Climate, Mind and Behavior Videos 2011
The Climate, Mind and Behavior Program convenes leading thinkers and practitioners in the fields of climate change and environmental advocacy, neuro-, behavioral and evolutionary economics, psychology, policy-making, social networking investing and social media. During the program’s annual symposia and regional meetings CMB network participants work together to identify ways to shift human behavior so as to realize large-scale greenhouse gas emissions reductions. It brought experts from these fields together for the second annual CMB symposium on March 2-4, 2011.
Renee Lertzman
Renee Lertzman discusses the importance of attending to emotional, affective and unconscious dimensions of climate change communications and outreach strategy.
Bill Browning
Bill Browning of Terrapin Bright Green discusses energy saving measures in the US government.
Paul Hawken
At a March 1st Garrison Institute luncheon in New York City, Environmentalist, entrepreneur and author Paul Hawken discusses the compounding effects of excessive greenhouse gas emissions on an increasingly volatile period of earth’s existence.
Paul Hawken, David Orr and Bill McKibben
Paul Hawken, David Orr and Bill McKibben gathered for a wide-ranging discussion on climate and behavior issues. This clip features a question posed by Dan Siegel.
John "Skip" Laitner and Karen Martinez
Skip Laitner of ACEEE and Dr. Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez of the University of Colorado discuss the human dimensions of the growing energy and climate imperative.
Wallace Broecker
Dr. Wallace Broecker of Columbia University discusses climate change in relation to water in the American West.
Jason Clay
Dr. Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) discusses his work to make sustainability a pre-competitive issue.
Drew Westen
Dr. Drew Westen of Emory University discusses the importance of messaging in climate communications.
David Gershon
David Gershon discusses the Empowerment Institute's Social Engagement Network, a platform for behavior change, community engagement, and the reinvention of cites.
Rachel Gutter
Rachel Gutter of the U.S. Green Building Council presents ten strategies to move a movement.
Dan Siegel
Dr. Dan Siegel discusses the neurological basis of behavior, the mind, the brain and human relationships.
Carrie Armel
Dr. Carrie Armel of Stanford University's Precourt Energy Efficiency Center discusses several types of behavior and energy interventions.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis discusses the value of stories as a means of influencing and changing behavior.
Climate, Mind and Behavior
Climate, Mind and Behavior Leadership
Interim Director:
John McIlwain
Climate, Mind and Behavior Leadership Council:
Dina Biscotti, UC Davis
Uwe Brandes, Urban Land Institute
Marilyn Cornelius, Stanford University
Jeff Domanski, Princeton University
Becky Ford, University of Otago, New Zealand
Ruth Greenspan-Bell, Woodrow Wilson Intl Center for Scholars
Lauren Kubiak, Natural Resources Defense Council
Skip Laitner, ACEEE
Nils Moe, Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Phil Payne, Gingko Residential
Roger Platt, USGBC
Jonathan Rose, Garrison Institute Board Member
Kurth Roth, Fraunhofer Institute
Jonathan Rowson, RSA
Rachael Shwom, Rutgers University
Jennifer Tabanico, Action Research
Jason Twill, Vulcan Inc.
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