Drawing on his research and experience in activism, he argues for collective mobilization and outlines new strategic directions for the climate movement—highlighting how psychology and social science can support real-world action.

Strong local movements

Professor Adam Aron argues that small personal actions are not enough to fight the climate crisis. Instead, we need strong local movements that push leaders to act. Research in psychology and social science should focus on what really helps people organize and take action. Climate change is only part of the problem—we are crossing many planetary limits. Still, the top priority is stopping global heating and preparing fairly for its effects.

About Adam Aron

Adam Aron is a professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego. He studies self-control and decision-making, and in recent years he has focused on the psychology of climate action. He is the author of The Climate Crisis: Science, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and is active in climate organizing in the U.S.

This talk is hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS)