Workshop on the Psychology of Climate Risk Communication

This Workshop will explore how researchers and policymakers leverage psychological and economic insights to enhance climate change communication.

The Centre for Decision Research at the University of Leeds is hosting a Workshop on the psychology of climate risk communication, to be held at the University of Leeds, UK, on September 8, 2025.  The Workshop is kindly funded by the International Association for Economic Psychology (IAREP).

Our keynote speaker is Wändi Bruine de Bruin (University of Southern California), and we will host a panel on climate risk communication, with Sarah Taylor (Natural England), Joseph Daron (Met Office and University of Bristol), and Susanne Lorenz (University of Leeds).

This Workshop will explore how researchers and policymakers leverage psychological and economic insights to enhance climate change communication. Participants will also examine emerging approaches for developing and delivering effective climate risk information and how these approaches impact decision-making with respect to climate and the environment. Given the current increase in climate change uncertainty, it is essential to create a validated and concise toolkit to communicate climate risks. Our target audience includes both researchers and policymakers interested in broad topics related to climate risk communication for non-academics.

Submit your abstract here. Deadline is June 15^th, 2025.

You can also have a look at the workshop website.  

Any questions please email Irene Mussio: i.mussio@leeds.ac.uk

We look forward to having you in Leeds!