brentford, one of several initiatives by Brentford FC to encourage fans to use sustainable modes of travel to games. 141
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Output from the icebreaker activity at my writing retreat today #PhD 020
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 26/07/2026A free press is the cornerstone of a true democracy. We ignore this warning sign at our own peril.theguardian.comUK journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’ 010
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 14/07/2026How can sports stars also become influential climate leaders? ⚽ In an article for The Conversation UK, CAST affiliates Dr Sam Hampton and Dr Steve Westlake (University of Bath & University of Oxford) explore how athletes could become influential climate leaders. Read the article 👇theconversation.comHow sports stars can also be influential climate leadersClimate leadership does not require personal perfection. In fact, acknowledging contradiction can strengthen credibility. 1114
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Can football catalyse climate action? ⚽ Last week, our CAST Director, Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, took part in a panel exploring how football can be a catalyst for climate action as part of the #LSEFestival: How to save the planet. 🌍 Watch the video: www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f... 241
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 13/07/2026How can football maintain climate action when institutions don’t offer credible leadership? ⚽ CAST's Jesse Wise, Dr Briony Latter and Dr Sam Hampton explore how we can maintain climate hope and action in sport in our latest blog post. Read the blog post 👇cast.ac.ukHolding out for a hero or taking the lead? Maintaining climate hope and action in sport - CASTCAST's Jesse Wise, Dr Briony Latter & Dr Sam Hampton explore how football can maintain climate action when institutions don’t offer credible leadership. 145
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"Media coverage of net zero is more than *two and a half* times as negative as public sentiment, creating elite feedback loop" Really shocked by this @ippr.org report on 'backlash' to #netZero which suggest shifts in attitudes are likely due to political allegiances NOT change in view on NZ policyippr.orgRevealed: political and media narratives driving false “backlash” against net zero, says IPPR | IPPRPoliticians across the spectrum are out of step with public opinion on net zeroMedia coverage of net zero is more than two and a half times as negative as 020
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Just wanted to highlight this fab substack by @laurenleek.eu for all the social science enthusiasts out there 🤓 open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...open.substack.comThe Quiet Collapse of Surveys Part II: adding some nuancesFollowing up on the previous Substack which identified twin threats for surveys: increases in non-response and bots, this follow-up unpacks the nuances, busts myths, and offers practical fixes. 020
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Wishing a good evening to all standard bike racks... And a very unpleasant evening to wheel wells everywhere 020
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Job opportunity! @cast-centre.bsky.social are seeking a Research Fellow to lead a programme of quantitative behavioural research to advance understanding of climate-relevant behaviour change and life choices. 48 month fixed-term full-time see: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...bath.ac.uk ED13421 Research Fellow - Jobs at Bath 035
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 19/02/2026If three companies (DMG Media, News UK & Reach) shape 90% of UK national newspaper circulation, what could a coordinated campaign do for transport policy support? #transportPolicy 252
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · 19/02/2026APA Division 34 (Society for Environmental, Population & Conservation Psychology) invites abstract submissions for its Virtual Conference “Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Through Psychological Research” June 5–6 Abstract Deadline: March 1st More information: www.sepcp.org/virtual-conf... 024
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 25/11/2025What checks are currently in place for AI use on the platform, @joinprolific.bsky.social ? And do you have a plan for how this will be handled going forward? Given the pace of developments, it would be prudent to have a proactive strategy, not reactive. #survey #research404media.coA Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely OnWe can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.” 130
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 24/11/202521% of UK employees are commuting more this year and "40% of drivers have no alternative to the car [...] For those living in rural locations the figure increases to 70%." Only a third said the bus was a viable option for them. Not good news for people & planet :( #commuting #carDependencyfleetnews.co.ukCommuting increase revealed by Enterprise in mobility surveyOne-in-five UK employees are commuting to the office more this year than last. 030
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 05/11/2025London-based study finds "most near misses happen on roads without cycling infrastructure - junctions are particularly hazardous" This is why our activists tirelessly call for safe cycle infra in every London borough 👇 road.cc/content/news...road.ccBike lanes crucial to preventing cycling near misses, major new study suggestsAnalysis of London commuters' cycle journeys suggests majority of dangerous incidents happen during rush hour and on roads without dedicated cycling infrastructure 14017
