The Psychology of Climate Change The..., Geoffrey Beattie
The Psychology of Climate Change The..., Geoffrey Beattie
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The Psychology of Climate Change (The Psychology of Everything)

Author: Geoffrey Beattie, Laura McGuire

Narrator: Ric Jerrom

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/07/2026


Synopsis


What explains our attitudes towards the environment? Why do so many climate change initiatives fail? How can we do more to prevent humans damaging the environment?The Psychology of Climate Change explores the evidence for our changing environment, and suggests that there are significant cognitive biases in how we think about, and act on climate change. The authors examine how organisations have attempted to mobilise the public in the fight against climate change, but these initiatives have often failed due to the public’s unwillingness to adapt their behaviour. The book also explores why some people deny climate change altogether, and the influence that these climate change deniers can have on global action to mitigate further damage.By analysing our attitudes to the environment, The Psychology of Climate Change argues that we must think differently about climate change to protect our planet, as a matter of great urgency.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tammam on November 04, 2019

Why do we not, as a society, understand what is coming to us in catastrophe and destruction as a result of the climate emergency? Well, it seems that there are many ways we dilute ourselves: Affect heuristic, confirmation bias, false consensus, availability heuristic, optimism bias, ... and we very p......more

Goodreads review by Bryce on January 28, 2026

I can only assume how hard it is to write about anything related to a topic like climate change. It’s extremely divisive and easy to scare people away with an unintentional existential dread. So credit upfront to the writers for even attempting to tackle this topic. Unfortunately this short book is......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on June 13, 2025

The Psychology of Climate Change (2018) by Geoffrey Beattie and Laura McGuire is a hard book to read because it's about the hardest problem facing humans today - and a problem running on its own rapid and non-negotiable schedule. I give the book five stars mainly for topic importance, and to com......more

Goodreads review by Cassidy B on June 20, 2021

I would honestly give this a 2.5 star rating if that was an option. The book definitely makes some good points and poses some thoughtful things to consider in reframing the discussion around climate change, but it otherwise falls short of expectations. It is not a very interesting or engaging read,......more

Goodreads review by Oscar on February 08, 2024

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