I refuse to sit and watch while people who deeply care about the environment get stuck doing the little things that don’t really matter.
I give a crap that people know the best things they can do for climate justice.
I profoundly want businesses to take sustainability seriously.
Spreading joy for writing gets me up in the morning.
I am a social climate scientist and I research sustainable lifestyles in high-income countries.
Natural scientists have raised the alarm to call us to take climate action and it’s time to turn to social scientists, like myself, that offer evidence-based solutions that draw on fields with a long history in understanding human behaviour and how societies evolve.
My research has been published in Nature, the top global academic-journal, and covered by CNN, Circular, De Correspondent, Forbes, and Fast Company.
For accessible summaries of my research, check out the academic-news media outlet, The Conversation. For my academic publications, see Google Scholar, and if there are any articles you cannot access because they're behind a paywall send me a message. I can send you an accepted manuscript.
Finally, here's a list of my short stories and op-eds:
Imperfect Vegan - published in Literary Veganism
How to Make Flying Fairer - published in Yes! Solutions Journalism
Staying Grounded - published in Writers Rebel
Universities should offer cash incentives to shrink carbon footprints - published in The Times Higher Education
Enjoy!
More musing and resources
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