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 30/10/2025It was fantastic to see CAST's Bella Zanin & Jesse Wise running some insightful roundtables at the #SportPositive25 Summit earlier this month on the topic of sustainable sports apparel, with lots of excitement about where we need to get to. 🎽👏 Photo credit: Sport Positive Summit 2025/Capturise 142
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Great to see this issue! Years ago your Yawning at the Apocalypse article by @cameronbrick.bsky.social & @profsanderlinden.bsky.social was pivotal for me in my gap year - it confirmed my suspicions that env. psych. was the right path for me. I hope this issues inspires others in a similar position 251
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 21/10/2025This could not be better timing for my R workshop today (incl. how good practice can contribute to FAIR principles) with @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social ! I shall share with the lab group. ⏰ 1-2pm, today 📍 Teams and UoB 10E 3.2 031
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Dr Samuel Finnerty @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Hi all! I’m looking for research jobs in social psychology, environmental action, & climate policy. I study pro-environmental action, moral and identity processes, scientist advocacy, and universities’ climate responses. I use qualitative and quantitative methods for research with real-world impact. 21115
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Transport policy is health policy! "...the free bus pass is associated with improved cognitive function... among older adults... this expand[s] on earlier literature documenting the benefits of [free bus passes] for physical activity, obesity, social engagement, mental health [& quality of life]" 110
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · 16/10/2025📣The journal @peopleandnature.bsky.social is looking for environmental psychologists to join their editorial board📣 Could this be you? Please DM @melissamarselle.bsky.social if interested. #EnvironmentalPsychology #envpsy #environmentalpsych 012
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/10/2025New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.theguardian.comSwitching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research findsOne expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance 819686
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Fantastic resource. The UK is a nation of #nature lovers. We need to make sure our public transport can give good access to the countryside if #car-free living is ever to become truly popular www.railwalks.co.uk/walksrailwalks.co.ukRailwalks.co.uk - WalksThousands of Rail Walks Now Available Online! 1103
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 14/10/2025🌈 What can children’s imagination teach us about our transport system today? From a hand-holding transformer to a pollution-eating boat - Could their ideas reveal what really matters to us? Read more about our project here 👉 tinyurl.com/2ewvf6xbaaps-cdt.ac.ukCollaborative research project uses art-based methods to understand children’s vision of the futureHow do children want to travel in the future? This collaborative research project explored children’s envisioning of the future of mobility using arts-based methods. Children took part in junk-modelli... 041
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 01/10/2025With the return to term-time, the common cold strikes again! I'd like to bring this one page summary on the benefits of #activeTravel from out of the archives by Prof Adrian Davis of @edinburghnapier.bsky.social University’s Transport Research Institute tinyurl.com/3uey9ydceur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com 000
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Our public engagement team is at Futures Festival today talking about the future of mobility ✈️🥾🛤️ Come see us at We the Curious! 010
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 20/09/2025This is an absolutely brilliant paper that I can only recommend to all those interested in transport poverty/equity but also in sustainable transport/climate, and on how to reconcile the two. I can only hope that it will have the impact it deserve doi.org/10.1016/j.er... 26721
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Do you want to be formally involved with @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social? We are currently seeking applications for Chair and Committee Members of the Env Psy Section. Deadline 22 Sept Appointed committee member: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte... Chair: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...bps.org.ukVolunteer role: Appointed Member for Environmental Psychology Section: (Role ID: 214) | BPSSeveral roles are available on the Environmental Psychology Section committee. 113
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Interesting-looking new article mapping the different strands of transport policy research doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 1237
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Looking into #bus deregulation today... Fun fact: Many of the bus companies started when WWI soldiers returned (the learnt engineering and driving). There were so many that they ate into rail profit leading to the creation of the big 4 railway companies! 160
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Climate One @climateone.org · 10/09/2025This chart from @safeclimate.bsky.social ate.bsky.social is a beautiful work of art — and a horrifying observation of our warming planet 🧪 24028
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Good reporting on an attribution study from @nature.com: 🫠 Emissions from each of the 14 biggest #fossilFuel Firms made >50 heatwaves otherwise near-impossible 📈 Exxon & Aramco made 51 #heatwaves ≥10,000× likelier 🔥180 companies caused ~½ the rise in intensity (forest loss most of the rest) 142
