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psychlisa.bsky.social
Psychologist at UCL, Social Research Institute. Focussed on the Climate and Ecological crisis. Researching activism, wellbeing and ESD.
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Changing your banks to an ethical provider is a simple and highly effective climate action. Make sure to tell your fossil-fueling, destructive bank why you have left them. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Relieved and pleased to see these foolish and ill-informed comments called out in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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This Earth Day, pledge to speak up: share the wonder of nature’s beauty & the deep fear of seeing it all slip away. ‘It’s only by talking about it and feeling what’s going on that we can move forward’ Jen - Science teacher She is one of the authors of Scientists on Survival tinyurl.com/mwesp8hf

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Another terrible decision www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Open Access UCL Research: The effects of manipulating choice on children’s enjoyment and performance in a reading task discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

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New open access article on how a straightforward manipulation of meaningful choice in reading material can lead to improved performance in a comprehension task and enjoyment in the activity rdcu.be/edXxJ

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

When maximum sentence for chaining yourself to railings is over twice maximum sentence for racially aggravated assault, anyone who cares about justice should be appalled. This is a dangerous, undemocratic & disproportionate attack on longstanding right to peaceful protest in UK #DefendOurJuries

submitted 109 days ago • 10 comments

“Locking up peaceful protesters has no place in a tolerant society” - I couldn't agree more with this statement from Friends of the Earth senior Lawyer Katie de Kauwe www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

"Since 2016, more homes have been bought as 'additional dwellings' (second homes, holiday homes, Airbnbs, buy to lets, and so on) than by first-time buyers" Excellent anlaysis of the housing crisis by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social But government isn't listening www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 112 days ago • 1 comment

CAN Bill dropped and new runway at LHR - Labour showing no understanding of how to act or urgency of climate breakdown

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This needs to change. Peaceful protest is a democratic right. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

submitted 180 days ago • 468 comments

COP 29 is a fossil fuel scam For 30 years the UN COP Climate Conferences have failed to deliver meaningful change. They have served as a ‘talking shop’ with the big polluters given seats at the top table to cast doubt over the sciences and delay meaningful action. 1/12

submitted 185 days ago • 7 comments

The Extreme Weather Report, November 14, 2024. This is your weather on fossil fuels. #wx #news #climatechange #extremeweather #worldnews

submitted 185 days ago • 3 comments

Our current research explores climate activism - who engages in NVDA, motivations for doing so and effects on wellbeing. We have interviewed some incredible people. This blogpost discusses our broad first impressions of this work. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2023/12/...

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