Interview with Elke Weber, 16th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Humanities and Social Sciences in recognition of her work on “environmental decision-making and human responses to climate change from an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sociology and environmental science.”
Q&A:
00:06 How has your research concluded that the attitudes which people adopt towards environmental issues are not guided by wholly rational principles, and what other factors influence their attitudes instead?
00:57 Based on your research, what is the most effective way to make people aware about the importance of challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss, as well as to motivate action against these environmental challenges?
01:32 With regard to the sphere of policy making, what are the most effective strategies that can drive governments to act against climate change and protect biodiversity?
02:26 The citation highlights the importance of your “interdisciplinary perspective” to analyze people's attitudes and actions towards environmental issues. Why is it so important, in your own words, to "combine and conquer" in order to study human behaviour in your field of research?
03:03 Looking to the future, are you hopeful that people's attitudes will change in time to confront the challenges of the environmental crisis, and what are the fundamental factors which will be necessary to achieve this goal?
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