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Perhaps a future lab session? @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social 100
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 09/09/2025New @natclimate.nature.com study on climate belief systems worldwide: ⁉️Middle East & North Africa shows more inconsistent beliefs, due(?) to economic interests 📨Societies with more information exposure → tighter climate belief networks 🚫Interconnected beliefs corr. with anti-climate stances 140
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 27/08/2025🚗 The richest are on course to emit 13x more carbon than the poorest from their domestic travel by 2035. ✈️ If you include international travel, the richest are expected to emit 22x more than the poorest. More here: www.ippr.org/media-office... 1107
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Interesting article from Utrecht (relevant elsewhere) on the role of shared mobility hubs in tackling transport poverty. Based on focus groups with residents of a deprived neighbourhood. Biggest issue = no one has any idea what ‘shared mobility hubs’ are & that one existed in their neighbourhood.tandfonline.comTackling transport poverty with offers for shared mobility – a qualitative analysis on mobility needs and barriers in the context of a new mobility hub in a deprived neighbourhoodIncreasing urbanisation and climate change pose significant challenges to cities’ environments and quality of living. Limited mobility options lead to transport poverty that reduces social particip... 1104
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · 21/08/2025We are proud to see our first-ever CAST briefing on the subject of sport, “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break climate silence in British football", shortlisted for the #SportPositiveAwards25 in the Research of the Year category. 👏 awards.sportpositivesummit.com/shortlist-20... 334
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 21/08/20252.1 e-bikes are sold per 1,000 people in Britain, putting the UK second-last among 30 European countries. France's subsidies *tripled* sales. It's insane that we don't subsidise #E-bikes in the UK considering all the benefits they bring to both the people who use them AND those who don't!evpowered.co.ukUK urged to boost support as e-bike uptake lags behind EuropeThe UK has one of the lowest rates of e-bike ownership in Europe, with industry figures warning that a lack of government support is holding back adoption of what could be a key pillar of greener tran... 12610
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Our new #FlashFiction #competition has launched. We're asking for <500 words about moments of #epiphany where attitudes/behaviours change for the greener – see www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio... £1000 ($1200) worth of prizes. #writerslife #WritingCommmunitygreenstories.org.ukFlash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories ProjectGreen Stories is running a flash fiction competition for stories under 500 words on the theme of ‘epiphanies’. Deadline 27th August 2025. The writing competition invites writers to submit a story abou... 01520
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Very cool that the @rgsibg.bsky.social is offering free bus travel around #Birmingham for the #RGS2025 conference! Great way to reduce scope 3 emissions. I wonder what the lasting impact is on modal choice for return visitors in the future... would love an impact assessment! 021
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 01/08/2025🌍 81% of UK football fans care about climate 🗣️ But rarely talk about it 🔇Leading to misperceptions & social stigma ⚽ @pledgeball.bsky.social could change that New CAST Briefing out now, based on my impact assessment with Pledgeball - a grassroots org using football to break the climate silence. 0125
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/07/2025A timely study shows how bus service reductions harm seniors: "People could not reach their usual range of destinations, travelled less often, and felt a sense of entrapment in their homes...People experienced a loss of freedom, independence, and control over their lives." doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... 15715
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 26/07/2025It's so lovely to see how the users of my local library of things has grown over the years. A fantastic resource and place of community. A reason to be optimistic this morning :) Thanks Share Bristol #CircularEconomy #LibraryOfThings 040
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The Council Climate Action Scorecards are a great (FREE) resource! Unfortunately still just funded by grants. Please consider supporting them while donations are being *match funded* – particularly at a time when Reform-run councils are considering reversing climate emergency declarations. Thanks :)avivacommunityfund.co.ukCouncil Climate Action Scorecards: 3rd Edition#StrongerCommunities 💛 To support councils & communities to use the Scorecards for climate action & pushing Parliament to support councils to deliver net zero 110
Reposted by Jesse Wise 🍉Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 25/06/2025👋 Are you a small or medium-sized business in the UK? We're running a short @uniofbath.bsky.social survey on #SMEs attitudes towards staff travel 🕐 ~10 mins 🎁 £500 in vouchers to be won + more 🔒 Anonymous & secure Take part here 👉 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/SmallEmploye... #SmallBusiness #Travel #SMEuniofbath.questionpro.euSmall employers’ attitudes towards staff travelSmall employers’ attitudes towards staff travel 012
Jesse Wise 🍉 @jessewise.bsky.social · 30/06/2025It's rather hot in Europe 🥵 atm! #Climate communicators should keep in mind these 10 guidelines (from Climate Ressillience for All) & 7 core principles (from @climatevisuals.bsky.social )to communicate these #heatwaves with the severity they deserve. 120