Colloquium about: “Understanding Climate Change Anxiety”

Dr. Clara Kühner gave a lecture in our colloquium about the topic “Understanding Climate Change Anxiety: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It Matters”. She provided an overview of what we currently know about climate change anxiety and also highlighed the “double-edged” nature of climate change anxiety, discussed its links to both diminished well-being and heightened motivation for pro-environmental action.

Dr. Clara Kühner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at Leipzig University. During her doctoral studies at Leipzig University, she worked as a consultant in personnel selection and development. After completing her Ph.D., she worked in science communication at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München before returning to Leipzig University as a Post-Doc. In her research program, she focuses on pro-environmental behavior in work and nonwork contexts and climate emotions.