Climate Change Special Interest Group (CC-SIG)

Focus and purpose

To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, information and best practice for those interested in the application of behavioural medicine to:

1) Reduce the negative impact of health-related consumer behaviours on climate change

2) Encourage and facilitate the adoption of sustainable consumption behaviours (e.g. plant-rich diets, active transport)

3) Strengthen understanding of the link between planetary and human health for a sustainable, equitable and resilient future

By bringing together interdisciplinary researchers, industry professionals, policymakers and stakeholders to facilitate the exchange of information on how best to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of individual and group behaviours. The CC-SIG aims to enhance networks and collaborations to help tackle the climate crisis via individual-level, population-level and multi-level interventions, and systems-level thinking.

Planned Activities and Events

  • Holding conference symposia, webinars, and meetings to increase the visibility of relevant work among behavioural science and sustainability research communities
  • Provide a forum for discussion of sustainability research and its application to policy and practice
  • Organise meetings and produce collaborative climate-focused outputs that are highly relevant to research, policy makers and practitioners
  • Supporting liaison between UKSBM and other national and international professional organisations relevant to sustainable behaviour
  • Support the UKBSM mentoring scheme and climate-focused early-career fellowship applications
  • Disseminating relevant topic updates and information to members

Chairs

Tess Davis: Tess.Davis.2@glasgow.ac.uk

Nia Coupe: Nia.coupe@manchester.ac.uk