Prof. Linda Steg
Linda Steg is Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Groningen. Her research focuses on understanding factors that influence environmental behaviour, understanding the effects and acceptability of environmental policies, and the relationship between environmental behaviour, environmental conditions and wellbeing. Among others, she studies the human dimension of a sustainable energy transition.
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The role of values and moral emotions
People often respond emotionally to proposed sustainable innovations, for example when resisting the siting of windmills. This project develops an approach to take such emotions constructively into account in order to develop responsible innovations.
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Responsible decision-making on gas
Which institutional and administrative changes are necessary in the gas industry to achieve a responsible energy system? Which factors determine the level of public support for solutions in the gas industry that contribute to a sustainable energy transition?