In socially influential fields such as elite sport, music, and film, cultural relevance is often invoked as a special moral status that exempts them from genuine emissions reduction. We argue that vis...

Carbon mitigation efforts often focus on the world’s poorest people, dealing with topics such as food and energy security, and increased emissions potential from projected population, income and consu...

Individuals and groups shape others’ attitudes and actions through social influence. This Perspective articulates a research agenda of social influence for climate action, synthesizes existing evidenc...

High-socioeconomic-status individuals have a disproportionate effect on greenhouse gas emissions as consumers and through four other key roles they play in society. This Perspective examines the effec...

Global support and cooperation are necessary for successful climate action. Large-scale representative survey results show that most of the population around the world is willing to support climate ac...

Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires politicians to introduce contentious legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Creating a political mandate for this is increasingly challenging w...

Climate leadership does not require personal perfection. In fact, acknowledging contradiction can strengthen credibility.

How the current global situation can help us rethink how we travel

Bridging Perception and Action: Climate Leadership in Focus Lisa-Maria Tanase presents evidence that politicians often overestimate public resistance to…

‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says

Low-carbon behaviour change from individuals is both essential for meeting climate change targets and highly politically contentious. Shifting away fr…

Exclusive: Study suggests people more willing to reduce own carbon footprint if they see leaders doing the same

Exclusive: Study suggests people more willing to reduce own carbon footprint if they see leaders doing the same

Research shows people don’t take politicians seriously on climate change if they don’t seem fully committed.

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded